K.S.A. 73-409: Same; eminent domain.

In order to secure a site for such memorial, the board of county commissioners, or the governing body of such city, shall apply to the district judge of the district in which the county or city is situated asking for the condemnation of such site, describing the same. The board of county commissioners, or the governing body of said city, are hereby authorized to and shall exercise the right of eminent domain in the manner provided by law.