Kansas § 68-530 - Township road overseer; assistants; trustee as overseer in certain counties; repair and improvement work on township roads; limitation; com
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§ 68-530. Township road overseer; assistants; trustee as overseer in certain counties; repair and improvement work on township roads; limitation; com
68-530. Township road overseer; assistants; trustee as overseer in certain counties; repair and improvement work on township roads; limitation; compensation. The township board, with the approval of the county engineer, shall appoint, on merits only, a competent experienced road builder for road overseer for the entire township. The township road overseer shall have charge of the construction and maintenance of all township roads, bridges and culverts, under the supervision of the township board and the county engineer. When in the opinion of the county engineer the conditions demand it, the overseer may appoint one or more competent assistants, subject to the approval of the township board. The township board may designate a member of the township board to act as road overseer. Compensation and the cost of benefits provided to such officer for such work and labor shall be determined by the township board as provided by K.S.A. 80-207, and amendments thereto.History: L. 1917, ch. 264, § 37; R.S. 1923, 68-530; L. 1943, ch. 238, § 1; L. 1973, ch. 266, § 1; L. 1995, ch. 232, § 3; L. 1996, ch. 184, § 2; May 2.
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What does Kansas Statutes Annotated § 68-530 cover?
Section 68-530 ("Township road overseer; assistants; trustee as overseer in certain counties; repair and improvement work on township roads; limitation; com") is part of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of Kansas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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