Abandonment of county road unit system; election; contracts

68-517. Abandonment of county road unit system; election; contracts. Any county in this state which has heretofore adopted or may hereafter adopt the county road unit system may at any general election after two years from the date of such adoption abandon the county road unit system and return to the original county and township road system prevailing in the county before the adoption of the county road unit system: Provided, That every outstanding contract made by such county while operating under the provision of the county road unit system be fully satisfied and complied with. History: L. 1923, ch. 177, § 1; R.S. 1923, 68-517; L. 1929, ch. 224, § 2; February 25. Attorney General's Opinions: Maintenance of township road; agreement with county; termination; duties and liabilities; Kansas tort claims act. 90-113. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Cited in reviewing statutory evolution of state highway system. State, ex rel., v. State Highway Comm., 139 Kan. 858, 863, 33 P.2d 324. 2. Quo warranto to oust commissioners from control of system secured under invalid election denied. State, ex rel., v. Allen County Comm'rs, 143 Kan. 898, 899, 903, 57 P.2d 450. 3. Adoption of unit system does not transfer township road machinery to county. Rausch v. Hill, 164 Kan. 505, 509, 190 P.2d 357. 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