Kansas Statutes > Chapter 74 > Article 54 – Antiquities Commission


§ 74-5401	Definitions
§ 74-5402	Establishment; composition; secretary; compensation and expenses
§ 74-5403	Certain acts prohibited without authorization
§ 74-5404	Permits; written request, requirements
§ 74-5405	Agencies authorized ipso facto to conduct scientific investigations
§ 74-5406	Artifacts and materials recovered to be submitted to historical society, when
§ 74-5407	Reports of discoveries; preservation
§ 74-5408	Penalties for violations of act

Antiquities: means historic or prehistoric ruins and other archeological sites, including evidence of such features as constructions or inscriptions by human agency or other evidence of human activity having antiquity but not including any unmarked burial site subject to the provisions of the Kansas unmarked burial sites preservation act. See Kansas Statutes 74-5401
Commission: means the antiquities commission created by this act. See Kansas Statutes 74-5401
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.
Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201