Penalty for failure of superintendent to deliver water

42-393. Penalty for failure of superintendent to deliver water. Any superintendent having charge of any ditch, canal, conduit or reservoir who shall willfully neglect or refuse to deliver water as in this act provided to any person entitled thereto, shall on conviction thereof be fined not less than ten dollars or more than one hundred dollars, or be imprisoned in the county jail for not less than one month, or punished by both such fine and imprisonment; and the proprietors of such works shall moreover be liable in damages to the person or persons deprived of the use of water to which he or they were entitled, as in this act provided. History: L. 1891, ch. 133, art. 8, § 5; May 20; R.S. 1923, 42-393. 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