Kansas Statutes 24-637. Construction of act; defects in assessments; modification of assessments
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 24-637
- 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.
- Person: shall mean any person, firm, partnership, association or corporation;
(b) "publication" shall mean the publication in a newspaper or newspapers admitted to the United States mail as second-class matter, of general circulation within the joint drainage district;
(c) "land" shall mean real property as that term is defined by the laws of the state of Kansas, and shall include any road, highway, bridge, street or other right-of-way;
(d) "chief engineer" shall mean the chief engineer of the division of water resources of the Kansas department of agriculture;
(e) "board" shall mean the board of directors of a joint drainage district;
(f) "qualified voter" shall mean any qualified elector of the district and any person 18 years of age or over owning land within the district, although not a resident therein;
(g) "landowner" shall mean the record owner of the fee in any real estate in the district or the fee in the surface rights of any real estate in the district, but the owners of an oil and gas lease, mineral rights or interest, easements or mortgages as such shall not be considered landowners, and school districts, cemetery associations and municipal corporations shall not be considered landowners;
(h) "steering committee" shall be the group of not less than three (3) qualified voters who shall serve as the governing body of the proposed drainage district until the first board of directors is elected. See Kansas Statutes 24-656
This act shall be liberally construed to promote the drainage and reclamation of wet, overflowed or submerged lands, and the establishment of said corporation and the collection of assessments shall not be defeated by reason of any defect in the proceedings occurring prior to the judgment of the court, or of the board of supervisors confirming and establishing the assessment of benefits and injuries, but such judgment shall be conclusive and final that all prior proceedings were regular and according to law, nor shall any person be permitted to take advantage of any error, defect or informality, unless the person complaining thereof is directly affected thereby, at any stage of the proceedings, and if the court or board of supervisors shall deem it just to release any person, or modify his assessment or liability; it shall in no manner affect the right or liability of any other person.