Chapter 12, CITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES

12-1420. Cemetery board; appointment; salary of secretary. Any city may, by ordinance, create a cemetery board of seven directors, to manage, operate, maintain and improve cemeteries owned by the city. Such directors shall be appointed by the mayor with the consent of the governi…

12-1422. Same; term of office; removal; vacancies. Said directors shall hold office, two for one year, two for two years and three for three years from the first day of February following their appointment, and annually thereafter the mayor shall, on or before the first day of Fe…

12-1423. Same; organization. Said directors shall, immediately after their appointment, meet and organize by the selection of one of their number as president, and the election of such other officers as they may deem necessary, and who shall hold office for one year. They shall m…

12-1424. Same; treasurer; term; bond. It shall be the duty of the directors of every cemetery * appointed under the provisions of this act to elect a treasurer of such board, who shall hold office for a term of two years and until his or her successor is elected and qualified, an…

12-1425. Same; sexton and assistants. They shall have power to appoint a suitable sexton and necessary assistants, and fix their compensation, and shall also have the power to remove such appointees, and in general carry out the spirit of this act in maintaining the cemeteries in…

12-1426. Same; annual reports. Said board of directors shall, on or before the 15th day of January of each year, make an annual report to the governing body stating the conditions of the trust on the 31st day of December preceding, the various sums of money received from the ceme…

12-1427. Same; abolishment of board; election; petition, when. Any city may abandon this method of governing the cemeteries and abolish the cemetery board by a majority of the qualified electors of such city at any regular election or at a special election called for that purpose…

12-1428. Revestment of title; procedure. (a) Whenever any city or any township has acquired a cemetery from a cemetery association and such city or township or its predecessor in title shall have heretofore conveyed to any person or persons the right of interment upon any platted…

12-1429. Same; conditions; notice to nonresidents. Whenever it is determined by the return of the sheriff of the county in which the cemetery is located that the owner or owners of one or more lots subject to K.S.A. 12-1428 are not residents of the county and cannot be found ther…

12-1430. Same; record of proceedings. All such notices with the proof of service or publication thereof, and all such resolutions adopted by the governing body of said cemetery shall be made a part of the records of said governing board. History: L. 1935, ch. 104, § 3; May 15.

12-1431. Same; actions to determine title. If for thirty days after completion of such service or publication the party or parties fail to conform with the demands of such resolution, the rights of such party or parties may be deemed abandoned, and thereupon said governing body m…

12-1432. Same; abandonment by grantee or holder. In all such cases the fact that such grantee or holder has not, for a term of fifteen successive years or more, observed the regulations of the governing body of such cemetery shall be prima facie evidence that such party has aband…

12-1433. Same; judgment may be recorded. A certified copy of the judgments in such actions quieting title may be filed in the office of the register of deeds in and for the county in which said parcel is situated. History: L. 1935, ch. 104, § 6; May 15.

12-1434. Same; description; ingress and egress. Such notice and all proceedings had pursuant to this chapter in relation to any such cemetery lots, shall distinctly describe by metes and bounds the portion of such cemetery lot unused for burial purposes; and such city is hereby r…

12-1435. Same; perpetual care contracts exempt. This act shall not apply to any lot or lots in any cemetery where a perpetual care contract has been entered into between such cemetery and the owner of such lot. History: L. 1935, ch. 104, § 8; May 15.

12-1436. Same; title reinvested in city or township; reconveyance to lot holder, when. Compliance with the terms of this act shall as fully reinvest the city or township with, and divest the record owner and his or her descendants of, the title to such portion of such cemetery lo…

12-1437. Authority to accept trust funds. Cities owning cemeteries are hereby authorized to accept funds from individuals for the upkeep of burial lots. History: L. 1937, ch. 122, § 1; L. 1982, ch. 72, § 11; July 1.

12-1438. Same; investment and use of income. Upon receipt of funds for such purpose, such city shall place same in a special trust fund, to be invested by said city as the donor may direct or if the donor has not specified, such fund shall be invested in investments authorized by…

12-1439. Same; ordinance required. This act shall apply only to such cities as may elect to come under the same by ordinance. History: L. 1937, ch. 122, § 3; L. 1982, ch. 72, § 12; July 1.

12-1440. Revestment of title to lots; procedure. (a) For the purposes of this act, the term "lot owner" means the purchaser of the cemetery lot or such purchaser's heirs, administrators, trustees, legatees, devisees, or assigns. (b) Whenever a city or a township has acquired real…

12-1441. Prevention of unintended cemetery uses by cities or counties; definitions. (a) The governing body of any city or county which has established, acquired or otherwise assumed control of any cemetery or burial grounds shall prevent such cemetery or burial grounds from being…

12-1442. Hillside cemetery district territory within city of Valley Center deannexed from the cemetery district. (a) All territory of the city of Valley Center that is included within the Hillside cemetery district, located in Harvey and Sedgwick counties, is hereby deannexed fro…

12-1503. Board of examiners; composition; appointment; compensation. There may be established in every city a board of examiners of plumbers consisting of three members, one of whom shall be a member of the health department of the city, who shall be ex officio chairperson of the…

12-1505. Plumbing and sewerage regulations; permit. Each city in the state having a system of water supply or sewerage may by ordinance, prescribe rules and regulations for the materials, construction and inspection of all plumbing and sewerage placed in or in connection with any…

