Chapter 17 — CORPORATIONS

17-1802. History: L. 1905, ch. 159, § 2; R.S. 1923, 17-1802; Repealed, L. 1927, ch. 231, § 3; June 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School…

17-1805. History: L. 1917, ch. 127, § 4; R.S. 1923, 17-1805; Repealed, L. 1927, ch. 231, § 3; June 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School…

17-1901. Poles, wires and fixtures of telegraph companies. Corporations created for the purpose of constructing and maintaining magnetic telegraph lines are authorized to set their poles, piers, abutments, wires and other fixtures along, upon and across any of the public roads, s…

17-1902. Rights, powers and liabilities of telecommunications service providers; occupation of public right-of-way; prohibition of use. (a) (1) "Public right-of-way" means only the area of real property in which the city has a dedicated or acquired right-of-way interest in the re…

17-1902a. Rights, powers and liabilities of telecommunication service providers; occupation of public right-of-way in counties; limitations on actions of counties related thereto. (a) The Kansas legislature finds and declares that: (1) The permitting, construction, modification, …

17-1903. Entry upon and condemnation of land. Such companies are also authorized to enter upon any lands, whether owned by private persons in fee, or in any less estate, or by any corporation, whether acquired by purchase or by virtue of any provision in the charter of such corpo…

17-1904. Exclusive right contracts prohibited. No corporation shall have power to contract with any owner of land for the right to erect and maintain a telegraph line over his lands to the exclusion of the lines of other companies. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 23, § 76; R.S. 1923, 17-…

17-1905. Powers of telegraph companies. Any corporation, created as herein provided, may contract, own, use and maintain any line or lines of telegraph, whether wholly within or wholly or partly beyond the limits of this state, and shall have power to lease or attach to the line …

17-1906. Location and regulation of telegraph poles and lines in cities. The council of any city or trustees of any incorporated town or village through which the line of any telegraph corporation is to pass, may, by ordinance or otherwise, specify where the posts, piers or abutm…

17-1907. Injury to telegraph, telephone or power line property; penalty. Any person who shall willfully and intentionally injure, molest or destroy any of the lines, posts, piers, abutments or other material or property pertaining to any line of telegraph, telephone or electric t…

17-1908. Interference with lines; penalty. Any person who shall unlawfully and willfully cut, break, tap or make connection with any telegraph, telephone line or electric transmission line, wire or cable shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and be punished by a fine not excee…

17-1909. Consolidation of telegraph companies. Any telegraph company now organized or which may hereafter be organized under the laws of this state, may, at any regular meeting of the stockholders thereof, by vote of persons holding a majority of shares of the stock of such compa…

17-1910. Telegraph stations at county seats. That every telegraph company or other corporation operating a telegraph line through the corporate limits of any county seat in Kansas is hereby required to establish and maintain a telegraph station at such county seat, with the usual…

17-1911. Same; penalties. Each telegraph company or other corporation operating a telegraph line failing or neglecting to comply with the provisions of K.S.A. 17-1910 shall be liable to a penalty of ten dollars ($10) for each day of such failure or neglect, to be recovered and pa…

17-1912. Telegraph stations in cities over 50,000 population; free delivery of messages, when. That every telegraph company or other corporation operating a telegraph line through or into the corporate limits of cities of the first class is hereby required to establish and mainta…

17-1913. Same; penalties. Any telegraph company, or any manager, agent or employee thereof, who shall fail or neglect to keep said station open or deliver messages as provided for in K.S.A. 17-1912 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be punished by a…

17-1914. Moving buildings or structures on streets, alleys, roads and highways having transmission lines and aerial facilities; permits. No person, firm or corporation shall move, haul, or transport, any house, building, derrick, or other structure of the height when loaded for m…

17-1915. Application for permits; fees. All applications for permits required under K.S.A. 17-1914, and amendments thereto, shall be made to the county clerk of the county in which the property to be moved is located. If such property is located within the limits of an incorporat…

17-1916. Notice to utility. The applicant shall, upon the issuance of such permit, if the application states that it will be necessary to cut and move, raise or in any way interfere with any wires, cables or other aerial equipment of any public or municipally owned utility give n…

17-1917. Duty of utility owning lines or facilities; payment of expenses; bond or surety; failure of utility to perform, damages; action to recover damages, fees and costs. It shall be the duty of any public or municipally owned utility owning or operating such wires, cables or o…

17-1918. Unlawful for mover to move or interfere with lines or facilities. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation engaged as principal or employee in moving any house, building, derrick or other structure, as provided for in the above sections, to move, touch, …

17-1919. History: L. 1917, ch. 251, § 6; R.S. 1923, 17-1919; Repealed, L. 1975, ch. 135, § 5; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School…

17-1920. Penalties. Any person violating the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not more than $100, or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 60 days, or by both such fine and i…

17-1921. History: L. 1937, ch. 217, § 1; Repealed, L. 1988, ch. 113, § 3; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Statute held constitutional; presumption created hereunder permissive and rebuttable. State v. Kriss, 232 Kan. 301, 302, 305, 306, 654 P.2d 942 (1982). Previous | Next LEGISLATIV…

17-1922. Unconstitutional provisions not severable. If any provision of this act*, or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance is held invalid or unconstitutional, it shall be conclusively presumed that the legislature would not have enacted the remainder o…

