Kansas Statutes 82a-614. Petition for organization; contents
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 82a-614
- 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
- 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
- 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
A petition addressed to the board of county commissioners may be filed with the county clerk, praying for the incorporation of a district. Such petition shall be signed by at least fifty percent (50%) of the owners of land within the proposed district, or signed on behalf of the owners of land within the proposed district when such petition is accompanied by a request for petitioning signed by at least fifty percent (50%) of the owners of land within the proposed district. The number of owners of land in the proposed district shall be determined by an enumeration of said owners of land, taken from the tax rolls of the county in which lands of the proposed district are located, and verified by one of said landowners or the attorney filing same, duly attached to and made a part of said petition: Provided, That for purposes of determining the number of owners of land in the district the tax rolls of the county shall be prima facie evidence of title and of the name and address of the owners of land within said proposed district. The petition shall (1) define by metes and bounds the boundaries of the proposed district and shall state (2) that the lands within such boundaries are without an adequate water supply; (3) that the construction and maintenance of ponds or reservoirs or pipelines or wells or check dams or pumping installation, or any other facility for water storage, transportation or utilization, or that the construction and maintenance of any combination of said projects is necessary for the improvement of the community, and (4) that such improvement or works shall be conducive to and will promote the public health, convenience and welfare.