Chapter 19, COUNTIES AND COUNTY OFFICERS

19-1218. Certification of information as to illegible, damaged or destroyed records; fee. Upon payment of a fee of two dollars ($2), the register of deeds of any such county shall examine the numerical index to any tract of land in the county and furnish to the person paying said…

19-1219. Publication service on certain persons in certain actions; judgment. In actions brought to quiet title to or foreclose upon real estate in any such county, if it be alleged that a portion of the record or numerical index pertaining to said land has been destroyed or rend…

19-1401a. County surveyor, appointment; appointment of deputies. (a) The board of county commissioners of each county may appoint a land surveyor, whose official title shall be county surveyor. The county surveyor may appoint deputy county surveyors, and each deputy may perform t…

19-1402. Deputies; liability for acts. Each county surveyor, after being duly qualified as provided in the foregoing section, may appoint such number of deputy surveyors under him as he may think proper, being responsible for the correctness of their official acts, which deputies…

19-1404. Neglect or misconduct of surveyor or deputies; suit on bond. Any person who may think himself injured by the neglect or misconduct of any county surveyor, or any of his deputies, may institute suit on the bond executed by such county surveyor and his sureties; and in cas…

19-1405. Surveys for use in court; administration of oath; testimony of witnesses. When any county surveyor or his deputy may be called upon to make any survey or surveys, which is or are to be used in any court, the adverse party having notice of the time of making such survey o…

19-1407. Records of surveyor. The county surveyor shall keep records to show the following: (a) A plat of each boundary survey made by the county surveyor, which shall be in accordance with Kansas law in effect at the time such survey is made; (b) a full set of field notes, setti…

19-1409. Method of subdividing sections into quarter sections. In the subdivision of sections of land, as surveyed by the United State surveyors into quarter sections, the following method shall be followed, to wit: The surveyor shall proceed to connect the points of position of …

19-1411. Establishment of center corners and quarter-section corners of sections closing on a parallel or base line. In establishing the center corner of all sections closing on a parallel or base line, the land surveyor shall commence at the quarter-section corner on the south b…

19-1412. Re-establishment of missing corners. In re-establishing missing corners, where no bearing or witness tree or trees can be found, the land surveyor shall establish the missing corners in accordance with the government surveys. Where government surveys cannot be accurately…

19-1413. Threatening or improperly interfering with surveyor; penalty. (a) If any county surveyor or such surveyor's deputy shall be molested, or prevented from doing or performing any of such surveyor's official duties, by means of threats or improper interference of any person …

19-1414. Survey as evidence. Any survey made by any county surveyor or his deputy, or by any city engineer, shall be evidence in any court in this state, but shall not be conclusive. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 25, § 166; L. 1921, ch. 154, § 1; May 25; R.S. 1923, 19-1414. Source or P…

19-1415. Copies of plats and field notes. Copies of said plats and field notes, duly certified by the county surveyor, shall be received in evidence in any cause where the original plats and field notes could be used. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 25, § 169; October 31; R.S. 1923, 19-1…

19-1416. Oath before commencing road survey. It shall not be necessary for the county surveyor to take an oath or affirmation before commencing such surveyor's duties to survey roads, except as provided by law, when such surveyor takes oath of office. History: L. 1871, ch. 75, § …

19-1417. Employment of assistants; compensation. It shall be the duty of each county surveyor to employ disinterested persons to act as such surveyor's assistants. The expenses of such assistants shall be paid in advance, if required by the county surveyor, by the party on whose …

19-1418. Plats and field notes of the original federal surveys. That it shall be the duty of the county surveyor of each county, when instructed to do so by the commissioners of their county, to procure official copies of the plats and field notes of the original surveys of the U…

19-1419. Taking evidence on survey. The county surveyor or his deputy is authorized to administer all oaths or affirmations necessary to the legal establishment of roads and other surveys, and to take the evidence of any person who may be produced to prove any point material to s…

19-1420. Record of road survey; descriptions of real estate. Upon the establishment of any road, the county surveyor shall enter the plat and field notes thereof upon the official road record of the county. The county surveyor shall, when ordered by the board of county commission…

19-1422. Rules to be observed in resurvey under authority of the United States. In the resurvey of land surveyed under the authority of the United States, the land surveyor shall observe the following rules: First, Section and quarter-section corners, and all other corners establ…

19-1423. Procedure to establish corners and boundaries; notice, costs. (a) Whenever the owner or owners of one or more tracts of land shall desire to permanently establish the corners and boundaries thereof, such owner or owners shall notify the county surveyor to make a survey t…

19-1424. Waiver of service; when publication service complete. An acknowledgment in writing, or the voluntary appearance of a person interested in the survey, is equivalent to service. Service by publication shall be deemed complete when it shall have been made in the manner and …

19-1425. When survey to be made; testimony of witnesses. On the day mentioned in the notice, or on the next day thereafter, the surveyor shall proceed to make the survey, but he may for good cause adjourn from time to time. He may, upon the application of any party who is interes…

19-1426. Appeal from report of survey; recordation of survey. (a) Upon the filing of the report of each survey, any person interested in such report can at any time within 30 days thereafter appeal to the district court, by filing with the county surveyor a notice of such person'…

19-1428. Survey affecting county line; notice; appeal. In any survey affecting a county line, the surveyor who may be called on to make the survey shall serve notice upon the county surveyor of the adjoining county, and they shall agree upon a time, and they shall each serve noti…

19-1430. Preservation of corner monuments; cost. When a United States public land survey corner or section center corner monument located in a street or road: (a) Is at risk of being displaced or destroyed; (b) projects above the usual grade of a roadbed; (c) is at risk of covera…

