42-390. Same; penalty for excessive charges. Every person, association or corporation owning or controlling, or claiming to own or control any ditch, canal or reservoir as is mentioned in K.S.A. 42-389 or any officer or agent of such association or corporation, who shall, after demand in writing made upon him for the supply or delivery of water for irrigation, manufacturing, milling or domestic purposes, to be delivered from the ditch, canal or reservoir owned, possessed, or controlled by him, and after tender of the lawful rates of compensation therefor in lawful money, demand, require, bargain for, accept or retain from the party making such application any money or other thing of value, or any promise or contract or any valuable consideration whatever, as such royalty, bonus, premium, prerequisite or condition precedent, as is by the provisions of the preceding section prohibited, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five thousand dollars, or imprisonment for a term of not less than three months nor more than one year, or both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court.

History: L. 1891, ch. 133, art. 8, § 2; May 20; R.S. 1923, 42-390.