Kansas Statutes 82a-633. Same; duties of county commissioners; declaration
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 82a-633
- 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.
- District: means a rural water district organized pursuant to this act;
(b) "board" means the governing body of a district;
(c) the terms "board of county commissioners" and "county clerk" shall mean, respectively, the board of county commissioners and county clerk of the county in which the greatest portion of the territory of any existing or proposed rural water district is located;
(d) "participating member" means an individual, firm, partnership, association or corporation and:
(1) Which has subscribed to one or more benefit units of such district; or
(2) which is charged a franchise fee for water service which is paid, either directly or indirectly through another water provider, to such district;
(e) "chief engineer" means the chief engineer of the division of water resources, Kansas department of agriculture. See Kansas Statutes 82a-612
At the time and place set for the hearing and consideration of the petition, the board of county commissioners shall ascertain: (1) Whether proper notice has been given as provided for in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 82a-632; and (2) whether the statements contained in the petition are true. If determined in the affirmative, the said board of county commissioners shall enter into its minutes such findings, shall cause the map accompanying the petition to be filed of record, and shall declare the land shown within the boundaries on said map to constitute a quasi-municipal corporation, and to be incorporated into a rural water district under the name of “Rural Water District No. ______, ______________ county, Kansas,” and thereupon shall enter upon its records full minutes of the hearing, together with the declaration that said district shall constitute a body politic and corporate under said corporate name for the purposes of this act.