Chapter 12 — CITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES

12-632. History: L. 1909, ch. 92, § 1; R.S. 1923, § 12-632; L. 1974, ch. 57, § 1; Repealed, L. 1996, ch. 57, § 1; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Establishment by ordinance not essential; effect of establishment by ordinance. Smith v. City of Courtland, 103 Kan. 142, 144, 172 P. 1027…

12-633. History: L. 1909, ch. 92, § 2; R.S. 1923, § 12-633; L. 1963, ch. 234, § 20; Repealed, L. 1996, ch. 57, § 1; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. What constitutes established grade considered; city not liable if no established grade changed. Rinehart v. City of Concordia, 152 Kan. …

12-634. History: L. 1909, ch. 92, § 3; R.S. 1923, § 12-634; Repealed, L. 1963, ch. 234, § 103; January 1, 1964. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Cited; eminent domain appeal bond under K.S.A. 26-102 held insufficient. Russell v. State Highway Comm., 146 Kan. 634, 641, 73 P.2d 29. Reversed on …

12-635. Authorization of improvements within or without city limits; eminent domain; federal cooperation; agreements with watershed or drainage districts. The governing body of any city of the state of Kansas in, near or through which flows a natural watercourse, the overflow fro…

12-636. Same; resolution; engineer's estimate and report. Before making the improvements mentioned in K.S.A. 12-635, and amendments thereto, the governing body of the city, by resolution duly passed, shall declare it necessary for the public good and convenience that the property…

12-637. Same; review of engineer's report by chief engineer; approval or disapproval. Upon the city's filing a report with the chief engineer pursuant to K.S.A. 12-636, and amendments thereto, the chief engineer shall carefully examine the report and, if the chief engineer determ…

12-638. Same; eminent domain proceedings; advertising for bids. Upon the approval of the engineer's report by the governing body of the city and the division of water resources, the governing body of the city, if property is to be condemned, shall proceed to exercise the power of…

12-639. History: L. 1917, ch. 87, § 5; R.S. 1923, § 12-639; Repealed, L. 1963, ch. 234, § 103; January 1, 1964. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Procedure and elements of damages discussed and determined in exhaustive opinion. Foster v. City of Augusta, 165 Kan. 684, 686, 687, 688, 691, 692, …

12-640. Same; objection to appraiser's report; notice and hearing. At the next meeting, regular or special, of the governing body of said city, after the filing of the report of said appraisers, said governing body shall fix a time and place for the hearing of all objections to t…

12-641. Same; hearing on report. At the time and place fixed in said notice, the governing body shall meet for the hearing of objections. If they shall find that due notice has not been given as required by this act, they shall continue the hearing to a date to be fixed by them a…

12-642. Same; time for objections to report. All objections to the report of said appraisers must be in writing and filed with the city clerk of said city forty-eight hours prior to the time fixed for the hearing of the same. History: L. 1917, ch. 87, § 8; April 5; R.S. 1923, § 1…

12-643. Same; appeal to district court; bond; transcript, filing. Any person, firm or corporation who has filed objections and had a hearing as herein provided, feeling aggrieved by the decision and judgment of the governing body, may appeal to the district court of the county in…

12-644. Overflow of natural watercourses; bonds of city. In order to provide for the payment of the costs of flood control improvements and the damages occasioned by reason thereof, the governing body of the city may issue internal improvement bonds of the city as provided by law…

12-645. Same; appraisers; special benefit assessments; general tax levy, when. The governing body shall appoint three disinterested householders of the said city to appraise any special benefits that may accrue to any property by reason of said improvements being made. Said appra…

12-646. Same; bond limitations inapplicable, when. Bonds issued under the provisions of this act shall not be included in fixing the limit of bonded indebtedness of cities of the second class. Bonds issued under the provisions of this act shall not be included in fixing the limit…

12-646a. Flood control works; maintenance and operation; tax levy, use of proceeds. For the purpose of maintaining and operating any flood control works or dikes heretofore or hereafter constructed with or without the assistance of the U.S. army corps of engineers or any other ag…

