Chapter 13 — CITIES OF THE FIRST CLASS

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13-1301. History: L. 1907, ch. 115, § 1; R.S. 1923, § 13-1301; L. 1939, ch. 106, § 1; Repealed, L. 1981, ch. 82, § 1; July 1. Source or prior law: L. 1903, ch. 128, § 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Act held valid so far as challenged herein. Wulf v. Kansas City, 77 Kan. 358, 94 P. 207. 2…

13-1302. History: L. 1907, ch. 115, § 2; L. 1909, ch. 71, § 1; R.S. 1923, § 13-1302; L. 1945, ch. 99, § 13; Repealed, L. 1981, ch. 82, § 1; July 1. Source or prior law: L. 1903, ch. 128, §§ 2, 3. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Act held constitutional and valid so far as challenged. Wulf v. …

13-1303. History: L. 1907, ch. 115, § 3; R.S. 1923, § 13-1303; Repealed, L. 1981, ch. 82, § 1; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Discussed in holding off street parking act (K.S.A. 13-1388 through 13-1391) constitutional. State, ex rel., v. City of Topeka, 176 Kan. 240, 247, 270 P.2d 2…

13-1304. History: L. 1907, ch. 115, § 4; R.S. 1923, § 13-1304; Repealed, L. 1981, ch. 82, § 1; July 1. Source or prior law: L. 1903, ch. 128, § 3. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Section cited in upholding constitutionality of government by city manager. The State, ex rel., v. City of Wichit…

13-1308. History: L. 1907, ch. 115, § 8; R.S. 1923, § 13-1308; Repealed, L. 1981, ch. 82, § 1; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Delegation of power to board of park commissioners held constitutional. Wulf v. Kansas City, 77 Kan. 358, 366, 94 P. 207. 2. Section cited in upholding const…

13-1309. History: L. 1907, ch. 115, § 9; L. 1909, ch. 71, § 2; R.S. 1923, § 13-1309; Repealed, L. 1933, ch. 309, § 27; April 3. Source or prior law: L. 1903, ch. 128, § 7. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Levy of tax by park commissioners, valid exercise of power. Wulf v. Kansas City, 77 Kan.…

13-1309a. History: L. 1925, ch. 287, § 1; L. 1935, ch. 111, § 1; L. 1941, ch. 122, § 3; L. 1957, ch. 88, § 10; Repealed, L. 1969, ch. 101, § 1; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF S…

13-1309b. History: L. 1925, ch. 287, § 2; Repealed, L. 1935, ch. 111, § 3; March 19. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Document…

13-1310. History: L. 1907, ch. 115, § 10; L. 1909, ch. 71, § 3; R.S. 1923, § 13-1310; Repealed, L. 1933, ch. 309, § 27; April 3. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Levy of tax under this section held constitutional and valid. Wulf v. Kansas City, 77 Kan. 358, 359, 360, 94 P. 207. Previous | Nex…

13-1318. History: R.S. 1923, 13-1318; Repealed, L. 1975, ch. 97, § 2; April 11. Source or prior law: L. 1903, ch. 128, § 8; L. 1907, ch. 115, § 18. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATU…

13-1319. History: L. 1907, ch. 115, § 19; R.S. 1923, § 13-1319; Repealed, L. 1981, ch. 82, § 1; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived Scho…

13-1320. History: L. 1907, ch. 115, § 20; L. 1909, ch. 71, § 4; R.S. 1923, § 13-1320; L. 1955, ch. 99, § 1; L. 1968, ch. 168, § 1; L. 1970, ch. 79, § 1; L. 1975, ch. 97, § 1; Repealed, L. 1981, ch. 82, § 1; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies…

13-1324. Assessments for sidewalks and sodding; plans and specifications; scrip to contractor. To pay for the construction and repair of sidewalks, sodding sidewalk spaces on boulevards, special assessments may be levied on all lots and pieces of land fronting thereon according t…

13-1325. Sodding; scrip to contractors; special assessments. The board of park commissioners shall have power to provide for the sodding of sidewalk spaces upon all public streets, avenues, boulevards, alleys, and other public grounds of the city, and it shall be its duty so to d…

13-1325a. History: L. 1925, ch. 286, § 1; L. 1941, ch. 122, § 4; L. 1957, ch. 88, § 11; Repealed, L. 1969, ch. 102, § 1; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Sessio…

13-1325b. History: L. 1925, ch. 286, § 2; Repealed, L. 1969, ch. 102, § 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 Finance Documents …

13-1326. Change of grade; eminent domain proceedings. Before the grade of any road, parkway, boulevard, or street, or part thereof, under the control and management of the board of park commissioners, which has been established, shall be changed, if the property owners affected t…

13-1327. Assessments for change of grade. Whenever the board of park commissioners of any city shall by resolution declare and order that the whole or any part of the cost of changing the grade of any street, avenue, parkway, or boulevard, or the cost of widening or extending any…

13-1328. Notice of assessment; correction. Within ten days after the report of the assessors has been filed, the clerk of the board shall cause a notice to be published once in the official paper of said board, stating, in substance, that a report of assessors has been filed appo…

13-1329. Cost paid from fund of district. The cost of improving and maintaining parks, parkways and boulevards established in any park district or districts within the city limits shall be paid from the park fund of the district in which such park, parkway or boulevard is situate…

