The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-03-05
AN ACT

AN All
To authorize the Board of Supervisors of
Leavenworth, Douglas, Wyandott, John
son, Atchisan and Ly ykins counties to issue
Bonds, and for other purposes.
Be At enacted blythe Governor and
Legislative assembly of the Ter
ritory Of Kansas
SECTION 1. That the board of
supervisors Of Leavenworth, Doug
las, Wyandott, Johnson, AtchisOn
and Lykins counties are hereby au-
thorized to issue the bonds Of said
counties, and sell the same, and apply
the proceeds Of such sales for the
purposes hereinafter specified.
SEC. 2. That such bonds shall be
made payable at a time therein
named, not to exceed ten years from
their date, and shall bear a rate of
interest not exceeding ten per CEN
tum per annum but this section
shall not be so construed as to au-
thorize sale of such bonds at a dis
count of more than twenty-five per
cent.
Sec. 3. That it shall be the duty
OF said board Of county supervisors
OF the counties aforesaid, under the
provisions of this Act, to cause to be
levied and collected each year, with
the other taxes Of their counties,
sufficient amount to pay the interest
on the bonds by them issued, and
also provide a sinking fund for re-
deeming such bonds, which, when
said bonds mature, shall be sufficient
for that purpose.
Sec. 4. That no bond shall be is
sued, under the provisions of this
Act, for less sum than one hun
dred dollars, nor shall the proceeds
thereof be applied to any other pur-
pose than that specified in Section
seven Of this Act.
SEC. 5. That bonds, issued under
the provisions of this Act, shall be
signed by the chairman of the board
OF county supervisors, as such chair
man, and be attested by seal of the
county and the signature Of the
county clerk, and be by said clerk
registered in book to be kept for
that purpose; and when any bonds,
so issued, shall have been sold, the
proceeds Of such sale shall be paid
over to the treasurer of the county,
and be disbursed in the same manner
that other county funds are disbursed.
Sec. 6. That the time allowed for
the collection Of taxes for the year
1858, (except taxes levied by cities
and school districts, shall be and
hereby is extended to the first day of
June, A. d. 1859, and the time
fixed by law for doing all other
things connected with the collection
of the taxes aforesaid is extended to
as many days as there are between
the time liked by law for the pay
ment of taxes and said first day of
June, A. D. 1859; and nothing in
this Act shall be so construed as to
release the securities of any officer
concerned in the collection Of taxes.
SEC. Z. That the said board of
supervisors Of said counties NAV
remit any portion not exceeding one
half Of the county taxes levied in
the year A. D. 1858, for any pur-
pose, and may issue their bonds for
such amount as shall be necessary to
supply the deficiency thereby Gre
ated /; and any person who may have
already paid more than the amount
he would have been required to pay,
should the amount remitted have
been remitted before any was by him
paid, he shall be reimbursed, out of
the proceeds of the sales of bonds, to
the amount so remitted.
Sec. 8. That Territorial scrip, or
warrants ON the Territorial treasury,
issued after the first day of Decem-
Der, A. D. 1867, shall be received |
IN payment of Territorial taxes, bv |
the officer collecting the same, and |
shall be taken as money, by the |
county and Territorial treasurers for |
Territorial taxes and only so mucb |
Territorial taxes as shall have been
actually collected shall be paid by
town treasurers to county treasurers,
and by them to the Territorial treas
urer.
SEC. 9. That the several township
treasurers and sherifs shall, on the
inst Monday Of each and every month
prior to the first day of June, A. D.
1853, account for, under oath, and
pay over all taxes collected by them,
to the. county treasurer, except such
taxes as the county treasurer is not
authorized by law to receive.
SEC. 10. The several township
treasurers Of said counties are here
BY continued in Office until the first |;
day OF June, 4. d. 1859, and until
their successors are duly elected and |:
qualified Procided, that the sure
tles of such township treasurers shall
be liable in the same manner and to !
the same extent, as if the required
term OF otiice of such township Treas
urerl extended until the said frst day
Of June, A. D. 1859.