19-1434. Recording of survey plats, when; requirements; alternative filing office. (a) Whenever a land surveyor performs a survey that results in a new legal description or creates a new tract of land, a survey plat shall be recorded with the register of deeds in the county where…

19-15,100. Same; preliminary plan; resolution; survey and cost estimate; improvements, laws applicable. If the board of county commissioners of such county deem action under authority of this act to be necessary or expedient said board shall adopt by resolution a preliminary plan…

19-15,101. Same; costs; no-fund warrants authorized; limitations; tax levies. To pay for the improvements or demolition authorized by this act, the board of county commissioners of such counties may issue no-fund warrants and the provisions of K.S.A. 79-2940, and amendments there…

19-15,102. No-fund warrants for additional revenue for construction, repair and equipment of courthouse or courthouse and jail in counties between 35,000 and 40,000. Any county which has, prior to the effective date of this act, levied taxes for the purpose of providing funds for…

19-15,103. Same; tax levies to pay warrants; cash basis and budget laws inapplicable. Whenever no-fund warrants are issued under the authority provided by this act, the board of county commissioners shall make a tax levy at the first tax levying period after such warrants are iss…

19-15,104. Same; application of act. The provisions of this act shall apply only in counties having a population of more than thirty-five thousand (35,000) and less than forty thousand (40,000). History: L. 1961, ch. 168, § 3; June 30.

19-15,105. No-fund warrants for courthouse funds in certain counties with a population between 10,000 and 13,000; limitation; conditions. The board of county commissioners of any county having a population of not less than ten thousand (10,000) and not more than thirteen thousand…

19-15,106. Same; tax levies to pay warrants; cash basis and budget laws inapplicable. Whenever no-fund warrants are issued under the authority provided by this act, the board of county commissioners shall make a tax levy at the first tax levying period after such warrants are iss…

19-15,107. Purchase of abandoned U.S. post office building for county office space; resolution; limitation; bonds for remodeling and equipping. Whenever the board of county commissioners of any county in which there is located in the county seat of said county an abandoned United…

19-15,108. Urban area counties; acquisition of sites for county buildings, parking and improvements; bonds, limitation. The board of county commissioners of any county designated as an urban area as permitted by section 17 of article 2 of the constitution of the state of Kansas, …

19-15,109. Resolution for acquisition of sites in urban area counties; protest petition; election. Such board of county commissioners shall by written resolution unanimously adopted find that the acquisition of such site or sites is necessary and shall set out therein the locatio…

19-15,110. Disposition of improvements on acquired sites in urban area counties. Any improvements located on any site acquired by said board of county commissioners may be disposed of at public sale after first causing a publication for three consecutive weeks in the official cou…

19-15,111. Bond provisions for urban area counties. The bonds issued for the purposes herein provided shall not exceed the aggregate amount fixed and stated in said resolution hereinabove referred to and adopted by the board. All such bonds shall be issued, registered, sold, deli…

19-15,114. Definitions. As used in this act, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the following words shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section: (a) "Public building" shall mean and include any building or structure determined by the board of county commi…

19-15,115. Acquisition and construction of county public buildings; improvements; exercise of authority jointly with other municipalities. The board of county commissioners of any county may when it deems necessary erect or construct, acquire by gift, purchase, condemnation in fe…

19-15,116. Financing of costs for county public buildings; issuance of bonds, procedure; tax levy, use of proceeds; adoption and publication of resolution; protest petition and election; no-fund warrants. The board of county commissioners of any county may for the purposes herein…

19-15,117. Lease of county public buildings, when; terms and conditions. Any county owning or hereafter acquiring any public building may, except as otherwise specifically provided by law, lease any such building or any part thereof, when the board of county commissioners shall b…

19-15,118. Sale of county public buildings and site; terms; use of moneys. Any county owning any public building and site is, except as otherwise specifically provided by law, hereby authorized to sell such building or building and site, when the board of county commissioners sha…

19-15,120. Counties designated urban areas; acquisition of building sites; general obligation bonds; limitations. The board of county commissioners of any county which has been designated an urban area by the legislature is hereby authorized and empowered to acquire a building si…

19-15,121. Courtrooms and facilities in urban area counties; general obligation bonds; limitations. The board of county commissioners of any county which has been designated an urban area by the legislature is hereby authorized and empowered to issue general obligation bonds of s…

19-15,122. General obligation bonds for court facilities in urban area counties; resolution; publication; petition; election. The board of county commissioners shall first determine the total amount necessary to be expended for the purposes enumerated in K.S.A. 19-15,120 and 19-1…

19-15,123. Additional courtrooms and facilities for probate and juvenile matters in counties of more than 300,000 population; no-fund warrants or general obligation bonds; tax levies. The board of county commissioners of any county in this state having a population of more than 3…

19-15,124. Courthouses and jails in certain counties; site and building; tax levy, use of proceeds. The board of county commissioners of any county which was making an annual levy for the purpose of creating a special fund to be used for acquiring a site for, and building, equipp…

19-15,125. Use of proceeds from tax levies and sale of bonds for courthouses and jails in certain counties. The board of county commissioners of any county which levied a tax under the provisions of K.S.A. 19-1563 or 19-1569 prior to the repeal of either of said statutes is hereb…

19-15,126. General obligation bonds for courthouses and jails in certain counties; issuance where authorized prior to repeal of authorizing statute; limitations. The board of county commissioners of any county which commenced the levy of a tax under the provisions of K.S.A. 19-15…