13-1330. Reimprovements; construction of bridges. The board of park commissioners shall have power to cause any parkway, boulevard, or street, or part thereof, under its control or management, to be regraded, repaved, recurbed, reguttered, remacadamized or otherwise improved or r…

13-1331. Contracts, bids, plans and specifications; time for levy. All contracts for improvements costing more than one thousand dollars shall be in writing, and there shall be no liability to any contractor or his or her assignees for the construction of any improvement costing …

13-1332. When bonds may be issued; notice. No board of park commissioners shall issue any bonds on account of the grading, curbing, guttering, paving or macadamizing of any street or the construction of any sidewalk or building until such improvement has in fact been constructed …

13-1333. Limitation of action to contest assessment. No suit or action of any kind shall be maintained in any court to set aside or in any way contest or enjoin the levy or collection of any tax or special assessment levied under the provisions of this act after the expiration of…

13-1334. Streets through parks; railroads; transmission lines. No roads nor streets shall be laid out or constructed through any park except said board of park commissioners shall lay out and construct or permit the laying out and construction of the same; and any road, highway, …

13-1335. Grants of property for parks; management. Real or personal property may be granted, bequeathed, devised and conveyed to the city for the purpose of the improvement or ornamentation of parks, parkways, or boulevards, or for parks, or for the establishment or maintenance, …

13-1336. Changes at intersections. When the construction or improvement of any boulevard shall necessitate a change of grade or a reconstruction of sidewalks, curbing or pavement upon the streets or alleys intersecting any boulevard, the board of park commissioners shall have pow…

13-1337. Duty of city officers to assist board. It shall be the duty of the city attorney, city counselor, city engineer and their deputies and assistants to at all times assist and advise the board of park commissioners in all matters pertaining to the duties or affairs of such …

13-1338. Duty of city treasurer. The city treasurer shall keep a complete and accurate record of all money raised by taxation or received in any way for the acquiring or maintenance of public parks, streets, and boulevards, and shall pay said funds upon and in accordance with war…

13-1339. Police power of city; police officers. Nothing in this act contained shall take away the power or duty of the governing body with reference to the police power of the city, but it shall be and remain the duty of the governing body to appoint and maintain such police offi…

13-1340. Bridge over navigable river. Nothing in this act shall be held to authorize or require any board of park commissioners to erect, maintain or repair any bridge over any navigable river. History: L. 1907, ch. 115, § 51; March 4; R.S. 1923, § 13-1340. Previous | Next LEGISL…

13-1341. Lights. It shall be the duty of the governing body to provide, erect and maintain such lights as may be reasonably necessary for the lighting of public parks, parkways, and boulevards, upon the making, by the board of park commissioners, of an order prescribing the locat…

13-1342. Sewers. It shall be the duty of the governing body to provide for the construction and maintenance of such sewers as may be reasonably necessary to be constructed or maintained in or upon all public parks, parkways, and boulevards, and nothing in this act contained shall…

13-1343. Contractor's bond. All contractors shall give bond for the performance of contracts entered into with the board of park commissioners of any city for the performing of any work or the furnishing of any materials amounting to more than one hundred dollars in a sum equal t…

13-1344. Reassessment and relevy. In case the board of park commissioners of any city shall levy any special assessment, which assessment is or may be informal, illegal, irregular or void for the want of sufficient authority to make or levy the same for any cause whatsoever, such…

13-1345. Existing contracts. Nothing contained in this act shall invalidate any contract heretofore made relative to any public park, parkway, or boulevard, or the maintenance and management thereof. History: L. 1907, ch. 115, § 58; March 4; R.S. 1923, § 13-1345. Previous | Next …

13-1346. Park commissioners in cities between 30,000 and 125,000 and cities of more than 150,000 population. In all cities of the first class in the state of Kansas having a population of less than one hundred twenty-five thousand (125,000) and more than thirty thousand (30,000) …

13-1347. Same; appointment; terms; removal. The governing body of any city or cities desiring to establish a board of park commissioners, as provided in K.S.A. 13-1346, and amendments thereto, may by ordinance cause a board of park commissioners to be created. Subject to the prov…

13-1348. Same; powers. Except as provided in K.S.A. 3-167, when a board of park commissioners, as provided herein, has been created and members thereof have been qualified in the manner provided by law, such board of park commissioners shall be vested with all powers, authority a…

13-1348a. Park commissioners or airport authority in certain cities; issuance of bonds for park, parkway, boulevard or airport purposes; election; pledge of income from airport facility, effect. Any city having a board of park commissioners created pursuant to K.S.A. 13-1346, and…

13-1348b. Certain cities of 250,000 population or more; lease of real estate for airport purposes, when; limitation. The airport authority or, if such authority has not been established, the board of park commissioners of any city now or hereafter having a population of two hundr…

13-1348c. Investment of airport funds of certain cities; disposition of interest. Any airport authority or, if such authority has not been established, any board of park commissioners created pursuant to K.S.A. 13-1346, or amendments thereto, may invest any portion of an airport …

13-1348d. Cities of over 200,000 population; special recreation facilities reserve account; use. The board of park commissioners of any city having a population in excess of two hundred thousand (200,000) may provide for the creation of a special recreation facilities reserve acc…

13-1349. Same; salaries. Said board of park commissioners shall receive such salaries as may be prescribed by ordinance. History: L. 1921, ch. 101, § 4; R.S. 1923, § 13-1349; L. 1945, ch. 99, § 14; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Arc…