Kansas Statutes Annotated

K.S.A. § 12-801 (2026)

Gas, water, lights, heat, street-railway, bus or telephone service; election; bonds

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12-801. Gas, water, lights, heat, street-railway, bus or telephone service; election; bonds. Whenever and as often as a majority of the electors voting at an election heretofore held, or hereafter called and held, in any city shall vote in favor of the issuance of bonds of such city for the purpose of purchasing, constructing or extending works for the purpose of supplying such city and its inhabitants with natural or artificial gas, water, electric light, heating, street-railway, bus or telephone service, it shall be lawful for the governing body of such city, by ordinance duly passed, to direct the issuance of the bonds so voted as provided by law: Provided, That whenever it may be deemed necessary or advisable for such city to combine a water and electric-light plant, the same may be done, and a separate vote on each proposition shall not be required.

History: R.S. 1923, § 12-801; L. 1953, ch. 62, § 1; June 30.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1937–1981 · leading case: Rauh v. City of Hutchinson, 575 P.2d 517 (Kan. 1978).

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Rauh v. City of Hutchinson, 575 P.2d 517 (Kan. 1978). “; Public Utilities, K.S.A. 12-801, et seq.; General Improvements, K.”

City of Coffeyville v. Robb, 194 P.2d 495 (Kan. 1948). · cites it 16× “” *222 Section 12-801 reads as follows: “That whenever and as often as a majority of the electors voting at an election heretofore held, or hereafter called and held, in any city shall vote in favor of the issuance of bonds of such city for the purpose of purchasing,…”

City of New Strawn v. State Corp. Comm'n, 622 P.2d 149 (Kan. Ct. App. 1981). · cites it 2× “, and K.S.A. 12-801 et seq. are in conflict with K.”

Tucker v. Raney, 65 P.2d 329 (Kan. 1937). · cites it 2× “Plaintiffs have appealed, and argue: (1) The validity of the appointment of Forrest Walker, a member of the city council; (2) the construction of section 15-108, General Statutes of 1935; (3) does section 12-801, General Statutes of 1935, authorize the proceedings? (4) do the…”

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