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68-501County engineer, appointment, qualifications, approval; termination of appointment, when68-502Duties of county engineer68-503Joint county engineer districts; employment of engineer68-504Office, assistants, supplies and clerical help for county or district engineer68-505Bond of engineer68-506Classification and designation of roads in noncounty unit road system counties68-506aCity connecting link in county highway; city tax levy and bonds68-506bSame; validation of certain acts of cities; letting of contracts; change of route; eminent domain68-506cSame; apportionment of costs68-506dSame; city to maintain roads68-506fCity connecting links in county highway system; agreements for maintenance; compensation or maintenance by county68-506gDesignating certain roads located in and out of city as part of county system; improvement and maintenance of68-508Maps of county roads; filing by county engineer for correction and approval68-509Elimination of grade crossings; division of costs between railroad and county; eminent domain; publication notice; appeal from award; warning signals68-515bAdoption of county road unit system; procedure68-516Classification of highways in county unit road counties68-516aCounty unit system; payment over and use of township funds68-516bSame; delivery of machinery and equipment; appraisement; expenditures within township; assumption of township contracts68-516cSame; issuance of county no-fund warrants, when68-516eCounty unit system; payments to county from surplus in township general fund; use68-517Abandonment of county road unit system; election; contracts68-518Same; petition for election68-518cTax levies by townships in noncounty unit counties; limitation; petition for election68-520County road work by or without contract; machinery and equipment; plans and specifications to be filed68-521Letting of certain contracts; plans and specifications; publication notice; bids, surety; award; bond of contractor; duty of county attorney; inspection by engineer; roads damaged or destroyed by disaster68-522Itemized bills for county road work, construction or repairs68-523Township board of highway commissioners68-524Same; meetings68-525Township board of highway commissioners; records and accounts; compensation68-526Duties of township board; plans, materials and equipment; traffic-control devices and signs68-527Maintenance, improvement and inspection of roads on county or township lines68-527aSettlement of disputes over maintenance, improvement or inspection of roads on county or township lines; district courts; appeal68-529Deflection of road on county, township or city line; division of cost68-530Township road overseer; assistants; trustee as overseer in certain counties; repair and improvement work on township roads; limitation; compensation68-531Same; compensation; bond; tenure68-532Letting township contracts68-534Dragging township roads; patrolman; compensation; penalties for unlawful acts68-536Township roads; use of tax moneys68-538Reports of township overseer68-539Reports of the township clerk68-540Reports by county engineers or road supervisors68-541Forms for accounts and reports68-542Meetings of county and township road officials; compensation68-543In counties under county unit road system; culverts over ditches in front of private property; costs by county or city; additional culverts or new entrances; costs to owner; procedures; penalty68-543aIn counties not under county unit road system; culverts over ditches in front of private property; costs; additional culverts or new entrances; procedures; penalty68-544Tunnels under roads by landowners; approval; costs68-545Unlawful obstructions, excavations, removal of materials, dumping trash or other materials or plowing of roads; penalty; payment of cost to restore68-547Highways subject to act[*]68-548Penalties for violations by officers68-549Penalties for violations by individuals68-550Continuance of special laws68-551Mail route inspections; repair68-552Same; act supplemental68-553Uniform standard specifications for lumber and timber products for highway purposes68-554Carload lots; engineer's specifications to bidders; certificate of inspection; affidavit as to preservative treatment68-555Unlawful purchases68-556Competitive bids required for carload purchases; proposal forms; time68-557Penalty for noncompliance68-559aRoads and bridges, construction and reconstruction; tax levy, use of proceeds; extension of period for levy; protest petition and election68-559bSame; expenditures68-559cSame; federal or state aid68-560Certain townships may turn over maintenance, repair and construction of roads to county; election; resolution; petition; abandonment68-561Same; procedure upon adoption of act; tax levies; use of machinery68-572Intergovernmental agreements for road construction and maintenance; county, city and township68-573Certain counties over 175,000; adoption of master highway development plan; preliminary plans and specifications, approval, filing, cost, how paid68-574Same; notice of filing of plans; adoption of master development plan; resolution, contents; publication; election68-575Same; form of ballot68-576Same; procedure when plan approved; application of K.S.A. 68-70468-577Same; issuance of bonds; limitations68-580Designation of streets and roads as arterial highways; definitions68-581Same; primary arterial highways; designation and financing68-581aSame; use of moneys received from special city and county highway fund by certain cities; purpose68-582Designation of secondary arterial highways, when; cooperative financing; agreement; use of funds68-583Same; acquisition of lands for rights of way; costs68-584Secondary arterial highways; issuance of bonds to pay costs; election, when68-585Same; feasibility studies by boards; costs, how paid68-586Counties between 130,000 and 170,000; highway bonds; election68-587Same; bond debt limitation68-588Same; construction contracts; standards68-589Special highway improvement fund; definitions68-590Same; fund provided; transfers; budget effect68-591General county rural highway system; procedure for adoption; election required68-592Classifications of highways; definitions68-593Procedure upon adoption; payment of funds by townships to county treasurer; use; duties of treasurer68-594Same; transfer of equipment and road machinery68-595Same; surplus in general fund of township; payment to county treasurer, when68-596County rural highway system; tax levy, use of proceeds; election required68-597Procedure upon adoption; abandonment of system68-598Same; petition for election68-5,100County roads; construction and maintenance; tax levy, use of proceeds; election required68-5,101County roads and bridges; tax levies, use of proceeds68-5,102Declaration of minimum maintenance roads; procedure; posting of road; limitation of tort liability68-5,103Road improvements in counties over 300,000; bonds; election; limitation