The sale shall be made to the highest responsible bidder who submits a bid within thirty days after publication of such notice, except that in no case shall such real estate be sold for less than the appraised value thereof. The secretary may reject any and all bids, and, in any case, new bids may be called for as in the first instance. When a bid has been accepted, the acceptance thereof shall be made a part of the records of the secretary. Upon acceptance of any such bid, a deed conveying such real estate shall be approved by the attorney general and shall be executed by the secretary, and duly acknowledged by the secretary before any officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments. The deed shall contain a recital that all proceedings for the conveyance of such real estate were made in compliance with this section, and said recital shall be prima facie evidence that such proceedings were had in the manner and form recited. When such real estate is sold, the proceeds thereof, after deduction of the expenses of the sale and the cost of the appraisement of the real estate, shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the state general fund.
K.S.A. 75-5131