Kansas Statutes

Chapter 80: Townships And Township Officers

Article 5: Township Clerk

Statutes:

• 80-501: Duties of clerk.
• 80-502: Same; recordation and posting of report of trustee.
• 80-503: Records open for inspection.
• 80-504:
• 80-505: Destruction of certain records; definitions.
• 80-506: Same; resolution; records subject to destruction.

• 80-501: Duties of clerk. The township clerk shall have the custody of the records, books and papers of the township, when no other provision is made by law; and he or she shall file in his or her office all such papers as are by law required to be filed, and promptly record such as are by law required to be recorded therein; and he or she shall discharge such other duties as may be required by law.

        History:   G.S. 1868, ch. 110, § 29; March 11; R.S. 1923, 80-501.

• 80-502: Same; recordation and posting of report of trustee. He or she shall immediately after receiving the report of the township trustee record the same at length in the township record, and publish the same by posting up a certified copy thereof at the usual place of holding elections in the township.

        History:   G.S. 1868, ch. 110, § 30; March 11; R.S. 1923, 80-502.

• 80-503: Records open for inspection. The records and other books of the township clerk and treasurer shall always be open for public inspection.

        History:   G.S. 1868, ch. 110, § 31; March 11; R.S. 1923, 80-503.

• 80-504:

        History:   L. 1872, ch. 203, § 1; R.S. 1923, 80-504; Repealed, L. 1997, ch. 15, § 1; July 1.

• 80-505: Destruction of certain records; definitions. As used in this act: "Township" means any township in the state of Kansas; and "board" means the township clerk, township treasurer and township trustee acting as a board.

        History:   L. 1963, ch. 502, § 1; June 30.

• 80-506: Same; resolution; records subject to destruction. The board of any township may, by resolution adopted by a majority vote of its members, authorize the township officer in charge thereof to destroy any of the following records, documents or papers which have been on file for a period of ten (10) years or more: Bookkeeping records, claim vouchers, purchase orders, paid warrants and paid warrant-checks, bank statements, budgets, trustee's and treasurer's annual reports.

        History:   L. 1963, ch. 502, § 2; June 30.