Sale of land by county treasurer; notice

72-1535. Sale of land by county treasurer; notice. Immediately upon receipt of the advice of final appraisement, the county treasurer shall proceed to sell the land described in the appraisement. The county treasurer shall give public notice in the official county paper once each week for two consecutive weeks previous to such sale that such land has been duly appraised, and that the county treasurer will offer the same at public sale on the day and hour named in the notice. The notice shall contain a description of the land and its appraised value. At the time mentioned in the notice, the county treasurer shall offer all of the school lands so appraised for sale at public auction, selling each legal subdivision separately and receiving bids by the acre, but no bid shall be received for less than the appraised value. History: L. 1915, ch. 322, § 11; R.S. 1923, 72-2138; L. 1978, ch. 430, § 5; L. 1981, ch. 173, § 75; July 1. Source or Prior Law: 72-2138. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Cases under act providing that settler might acquire title, etc. Schwab v. Wilson, 72 Kan. 617, 84 P. 123; Bushey v. Hardin, 74 Kan. 285, 86 P. 146; Davies v. Benedict, 75 Kan. 47, 88 P. 536; Christisen v. Bartlett, 78 Kan. 118, 95 P. 1130; Hopper v. Nation, 78 Kan. 198, 96 P. 77; Graham v. Cain, 86 Kan. 626, 121 P. 910. 2. Cases under statute providing for proceedings by adverse claimants. Wilkie v. Howe, Treasurer, 27 Kan. 518; Cook v. Andriano, 84 Kan. 821, 115 P. 540. 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