The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-03-27

shall DE emitted TO vote az an
district meeting: First, All per
sons possessing the qualification:
of electors as defined by the con
stitntion of the state, and who
shall be residents of the district
at the time of offering to vote al
said elections. Second, All female
persons over the age of twenty.
one not subject to the disqHalifi-
cations named in section second,
article fifth, of the constitution OF
the state, and who shall be resi-
dents of the district at the time OF
offering to vote.
SEC. 3. This act shall be in
force from and after It's publica-
ton in the Daily Commonwealth.
Approved March 7th,- 1874.
l hereby certify that the forego-
ing is true and correct copy of
the original enrolled bill now on
file in my office.
In testimony whereof I
have hereunto sub
scribed my name and
sEAI- affixed the great seal
of state. Done at To-
peka this 7th day of
March, A. d. 1874.
w. II. SAIALLwooD,
Secretary of State.
AN ACT
Amendatory of section one of
chapter one hundred and TWEEN
ty-eight of the laws of 1878,
entitled "An act to authorize
school districts to emoye school
houses from settlers claims, or
condemn one acre or more of
land in certain cases." approved
March 9Th, 1878.
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature Of
the state Of Kansas:
SECTION 1. That chapter one
hundred and twenty-eight, laws of
1873, to which this is amendatory,
be amended SO as to read as fol-
lows: Section l. That whenever
school house or other improve
ments have been made upon the
claim of any settler, upon any of
the public, Indian or railroad
lands within this state, to which
the said settler had no title, it
shall be lawful for the school di-
rectors of the proper school dis
trict to remove the said school
house or other improvements from
the said claims at any time within
one year from the time that the
settler, in any given case, may ac-
quire a title to his said claim
Provided, That if the said settler,
in any given case, shall convey to
said school directors one acre of
the land upon which school house
or other improvements are situat-
ed, the same shall not beremoved /:
And provided further, That if any
school house shall have been built
of stone, brick or frame, costing
not less than five hundred dollars,
the probate judge of the county
shall appoint three disinterested
persons, who shall appraise and
condemn one acre of such land
upon which said improvements
shall have been located, and it
shall be the duty of the school di-
rectors of such district to pay to
the owner of such land the value
of such land as found by said ap-
praisers.
SEC. 2. That chapter one hun
dred and twenty-eight, laws of
1873, be and the same is hereby
repealed.
SEC, 2. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its
publication once in the Kansas
Daily Commonwealth.
Approved March 9th, 1874.
hereby certify that the forego-
ing is a true and correct copy OF
the original enrolled bill now on
file in my office.
In testimony whereof ]
have hereunto sub
scribed my name and
SEAL. affixed the great seal
of state. Done at To-
peka this 9th day oi
March, A. d. 1874.
w. n. SMALLwooD,
Secretary of State.
AN ACT e.
To regulate the terms of the dis.
trict courts of the fifth and
thirteenth judicial districts.
Be it enacted By the legislature o.
the state Of Kansas:
SECTION l. The terms of the
district courts for the fifth judicia
district shall commence in eacl
year as follows: In the county o
Lyon on the first Tuesday o
March and the first Tuesday il
September. In the county o
Coffey on the fourth Monday o
May, the second Monday of An
| gust and first Monday of Decem
Der. In the county of Usage OIL
the first Monday of April anC
second Monday of November. Il
the county of Greenwood on tn
third Tuesday in April and tn,
second Tuesday in October.
SEC. 2. The terms of the dis
trict court of the several countie
in the thirteenth judicial distric
shall commence and be held at tn
times following, viz: In the coun
ty of Butler on the first Monday
of February, May and August G
each year. In the county of Sedg
wick on the second Mondays i
March and September of eacl
year. In the county of Cowle
on the fourth Mondays of Marc
and September of each year. L
the county of Sumner on the sec
, ond Mondays of April and Octo
, Der of each year. In the count
:. of Howard on the fourth Monday
, of April and October of eac
, year.
SEC. 3. All summonses, subpu
mas, bonds, recognizances, and a
, other processes which may hay
been or may be issued and mad
r returnable to the terms of the dii
trict court in any or either of til
counties hereinbefore named, 9
. heretofore required to be hell
: shall be deemed and taken to b
I returnable to the terms of the dii
: trict court in the respective coul
: ties as herein required to be he'll
All notices which may have bee
given either by publication or OIL
erwise with reference to the tern
. of said court as heretofore requi
4 ed to be held, shall by force
!, this act refer to the terms of cou
: required to be held under this &C
Il All proceedings pending in sai
4 courts shall be taken up and pr
\ ceeded with at the terms here
. specified for the holding of sa
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