Kansas Statutes 68-101. Definitions
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 68-101
- Board: means the board of county commissioners of counties such as defined in subsection (b) hereof;
(b) "county" means any county in which there is located any land which has been or is to be inundated as a result of the construction of any dam or reservoir by the federal government or in which there is any land which is within the "take line" of any such reservoir, and in which as a result of such construction any county road or bridge has been or is to be abandoned or relocated or is to be constructed or reconstructed on the same or another site or right of way;
(c) "federal government" shall mean the government of the United States or any agency, department or officer thereof. See Kansas Statutes 68-151m
- 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.
- Minor: means any person defined by Kan. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
- 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.
Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following terms shall have the meanings herein ascribed to them wherever they appear inchapter 68 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto:
(a) “Highway commissioners,” “township board of highway commissioners,” “township commissioners,” “township board,” or “township governing body” means the governing body of the township composed of the township trustee, the township clerk and the township treasurer.
(b) “Class A roads” means all roads in county unit road counties, not designated as part of the county primary or county major collector road systems nor as part of the state or federal road systems. “Class A roads” shall include the roads formerly under the jurisdiction of the township, unless otherwise designated and classified by the county engineer and the board of county commissioners.
(c) “County roads” means all roads designated as such by the board of county commissioners, including roads on the county major collector road system, class A roads in county road unit counties and federal aid classified routes that extend from major or minor collectors into the area between urban or urbanized limits and city limits, as defined in title 23 of the code of federal regulations.
(d) “State roads” and “state highways” means all roads designated as a part of the state highway system by the secretary of transportation.
(e) “Township roads” means all roads within a township not within a county road unit county other than federal, state, and county roads.