Kansas Statutes > Chapter 24 > Article 2 – Drainage Within Township


§ 24-201	Power of township trustee
§ 24-202	Petition for work; bond; notice to property owners; ditch through two or more townships
§ 24-204	Duties of township trustee; eminent domain proceedings; assistance of engineer; adjournments
§ 24-205	Cost of work; assessments
§ 24-206	Penalty for obstructing ditch, drain or stream; damages
§ 24-212	Sale of work to lowest bidder
§ 24-213	Certification of sales to county clerk; assessments; payment; time for action to enjoin
§ 24-215	Corporation benefited to pay part of expense
§ 24-216	Widening or deepening ditch, drain or watercourse established under K.S.A. 24-201 through 24-215

Adjourn: A motion to adjourn a legislative chamber or a committee, if passed, ends that day's session.
Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
road: include public bridges and may be construed to be equivalent to "county way" "county road" "common road" "state road" and "territorial road. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.