39-304. History: L. 1862, ch. 163, § 4; G.S. 1868, ch. 79, § 4; R.S. 1923, 39-304; Repealed, L. 1941, ch. 248, § 1; June 30. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Township trustee can bind county for care of poor. Comm'rs of Clay Co. v. Renner, 27 Kan. 225, 228. 2. K.S.A. 39-304 and 39-334 held not conflicting. K.C.T.& W. Rld. Co. v. Albright, Treas., 33 Kan. 211, 214, 6 P. 276. 3. In emergency cases overseer empowered to provide medical treatment. Caton & Starr v. Osborne County, 110 Kan. 711, 714, 205 P. 341. 4. County liable to physician doctoring poor in city at instance of township trustee. Leinbach v. Pottawatomie County, 116 Kan. 347, 226 P. 993. 5. Cited in holding sec. 4, art. 7, of constitution is not self-executing. State, ex rel., v. State Highway Comm., 138 Kan. 913, 914, 28 P.2d 770. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws Kansas Administrative Regulations OTHER LEGISLATIVE SITES Kansas Legislature Administrative Services Division of Post Audit Research Department Contact Us PDF Help www.ksrevisor.gov 2026