{"data":{"id":"us-ks/k.s.a.-12-1281","jurisdiction":"us-ks","citation":"K.S.A. 12-1281","heading":"Independence area library district act; definitions.","body":"When used in this act and unless otherwise specifically provided therein:\n(a) \"Board of education\" means the board of education of unified school district no. 446;\n(b) \"county\" means Montgomery county;\n(c) \"city\" means the city of Independence, Kansas;\n(d) \"library district\" means all territory located within the boundaries of unified school district no. 446 and within Montgomery County, Kansas;\n(e) \"board\" means the library board of trustees appointed pursuant to the provisions of this act;\n(f) \"library\" means a library which serves the general public and is supported in whole or in part with tax money and shall be called the Independence area public library;\n(g) \"governing body\" means the governing body of the city of Independence, Kansas or the board of county commissioners of Montgomery county, Kansas; and\n(h) \"maintenance and support\" means the general and usual cost and expense of operating a library.","path":["Chapter 12.—CITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES","Article 12.—LIBRARIES"],"source_url":"https://www.ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch12/012_012_0081.html","current_through":"2025 legislative session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:10:14Z","sha256":"579667a68903390db36b9f3f1be6a399c6e99dd52db63c6a5334f22cd97d53cb","source_id":"us-ks","stale":false,"prev":"us-ks/k.s.a.-12-1276","next":"us-ks/k.s.a.-12-1282"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}