Repealed

44-201. History: R.S. 1923, 44-201; L. 1931, ch. 214, § 1; L. 1947, ch. 286, § 1; Repealed, L. 1987, ch. 186, § 1; July 1. Source or prior law: L. 1891, ch. 114, § 1; L. 1913, ch. 220, § 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Section not applicable to work done under contract. Billingsley v. Comm'rs of Marshall Co., 5 Kan. App. 435, 436, 49 P. 329. 2. Provisions of this section not applicable to employees at penitentiary. The State, ex rel., v. Martindale, 47 Kan. 147, 27 P. 852. Questioned: State v. Ottawa, 84 Kan. 100, 105, 113 P. 391. 3. Ordinance requiring street service or pecuniary consideration invalid, when. In re Ashby, 60 Kan. 101, 107, 55 P. 336. 4. Section held valid as to employees of state or its agents. In re Dalton, 61 Kan. 257, 59 P. 336. 5. Employee accepting regular wages estopped from claiming extra pay. Beard v. Sedgwick County 63 Kan. 348, 65 P. 638. 6. Employees of contractor making city improvements come under this section. The State v. Atkin, 64 Kan. 174, 67 P. 519. Affirmed: Atkin v. Kansas, 191 U.S. 207, 24 S. Ct. 124, 48 L.Ed. 148. 7. Provisions of this section applicable to a school district. The State v. Wilson, 65 Kan. 237, 69 P. 172. 8. Section applies to employees operating Ottawa water and electric-light plant. The State v. Ottawa, 84 Kan. 100, 107, 113 P. 391. 9. Occasions when employees worked more than eight hours exceptions. The State, ex rel., v. Construction Co., 99 Kan. 838, 840, 162 P. 1175. 10. Provisions regulating wages not basis for criminal liability; section discussed. State v. Blaser, 138 Kan. 447, 448, 450, 452, 26 P.2d 593. 11. Section discussed in holding K.S.A. 19-242 constitutional. State v. Rogers, 142 Kan. 841, 849, 52 P.2d 1185. 12. Purpose and object of act discussed in workmen's compensation case. Workman v. Kansas City Bridge Co., 144 Kan. 139, 140, 58 P.2d 90. 13. Act held inapplicable to prisoners under K.S.A. 62-2109. Dice v. Board of County Commissioners, 178 Kan. 523, 524, 289 P.2d 782. 14. Article analyzed, discussed and construed; private citizen cannot maintain mandamus, when. Topeka Bldg. & Construction Trades Council v. Leahy, 187 Kan. 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 353 P.2d 641. 15. Section construed and held constitutional. Andersen Construction Co. v. Weltmer, 223 Kan. 808, 809, 557 P.2d 1197. 16. Section construed; requirement that contractor pay the "current rate of per diem wages" without enumerating specific wage rates held proper. Andersen Constr. Co. v. Weltmer, 224 Kan. 191, 577 P.2d 1197. 17. Municipality not prohibited from specifying wage rated above "floor" set hereunder and including them in specifications and contract. Andersen Construction Co. v. City of Topeka, 228 Kan. 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 612 P.2d 595. 18. Secretary of Human Resources has no authority to investigate and determine disputes hereunder. R. D. Andersen Constr. Co. v. Kansas Dept. of Human Resources, 7 Kan. App. 2d 453, 454, 455, 457, 458, 459, 643 P.2d 1142 (1982). 19. Construed; factors for determination of "current rate of per diem wages" considered. Baker v. R. D. Andersen Constr. Co., 7 Kan. App. 2d 568, 569, 570, 571, 574, 575, 576, 577, 578, 579, 580, 644 P.2d 1354 (1982). 20. Employment of Davis-Bacon wage scales in state-funded highway projects specifications permissible hereunder; no invalid delegation of authority. Ritchie Paving, Inc. v. Kansas Dept. of Transportation, 232 Kan. 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 654 P.2d 440 (1982). 21. Workers, as third-party beneficiaries, had private cause of action to assert claim for Davis-Bacon wage scale. Fasse v. Lower Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc., 241 Kan. 387, 388, 389, 390, 391, 392, 393, 736 P.2d 930 (1987). 22. Noted in discussion of whether civil liability is appropriate to enforce the purpose of a criminal statute. OMI Holdings, Inc. v. Howell, 260 Kan. 305, 329, 918 P.2d 1274 (1996). 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