The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-02-20
q FROM TOPEKA.
Correspondence of The News.

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of the editor, it did not reach the hands Of
the printers.
EDITOR News: The House rejected the
negro suffrage resolution.
Subjoined is a list of the acts which have
been approved since my letter of the Cd:
An act providing for a geological and
neurological survey.
| An act to accept a grant of lands made
to the State of Kansas by the Congress of
the United States, to aid in the construc-
ton of certain railroads and telegraphs In
said State, and to apply the same to the
construction of such roads and telegraphs.
An act making appropriations for the
current legislative expenses for the year
1864. By this act the following sums are
appropriated: For per diem allowance for
100 members of the Legislature S15. 900 !;
for allowance for President Of the Senate,
$500; for extra allowance for Speaker Of
the House, $3.50; for mileage of members
of the Legislature, $4,000; provided, that
no money be paid to any member or officer
of the Legislature, for TIE time when alb
sent from the capital while the respective
branch of which be is member is In ees-
sion, except in cases of sickness, or other
wise directed; for Chaplain of the Senate
and House, $500; for the officers and mes
sengers of the Senate, 81 900; for the of
fcers and messengers of the House, s., 600;
for fuel and lights for legislative halls, $780,;
for Legislative printing, $1,000.
| t. An act to provide for adopting minor
children provides that any person may ap-
pear in the Probate Court Of the proper
county, and offer to adopt any minor child
or children, as his or her own, provided
such minor and his or her parents, if living
and in the State, or guardian appear before
such court, and consent to such adoption,
and if the Probate Court is satisfied that
such consent is free and voluntary, the said
court shall make its proceeding of record
in the said Probate Court, declaring said
minor child or children the child and heir
of such person SO adopting such minor, land
then and thereafter such person so adopt
ing such minor shall be entitled to
exercise all the rights of parent, and be
subject to all the liabilities incident to that
relation, and such minor child shall be en-.
titled toa Il the rights of child and heir of
such person, and to assume the service of
the person by whom he or she is adopted.
If the child proposed to be adopted is un-
der twelve years of age, and an orphan,
and the person applying to adopt is found,
upon investigation, to be an unsuitable per-
son, the court may refuse to grant such
adoption.
An act to provide for the recording of
marks and brands, mentioned in my letter
of the End inst, has become law.
An act to amend an act entitled can act
to incorporate cities of the State Of Kansas, -
approved March 4th, 1862. This act pro-
vides for Board of Education in each city.
| An act to authorize the Board of County
Commissioners of Shawnee county to issue
bonds for the purpose of building bridge
across the Kansas river, at Topeka. The
amount of bonds is to be not greater than
$1,000, the rate of interest not over ten
per cent. per annum, and the bonds to be
redeemed in ten years; provided that such
bonds shall not be issued in a greater sum
than $4,000, except upon majority vote
of the people of Shawnee county, granting
such further issue.
An act relating to the records and pro-
ceedings in the county of Douglas.
An act to amend an act entitled can act
to incorporate the Southern Kansas Pacific
Railroad Company" This act Incorporates
tie Dosage & Cottonwood Valley Railroad
Company" the capital stock of which shall
be 81 100000 to be divided into shares of
500 each. TIE following named gentle
men shall constitute the first Board of Di-
rectors of the Company P. P. Elder, G.
a. Cotton, R. w. Massey, H. L. Hunt, G.
w. Miller, Harvey Torrey, Chas. Simms,
B. F. Simpson, A. R. Morton, T. H. Ellis,
H. w. Flick, J. R. Swallow, w. P. B. Pals
ley, F. G. Hunt, G. D. Humphrey. G. w.
Brown, NJ. r. Leonard and J II. Watson.
Section 3, of this act says that said COM
pany shall have power to surrey, locate,
construct, complete, alter, maintain and op-
crate railroad, with one or mora tracks,
from a point on the eastern line of the State
of Kansas, east of Paola, in Miami county,
thence by way of Paola an Emporia, Ly-
on county, to the boundary of the State. in
the direction Of Fort Union and Santa Fe,
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