The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-02-19

sum of said note has been paid on
or before maturity: Ind Provided
further; That the county commits
sioners may, at any time after the
maturity of said note, when in their
| Judgment the interests of the eoun.
tY will be subserved thereby pro-
coed to collect said note according
to law.
SEC. u. The county commission
ers shall deposit said notes with
the county treasurer, and any party
desiring topay such note or notes,
or any part thereof, shall pay the
same to the county treasurer, TAX
ing his receipt for the amount so
paid, and such receipt shall state the
number of the note paid, on which
the payment is to be applied, and
such receipt shall be of no validity
until countersigned by the county
clerk, and the county clerk shall
charge the county treasurer with
the amount so paid to him; the
county treasurer shall also indorse
on the note the amount paid there
on and the date of payment, and
shall furnish the register of deeds
with an abstract of such payments,
who shall note the amount and time
| of payment on the margin of the
record of each of said notes respect
| lively. All moneys collected on
notes shall be placed to the credit of
| the relief bond fund of said county.
SEC. ID. No such bonds shall be
issued unless majority of the ell
ectors voting at an election, called
| for that purpose, shall have voted
for the issuance thereof, and no ell
ection shall be ordered for the pur.
pose of submitting the proposition
of the Issuance of such bonds, until
petition, signed by one-fourth of
the voters of the county, as shown
| by the last election returns, shall
have been presented to [thel county
commissioners, requesting that the
proposition of the issuance of
bonds, under this act, be submitted
to the voters of the county.
Sec. IA. The sheriff shall make
proclamation of the holding of such
election, which proclamation shall
state the amount of bonds to be Vot-
ed, as set forth in the proposition
of the county commissioners sub
hitting the question to a vote of
the electors, and which shall be
| published once in each paper in the
county, and also by bandbi!ls post
ed up in two conspicuous places in
each voting precinct, and said no.
tees shall be given at least ten
days before the day of said election.
Sec. Is. The restrictions and linn
itations contained in chapter thirty
nine, laws of 1874, the same having
been proved March the ninth, 1874,
shall not be construed as applying
to the bonds issued under the pro-
visions of this act.
SEC. 16. The ballots for voting
under any election held under this
| act shall have written or printed
thereon, "For relief bonds;" or
against relief bonds;" and the
county commissioners are hereby
directed to provide all necessary
blanks and pOll-books for holding
said election and the said board of
county commissioners shall meet in
special session on the second day
after the holding of said election,
and shall canvass the votes cast,
and declare the result, and cause a
recsrd of the same to be made.
SEC. II. This act shall take er-
feet and be in force after its publi-
cation once in the Daily Common
wealth.
Approved February 8, 1876.
/, Tom. II. CaVanaugh, secretary |
of state, of the State of Kansas, |
do hereby certify that the forego-
ing is q true and correct copy of
the original enrolled bill on file in |
my Office.
In testimony whereof have |
hereunto subscribed [GREATl my
name and affixed the great seal of
state. SEAL Done at Topeka this
9th day of February.
A. d. 1875.
Tom. II. CAvANAUGH.
Secretary of State.