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75-3357.Conveyance of certain land in Shawnee county authorized; procedure and conditions of sale. (a) The secretary of social and rehabilitation services is hereby authorized to sell and convey on behalf of the state of Kansas in the manner hereinafter provided the following described real estate: A tract of land in the northeast quarter of section 26, township 11 south, range 15 east of the 6th P.M., city of Topeka, Shawnee county, Kansas, more particularly described as: Beginning at a point on the east line of said northeast quarter 2,168.89 feet north of the southeast corner of said northeast quarter, said point being on the north right of way line of the Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific railroad; thence westerly on the north right of way line of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific railroad to a point 160.00 feet east of the city of Topeka property; thence northerly and parallel with the east line of the city of Topeka property to the south bank of the Kansas river; thence easterly on the south bank of the Kansas river to the east line of said northeast quarter; thence south on the east line of said northeast quarter 351.62 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning. The above described tract contains 5.5 acres, more or less.

(b) Before any property shall be sold under the provisions of this act, the real estate described in subsection (a) shall be appraised by three disinterested appraisers acquainted with real estate values in Shawnee county and appointed as provided in K.S.A. 75-3043a and amendments thereto. Such appraisement shall be in writing and filed with the secretary, and the cost of the appraisement may be paid from the proceeds of the sale. Upon the filing of such appraisement the secretary of social and rehabilitation services shall advertise for sealed bids on the real estate described in subsection (a) for not less than three consecutive weeks by publication in the Kansas register. Subject to the approval of the governor, such sale shall be made to the highest responsible bidder whose bid is submitted within 30 days after the last publication of such notice. The secretary or governor may reject any and all bids, and in case all bids are rejected, bids may be called for again as in the first instance. Each bid shall be accompanied by a certified check in the amount of 5% of such bid which sum shall be forfeited in case of default by any bidder whose bid is accepted. In no event shall such real estate be sold for less than the appraisement thereof.

(c) Upon acceptance of any such bid, a deed conveying such real estate shall be executed and duly acknowledged by the secretary before an officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments. Such deed shall contain a recital of all proceedings in compliance with this act, and such recital shall be prima facie evidence that the proceedings were had in the manner and form recited. Such deed shall be approved as to form by the attorney general.

(d) When such real estate is sold, the proceeds thereof, after deduction of the expenses of such sale and the cost of the survey and the appraisement of the real estate, shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the state general fund.

History: L. 1987, ch. 326, § 1; July 1.



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