12-1508. Competency of plumbers for licensure; designation of standard examinations. Standard examinations for the determination of competency of plumbing contractors and master and journeyman plumbers, as promulgated or administered, or both, by the international code council (I…

12-1509. Rules and regulations relating to licensure and examination; certificate of competency; uniform fee required; where licenses valid; continuing education; field experience; installation, improvement, repair, maintenance or inspection of medical gas piping systems. (a) Any…

12-1510. Alternative examinations authorized; validity of license limited; codes, standards and regulations; inspections and fees; reciprocal agreements. Within their respective jurisdictions and subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 12-1509, any city or county may: (a) Utilize exa…

12-1511. Construction of act; inapplicable to practice of engineering. Nothing in this act shall be construed to allow any person, firm, corporation, partnership, association or combination thereof to engage in the practice of engineering as defined by K.S.A. 74-7003, and amendme…

12-1525. Competency of electricians for licensure; designation of standard examinations. Standard examinations for the determination of competency of electrical contractors, master and journeyman electricians and residential electricians, as promulgated or administered, or both, …

12-1526. Rules and regulations relating to examination and licensure; certificate of competency; uniform fee required; where licenses valid; continuing education; field experience. (a) Any county or city requiring the licensure of electricians practicing within the county or city…

12-1527. Alternative examinations authorized; validity of license limited; codes, standards and regulations; inspections and fees; reciprocal agreements. Within their respective jurisdictions and subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 12-1526, and amendments thereto, any city or cou…

12-1528. Construction of act; inapplicable to practice of engineering. Nothing in this act shall be construed to allow any person, firm, corporation, partnership, association or combination thereof to engage in the practice of engineering as defined by K.S.A. 74-7003, and amendme…

12-1540. Definitions. As used in this act: (a) "Mechanical heating, ventilation and air conditioning contractor" means any person, firm, copartnership, corporation, association or combination thereof, who undertakes or offers to undertake for another, for hire, the planning, layi…

12-1541. Competency of mechanical heating, ventilation and air conditioning contractors, masters and journeymen; designation of standard examinations. Standard examinations for the determination of competency of mechanical heating, ventilation and air conditioning contractors and…

12-1542. Rules and regulations relating to licensure and examination; certificate of competency; uniform fee required; where license valid; continuing education; field experience. (a) Any county or city requiring the licensure of mechanical heating, ventilation and air conditioni…

12-1543. Alternative examinations authorized; validity of license limited; codes; standards; inspections and fees; reciprocal agreements. Within their respective jurisdictions and subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 12-1542, any city or county may: (a) Utilize examinations other …

12-1544. Construction of act; not applicable to certain technical professions. Nothing in this act shall be construed to allow any person, firm, corporation, partnership, association or combination thereof to engage in the practice of any of the technical professions as defined b…

12-1556. Competency of general building and residential contractors; designation of standard examinations. Standard examinations for the determination of competency of general contractors, building contractors and residential contractors, based upon codes and standards effective …

12-1557. Rules and regulations relating to licensure and examination; certificate of competency; uniform fee required; where license valid. (a) Any county or city requiring the licensure of general contractors, building contractors and residential contractors practicing within th…

12-1558. Alternative examinations authorized; validity of license limited; codes; standards; inspections and fees; reciprocal agreements. Within their respective jurisdictions and subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 12-1557, any city or county may: (a) Utilize examinations other …

12-16,100. Same; transient guest tax refund fund. There is hereby established in the state treasury the "transient guest tax refund fund" which shall be used for the payment of refunds of the transient guest tax which is levied and collected pursuant to this act. The transient gu…

12-16,101. Convention and tourism committee; appointment; terms; contracts and programs. The governing body of any city or county which levies a transient guest tax pursuant to this act may establish a convention and tourism committee to make recommendations concerning the progra…

12-16,102. Employee benefits contribution fund in certain taxing subdivisions; tax levy; use of proceeds; use of trust fund to hold and invest postemployment benefits funds, management of trust fund. (a) Except as provided in this section, "taxing subdivision" means any city, cou…

12-16,103. Acquisition of fee title to realty; sale of realty; record. (a) The governing body of any city may acquire by condemnation, dedication, gift or purchase the fee interest in any real estate in which it could acquire a permanent easement. (b) The governing body of any ci…

12-16,104. Release of easement; notice; fee. (a) The governing body of any city may charge a fee for the release of any easement. Such fee shall not exceed the increase in value accruing to the underlying fee owners resulting from the termination of the property interest held by …

12-16,105. Use of property no longer needed for school building in McPherson, Kansas. Whenever the governing body of the city of McPherson shall determine by ordinance that the property described as Block 81 of the city of McPherson, McPherson county, Kansas, dedicated as public …

12-16,106. Human relations commission; enforcement and review of orders. (a) A local human relations commission authorized by ordinance to award compensatory damages in the Kansas act against discrimination,* in a discrimination case may secure enforcement of any final order of s…

12-16,107. Same; enforcement of subpoenas. In case of the refusal of any person to comply with any subpoena issued by a local human relations commission, or to testify to any matter regarding which such person may be lawfully questioned the district court of any county may, upon …

12-16,108. State grants or loans to municipalities; definitions. When used in this act: (a) "Municipality" means any city, county, township, school district or other political subdivision of the state; (b) "state agency" means any department, authority, office or other government…

12-16,109. Same; authority to borrow money for temporary financing of service or improvement. (a) Any municipality which has entered into a written agreement with a state agency providing for a state grant or loan to the municipality for the performance of any public service or t…