Benefit districts adjacent to or near cities; petition; directors; contracts

80-1507. Benefit districts adjacent to or near cities; petition; directors; contracts. Whenever fifty-one percent of the resident property owners of any territory adjacent to, or within a radius of seven miles of a city shall petition for the creation of a benefit district for the purposes of this act, it shall be the duty of the township boards of the townships in which said benefit district is located to organize such benefit district and to define the limits thereof as set forth in said petition. If said benefit district is located entirely within one township, the township board, and where said benefit district is located in two or more townships, the township trustees of said townships shall constitute the board of directors of said benefit district and shall be authorized to execute contracts in accordance with the purposes of this act for said district. History: L. 1937, ch. 377, § 1; L. 1949, ch. 498, § 1; June 30. Cross References to Related Sections: Benefit districts, see chapter 31, article 3. 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