Printable Format10-1121. Penalties for violations. Any member of any governing body of any municipality or any clerk or secretary or treasurer of any governing body of any such municipality who shall knowingly violate any of the provisions of this act shall be guilty of malfeasance in office and shall, by such violation, be subject to be removed from office and in addition any member of such governing body or clerk or secretary or treasurer of such municipality who shall violate any of the provisions of this act, or neglect or refuse to perform any duty herein imposed, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof in a court of competent jurisdiction shall be subject to a fine of not less than $10 nor more than $1,000.
History: L. 1933, ch. 319, ยง 20; March 31.
CASE ANNOTATIONS
1. Cited in holding failure to post notices does not invalidate bonds. Drum v. French, 138 Kan. 277, 280, 25 P.2d 579.
2. Refinancing of indebtedness held mandatory; mandamus proper remedy. Citizens Bank of Weir v. Cherokee Township, 138 Kan. 282, 285, 25 P.2d 1019.
3. Purpose of act discussed; applies to statutory claims. Shouse v. Cherokee County Comm'rs, 151 Kan. 458, 461, 462, 99 P.2d 779. Affirmed: 152 Kan. 41, 102 P.2d 1043.
4. Purpose of section discussed in dissenting opinion. J. D. Adams Co. v. Dor Township, 153 Kan. 623, 633, 113 P.2d 138.