12-646b. City of Halstead authorized to establish a flood control improvements fund. (a) The governing body of the city of Halstead, Kansas, may establish, by adoption of an ordinance, a flood control improvements fund. The ordinance establishing such fund, and any amendments the…

12-647. History: L. 1921, ch. 92, § 1; R.S. 1923, § 12-647; L. 1927, ch. 100, § 1; Repealed, L. 1975, ch. 349, § 2; July 1. Source or prior law: L. 1919, ch. 109, § 1; L. 1920, ch. 11, § 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Regularity of proceedings considered. Warner v. City of Independence, …

12-648. History: R.S. 1923, § 12-648; L. 1927, ch. 100, § 2; Repealed, L. 1975, ch. 349, § 2; July 1. Source or prior law: L. 1919, ch. 109, § 2; L. 1921, ch. 92, § 2. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meeti…

12-649. History: L. 1921, ch. 92, § 3; R.S. 1923, § 12-649; L. 1927, ch. 100, § 3; Repealed, L. 1975, ch. 349, § 2; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Doc…

12-650. History: L. 1921, ch. 92, § 4; R.S. 1923, § 12-650; Repealed, L. 1975, ch. 349, § 2; July 1. Source or prior law: L. 1919, ch. 109, § 3. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES…

12-651. History: L. 1921, ch. 92, § 5; R.S. 1923, § 12-651; Repealed, L. 1975, ch. 349, § 2; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. "Lowest responsible bidder" construed. Warner v. City of Independence, 121 Kan. 551, 247 P. 871. 2. Act does not apply to street-paving contracts of second-cla…

12-652. History: L. 1921, ch. 92, § 6; R.S. 1923, § 12-652; L. 1927, ch. 100, § 4; Repealed, L. 1975, ch. 349, § 2; July 1. Source or prior law: L. 1919, ch. 109, § 4. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meeti…

12-653. History: R.S. 1923, § 12-653; Repealed, L. 1975, ch. 349, § 2; July 1. Source or prior law: L. 1921, ch. 92, § 7. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Docum…

12-655a. History: L. 1927, ch. 100, § 5; Repealed, L. 1975, ch. 349, § 2; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents U…

12-655b. History: L. 1933, ch. 246, § 1; Repealed, L. 1965, ch. 95, § 1; June 30. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents U…

12-656. History: L. 1913, ch. 89, § 1; L. 1915, ch. 121, § 1; R.S. 1923, § 12-656; Repealed, L. 1959, ch. 69, § 1; June 30. Source or prior law: L. 1911, ch. 82, § 1; L. 1913, ch. 108, § 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Docume…

12-657. History: L. 1913, ch. 89, § 2; R.S. 1923, § 12-657; Repealed, L. 1959, ch. 69, § 1; June 30. Source or prior law: L. 1911, ch. 82, § 2. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Discussed; petition for election under K.S.A. 12-2001 need not be verified. State, ex rel., v. City of Walnut, 165 K…

12-658. History: L. 1913, ch. 89, § 3; R.S. 1923, § 12-658; Repealed, L. 1959, ch. 69, § 1; June 30. Source or prior law: L. 1911, ch. 82, § 3. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES …

12-659. History: R.S. 1923, § 12-659; Repealed, L. 1959, ch. 69, § 1; June 30. Source or prior law: L. 1911, ch. 82, § 4; L. 1913, ch. 89, § 4; L. 1915, ch. 120, § 1; L. 1923, ch. 80, § 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documen…

12-660. History: L. 1913, ch. 89, § 4; L. 1915, ch. 120, § 1; L. 1923, ch. 80, § 1; R.S. 1923, § 12-660; Repealed, L. 1959, ch. 69, § 1; June 30. Source or prior law: L. 1911, ch. 82, § 4. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documen…

