15-11b02. Community building district; petition; order; public corporation. - Kansas Statutes

15-11b02

Chapter 15.--CITIES OF THE THIRD CLASS PART I.--GOVERNMENT BY MAYOR AND COUNCIL AND GENERAL LAWS APPLICABLE TO CITIES OF THE THIRD CLASS Article 11b.--COMMUNITY BUILDING DISTRICTS

      15-11b02.   Community building district; petition; order; public corporation. Upon the presentation to the board of county commissioners of the county in which such city and surrounding area are located, of a petition setting forth the boundaries of a proposed community building district and requesting the formation of such district, signed by not less than 60% of the qualified electors of the proposed district, the sufficiency of such petition to be determined by an enumeration taken and verified for this purpose by the county election officer of the county, it shall be the duty of the board of county commissioners at its next regular meeting to examine the petition.

      If the board finds that the petition is sufficient and regular and in due form and as herein provided, the board shall enter an order establishing such community building district and shall thereupon declare the territory described in the petition a public corporation and the inhabitants within the district to be incorporated as a community building district under the name "__________ community building district of __________ county, Kansas" (inserting the name of the district and of the proper county) and henceforth, the territory and the inhabitants residing therein and their successors shall constitute a body politic and corporate under the corporate name; shall have perpetual succession; shall have a seal, and may sue and be sued in its corporate name.

      History:   L. 1959, ch. 114, § 2; L. 1984, ch. 82, § 1; July 1.