The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-02-19
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anxious 10 know what has become oil Inc
proposed NEW city charter, we publish below
the main features of House Bill No. 2o3-
"a act to Incorporate ard Regulate Cities
of the First Class" This bill was referred
to special committee, consisting of the
Lesyenworth delegation, and subsequently,
reported back to the House, with a recon-
mendsi;on THAT it be printed, considered,
engrosse5, and placed on the third reading
and passed"
1, IL probable tina. the bill will pas, with
some amendments and notifications
SECTION provides that all cities Of more
than fifteen thousand inhabitants shall be
governed by the provisions Of the act.
Sections 9, IL, and IL, of Article /, read
az follows:
SIC. 9. The following shall be the officers
Of all cities of the first Class: mayor, police
Judge, treasurer, clerk, attorney, engineer,
weighuiaste, street commissioner, eight coun-
cilmen, nine police. The mayor and coun-
cilmen shall be elected a. herein provided,
and the other officers shall be appointed 10y
the mayor, by and with the advice and COL
sent OF the council, and the salaries OF all OF
said oiiiceIs snail be a. hereinafter prcv.-
ded.
SEC. II. Ga the frat Tuesday in April af.
ter the par-sge OF this act there snail be
elected eight counciimen, two being residents
of each ward, ID be voted for by the electors
Of the city at large, and the person from
each ward receiving the highest vote shail
hold his Cf,ice fer the term OF two years, anc
the other Tor the term OF one year, and an
nuaily thereafter there shall be one council
man elected from each ward, to be voted fox
by the electors Of the city at large, who
shall hold the Office for the term Of two
years,
SEC. IL. At all elections authorized by
this act. the polls shall be KEEP; open between
the hours oil nine O'Clock A. NJ, and ak
O clock p N, and no longer.
SIC. IS. All cities organized and govern
ed under this act shall be divided into at
least four election precincts, and polls snail
be opened therein at such places as may be
designated or fixed by ordinance: Pror,ded,
That the election districts now Established in
said cities and the places Of holding elections
therein shall remain as they now are for the
purpose OF the election for The year 1874.
The powers and duties OF the Mayor and
Council are defined in the different sections
of article >. Section ! provides that they
shall have power ''to levy and collect taxes
in each year for interest on outstanding
school bonds OF said city, and for sinking
fund for the payment OF the principal in such
bords, not exceeding four mills; TO Terry and
collec; school tax for the zpenditures, gen.
eral and special, OF the public schools OF lie
city, no; exceeding four mills, and for inter.
est on all other outstanding bonds Of said
city, not exceeding seven mills on the dollar
Oh all property within the Limits Of the city,
taxable according ID the laws Of the State.
upon the valuation established ty the asses
ment roll, which when collected shall he ap.
piled By the City Treasurer to the payment
Of the Interest due on the said bonds, except
the four mills levy for school fund.
Sections .. 3, i. ), 6, :, s and ., grant
power to levy and collect license; 10 prohibit
and suppress dram shops, houses OF pros'iti-
tuition; to prevent the spread of contagious
diseases; 10 regulate snd support night watch
and police; 20 erect and establish market
horses; TO provide for Lighting and sprink-
ling streets, etc.
Section - gives power to regulate ievees,
depo,s, depot grounds, and places for storing
freight aud goods, and o provide for the
and passage of railways through
the streets and public grounds of the city,
with this provision: That no person
or company TO whom the right
and privilege shall a, any time be granted by
the MAYOR and council TO construct rail-
roads through the streets OF snch city, shall
have tie exclusive privilege TO Use any Of
the streets for that purpose, except those
streets through which they may actually
construct and operate their railway tracks"
Section l6 makes this exception: "Where
such city shall, prior TO the passage of this
act, have made contract with any railroad
or passed an ordinance permitting
said railroad companies u construct rail-
road track across the levees or public grounds
Of 4aid city, aud construct depot on said
levee or public grounds, or extended the time
for the completion OF said depot, said CON
tracts and ordinances are hereby declared 10
be in full force, and legal, valid and binding
upon all parties.
Sections 10 aud 20 give power to take Gen.
Gus of TIE city, and regulate the planting
and protection OF shade trees in the streets
and on the public grounds of the city.
Section % empowers the Mayor and Coun-
ell 10 borrow money on the credit of the
CITY, limiting the Indebtedness to be con-
tracied in any one year TO $4,000, unless
two-thiids of the legal voters of the city
authorize a greater indebtedness. Tie Sec
ton also provides tina. raie of interest
greater than seven per cert. per annum shall
not be paid.
SEC. %, rs and 90, define The powers OF
The Mayor and Council as follows:
81. To appropriate money and provide
for the current expenses of the city: H'o-
rided, That no indebtedness shall be incur
red, or order, warrant, or evidence Of in
ieb.edness Of the city shall be drawn or is
,ued on the Treasurer in payment Of any in
ieb.edness 20 exceed the amount of funds
IN hand in the treasury at the lime -AHd
ororidci. tirihsf, That every order or war
rant drawn on the treasury shall express on
Is face TO whom issued, and for what pur.
1o-e allowed and the same shall be payable
,nly TO such person or his order.
os. T provide for the funding of the
outstanding bonded indebtedness of the city
" Issuing IN exchange in equal amount new
ponds in payment o! maturing and matured
,onds, TO run Tor period not exceeding
iiteen years, hearing not TO exceed ten per
ent. interest, and 10 provide for the pay
neni OF the same in equal annual install !
nenis: IrcriGoa, That no bonds issued IN
Ter the provisions OF this act shall be sold |
or les than ninety five cents on the dollar |
ind, presided tTther, Tina; il shall be the |
uty oil the city council TO provide each wear
fund by levy of taxes sufficient TO NEE, |
he payment of said ins'aliments with the
interest thereon according TO their tenor.
90. All expenditures OF moneys as in this
CT provided tor, or payments made by the
ity tor any purpose ia this sct provided for,
r for ai'y purpose whatsoever, shall be in
pursuance of specific appropriation made
v ordinance, and in no other manner.
Any ordinance appropriating money, shall
e subject 10 the veto of the Mayor as sny
sher ordinance.