K.S.A. 19-2782: Petition to be included by adjacent taxpayers and others.

That whenever one-fourth (1 /4 ) of the resident taxpayers in an area adjacent to an incorporated improvement district, which has been incorporated under the terms of this act, or whenever all of the owners in an area adjacent to an incorporated improvement district which has been incorporated under the terms of this act in which area there is no resident taxpayers, shall present a petition to the county commissioners asking to be incorporated into the improvement district, said board of county commissioners shall ascertain if said petition is in conformity with the provisions of the next following section of this act.