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K.S.A. § 12-402 (2026)

Acknowledgment of plat

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12-402. Acknowledgment of plat. Such map or plat shall be acknowledged by the proprietor, or if incorporated company, by the chief officer thereof, before some court or other officer authorized by law to take the acknowledgment of conveyances of real estate.

History: G.S. 1868, ch. 78, § 2; October 31; R.S. 1923, § 12-402.

CASE ANNOTATIONS

1. Plat to be effective must be made, acknowledged and recorded. Brooks v. City of Topeka, 34 Kan. 277, 8 P. 392.

2. Only the owner or authorized agent can dedicate property. Brooks v. City of Topeka, 34 Kan. 277, 8 P. 392.

3. Intention of owner controls as to dedication to public use. Brooks v. City of Topeka, 34 Kan. 277, 8 P. 392.

4. Land not so designated on plat not a public street. Fisher v. Carpenter, 36 Kan. 184, 12 P. 941.

5. Plat must be made and acknowledged by owner of land. Armstrong v. City of Topeka, 36 Kan. 432, 13 P. 843.

6. Land now owned by dedicators not a part of city. Armstrong v. City of Topeka, 36 Kan. 432, 13 P. 843.


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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2018–2018 · leading case: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kan. City in Kan. v. City of Mission Woods, 337 F. Supp. 3d 1122 (D. Kan. 2018).
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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kan. City in Kan. v. City of Mission Woods, 337 F. Supp. 3d 1122 (D. Kan. 2018). · cites it 4× “47-6 at 213 (Defendant City Code § 12-402(b) ). The defendant municipality has approved a public use in the Residential District just once, when Pembroke Hill School asked to use an empty lot as a soccer practice field.”
K.S.A. § 12-402(b): 1 case
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kan. City in Kan. v. City of Mission Woods, 337 F. Supp. 3d 1122 (D. Kan. 2018). “47-6 at 213 (Defendant City Code § 12-402(b) ). The defendant municipality has approved a public use in the Residential District just once, when Pembroke Hill School asked to use an empty lot as a soccer practice field.”
K.S.A. § 12-402(b)(2): 1 case
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kan. City in Kan. v. City of Mission Woods, 337 F. Supp. 3d 1122 (D. Kan. 2018). “47-6 at 213 (Defendant City Code § 12-402(b) ). The defendant municipality has approved a public use in the Residential District just once, when Pembroke Hill School asked to use an empty lot as a soccer practice field.”
K.S.A. § 12-402(b)(6): 1 case
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kan. City in Kan. v. City of Mission Woods, 337 F. Supp. 3d 1122 (D. Kan. 2018). “47-6 at 213 (Defendant City Code § 12-402(b) ). The defendant municipality has approved a public use in the Residential District just once, when Pembroke Hill School asked to use an empty lot as a soccer practice field.”
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