Kansas Statutes > Chapter 24 > Article 3 – Drainage of Swamps, Bottoms or Lowlands Within County


§ 24-301	Board of county commissioners to establish ditches, drains or streams
§ 24-302	Drainage ditch, drain or watercourse; maintenance and repair; tax levy, use of proceeds
§ 24-303	Petition to be filed; bond; notice to persons owning lands
§ 24-305	Duties of county commissioners; eminent domain proceedings; assistance of engineer; adjournments
§ 24-306	Division into sections; performance of work; fees and costs; assessments
§ 24-307	Penalty for obstructing ditch, drain or stream; damages
§ 24-313	Sale of work to lowest bidder
§ 24-314	Commissioners to certify to county clerk the amounts due for sections sold; payment of such amounts; amounts placed on tax roll
§ 24-316	Corporation benefited to pay part of expense
§ 24-317	Act does not repeal 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.
Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
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.
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