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17-2001. History: L. 1901, ch. 407, § 1; R.S. 1923, 17-2001; Repealed, L. 1989, ch. 48, § 105; July 1. Cross References to Related Sections: Later act, see 9-2101 et seq. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Cited in holding trust company legally pledged assets to secure county deposit. Johnson v…

17-2002. History: L. 1901, ch. 407, § 2; L. 1903, ch. 528, § 1; L. 1907, ch. 425, § 1; R.S. 1923, 17-2002; L. 1957, ch. 150, § 1; L. 1965, ch. 150, § 3; L. 1977, ch. 74, § 1; L. 1986, ch. 399, § 1; Repealed, L. 1989, ch. 48, § 105; July 1. Source or Prior Law: L. 1873, ch. 71, § …

17-2002a. History: L. 1933, ch. 53, § 1 (Special Session); Repealed, L. 1957, ch. 150, § 2; June 29. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School …

17-2002b. History: L. 1933, ch. 53, § 2 (Special Session); Repealed, L. 1989, ch. 48, § 105; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School …

17-2003. History: L. 1901, ch. 407, § 3,; R.S. 1923, 17-2003; Repealed, L. 1989, ch. 48, § 105; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Cited in holding company legally pledged assets to secure county deposit. Johnson v. Eddy, 138 Kan. 705, 710, 27 P.2d 283. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORD…

17-2004. History: L. 1901, ch. 407 § 4; R.S. 1923, 17-2004; Repealed, L. 1989, ch. 48, § 105; July 1. Source or Prior Law: L. 1873, ch. 71, §§ 2, 11. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Cited in holding trust company not a bank. International Mortgage Trust Co. v. Henry, 139 Kan. 154, 160, 30 P.…

17-2007. History: L. 1901, ch. 407, § 7; R.S. 1923, 17-2007; Repealed, L. 1989, ch. 48, § 105; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived Schoo…

17-2008. History: L. 1901, ch. 407, § 8; L. 1911, ch. 134, § 1; R.S. 1923, 17-2008; L. 1987, ch. 54, § 12; Repealed, L. 1989, ch. 48, § 105; July 1. Source or Prior Law: L. 1873, ch. 71, §§ 3, 4. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC …

17-2009. History: L. 1901, ch. 407, § 9; R.S. 1923, 17-2009; L. 1931, ch. 151, § 1; L. 1941, ch. 180, § 1; L. 1984, ch. 88, § 1; Repealed, L. 1989, ch. 48, § 105; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Trust company held not a bank and stockholders liability discussed. International Mortgag…

17-2012. History: L. 1901, ch. 407, § 12; R.S. 1923, 17-2012; L. 1933, ch. 153, § 1; L. 1941, ch. 180, § 2; Repealed, L. 1989, ch. 48, § 105; July 1. Source or Prior Law: L. 1873, ch. 71, § 10. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Do…

17-2013. History: L. 1901, ch. 407, § 13; R.S. 1923, 17-2013; L. 1975, ch. 44, § 42; Repealed, L. 1989, ch. 48, § 105; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Cited in holding company legally pledged assets to secure county deposit. Johnson v. Eddy, 138 Kan. 705, 710, 27 P.2d 283. 2. Cited i…

17-2014. History: L. 1901, ch. 407, § 14; R.S. 1923, 17-2014; Repealed, L. 1989, ch. 48, § 105; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Cited in holding company legally pledged assets to secure county deposit. Johnson v. Eddy, 138 Kan. 705, 710, 27 P.2d 283. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORD…

17-2015. History: L. 1901, ch. 407, § 15; R.S. 1923, 17-2015; L. 1931, ch. 152, § 1; L. 1953, ch. 130, § 1; L. 1984, ch. 89, § 1; Repealed, L. 1989, ch. 48, § 105; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Cited in holding company legally pledged assets to secure county deposit. Johnson v. Edd…

17-2016. History: L. 1901, ch. 407, § 16; R.S. 1923, 17-2016; Repealed, L. 1989, ch. 48, § 105; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Cited in holding trust company not a bank. International Mortgage Trust Co. v. Henry, 139 Kan. 154, 159, 160, 30 P.2d 311. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORD…

17-2017. History: L. 1901, ch. 407, § 17; L. 1907, ch. 425, § 2; R.S. 1923, 17-2017; L. 1967, ch. 72, § 1; Repealed, L. 1989, ch. 48, § 105; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Institution presumably under bank commissioner when word "trust" in name. Bank v. Geary County, 102 Kan. 334, 3…

17-2027. Business trust act of 1961. This act may be cited as the "Kansas business trust act of 1961." History: L. 1961, ch. 127, § 1; April 29. Law Review and Bar Journal References: History and general discussion of business trusts, William E. Treadway, 10 K.L.R. 148 (1961). Bu…

17-2028. Definitions. For the purposes of this act: (a) A "business trust" is an unincorporated business association of the type which at common law was known as a "common-law trust," "business trust," or "Massachusetts trust," created by a trust instrument under which property i…

17-2029. Business trust created prior to act. A business trust is hereby declared to be a permitted form of association for the conduct of business in this state, provided the provisions of this act are complied with, except, that nothing contained in this act shall be construed …

17-2030. Business trust; required filings, contents. Any business trust, whether domestic or foreign, desiring to transact business in this state shall file in the office of the secretary of state, on such forms, if any, as the secretary of the state may prescribe: (a) An execute…