12-663. History: R.S. 1923, § 12-663; Repealed, L. 1959, ch. 70, § 1; June 30. Source or prior law: L. 1915, ch. 127, § 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Cited in considering power of city to control streets; "jitneys." Desser v. City of Wichita, 96 Kan. 820, 822, 153 P. 1194. Previous | Ne…

12-664. History: L. 1915, ch. 127, § 2; R.S. 1923, § 12-664; Repealed, L. 1959, ch. 70, § 1; June 30. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School…

12-665. History: L. 1911, ch. 121, § 1; R.S. 1923, § 12-665; Repealed, L. 1996, ch. 59, § 1; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School …

12-666. History: L. 1911, ch. 121, § 2; L. 1913, ch. 78, § 1; R.S. 1923, § 12-666; L. 1947, ch. 110, § 1; L. 1970, ch. 82, § 12; L. 1975, ch. 494, § 6; Repealed, L. 1996, ch. 59, § 1; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Docu…

12-667. Levy of assessments in installments. Whenever in the judgment of the governing body of any city the special assessments on any lot or piece of land within a benefit district created by such city would be burdensome if collected in one installment, the said governing body …

12-668. History: R.S. 1923, § 12-668; Repealed, L. 1951, ch. 131, § 1; June 30. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USE…

12-671. Land for streets and alleys; bond issue; tax levy. When the governing body of any city shall deem it necessary in order to pay for lands hereafter or heretofore appropriated or purchased for opening, widening, or extending any street or alley it may issue and sell to obta…

12-672. Docks, wharves, and river terminals. Any city in the state of Kansas shall have and is hereby vested with full power and authority to acquire, by gift, purchase or condemnation, sites, and to own, construct, maintain, operate or lease out docks, wharves and river terminal…

12-673. Same; bonds, terms. Said cities shall have the power to issue bonds to pay for any lands acquired, and the wharves and improvements constructed thereon, when authorized by a vote of the people at a general election or any special election held for that purpose, and said b…

12-674. History: L. 1933, ch. 33, § 1 (Special Session); Repealed, L. 1959, ch. 68, § 1; June 30. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. City held authorized to contract with federal government to construct light plant. Kansas Utilities Co. v. City of Burlington, 141 Kan. 926, 929, 44 P.2d 223. 2. …

12-677. History: L. 1935, ch. 102, § 1; L. 1941, ch. 104, § 1; Repealed, L. 1957, ch. 90, § 1; June 29. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived Scho…

12-678. History: L. 1935, ch. 102, § 2; Repealed, L. 1959, ch. 68, § 1; June 30. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents US…

12-681. Certain street and alley improvement in second-class cities and first-class cities of less than 50,000 population; resolution; bonds; limitations. The governing body of all cities of the first class having a population of less than fifty thousand inhabitants and cities of…

12-682. Same; election; notice. The provisions of this act shall not apply to any city, unless and until the question of the adoption of the provisions of this act by such city shall have been submitted to the qualified electors of the city at any regular city election for their …

12-683. History: L. 1949, ch. 121, § 1; L. 1951, ch. 132, § 1; Repealed, L. 1959, ch. 71, § 1; June 30. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived Scho…

12-684. History: L. 1955, ch. 85, § 1; L. 1963, ch. 75, § 1; L. 1967, ch. 85, § 1; Repealed, L. 1975, ch. 94, § 1; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Docu…

12-685. Designation of main trafficways. The governing body of any city is hereby authorized and empowered to designate and establish, by ordinance as a main trafficway any existing or proposed street, boulevard, avenue or part thereof, within such city, the primary function of w…

12-686. Same; designating trafficway connections with main trafficways; right-of-way. Whenever in the judgment of the governing body of any city which has designated and established main trafficways under the provisions of this act, it is necessary to provide adequate connections…

12-687. Same; improving trafficways and connections. The governing body of such city shall have power to improve or reimprove or cause to be improved or reimproved, any main trafficway or trafficway connection designated and established under the provisions of this act. Such impr…