Kansas § 79-409 - Same; survey of lot or tract, when. If the owner or occupant of any lot or tract of land shall neglect or refuse to furnish the description
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§ 79-409. Same; survey of lot or tract, when. If the owner or occupant of any lot or tract of land shall neglect or refuse to furnish the description
79-409. Same; survey of lot or tract, when. If the owner or occupant of any lot or tract of land shall neglect or refuse to furnish the description required by K.S.A. 79-408, and amendments thereto, when demanded by the county clerk, a land surveyor shall ascertain the boundaries and quantity of such property, and such description shall be held to be valid for all purposes of taxation; and the expense of such survey shall be returned to the county clerk of the county in which such property is located and, by such county clerk, shall be added to the tax upon such property and made a part thereof, and when collected the county treasurer shall be required upon warrants drawn by the county clerk on the orders of the board of county commissioners to pay the expenses of said survey.History: L. 1911, ch. 316, § 9; R.S. 1923, 79-409; L. 2011, ch. 49, § 29; July 1.
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Section 79-409 ("Same; survey of lot or tract, when. If the owner or occupant of any lot or tract of land shall neglect or refuse to furnish the description") 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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