The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-03-06
TAe D..,pA.. County so.a hin.

AN ACT
| To Authorize and Empower the County of Doniphan
10 take up and Refund its Railroad Bonded
Indebtedness.
BE enacted By the Legislature Of The State Of Kan
SECTION 1. The Board of County Commissioners Of
the County of Doniphan is hereby authorized take
mp aud refund, ar rate not to exceed fifty cents
tho DOLLAR all Of the bonds Of said County issued
account Of the capital stock any railroad company,
incring interest and judgements thereon, and to
sue IN lieu thr reOf bonds. payable hereinafter
prories bearing interest at the rate Of six per cent
per annuni. payable semi-.nBrally the rrst days
of January and july in each Year, which shall be
Registered in the office of the Auditor of State. and
suck bonds shall not be of any validity until they
50 registered.
SEC. =. The bonds issued under the provisions of
this act may be either nstanent series bonds,
aud shall DC signed by the Chairman Of the Board of
County Commissioners and County Clerk, anu attest
ell by the seal of the County tbCt the COUPONS need
only be signed by the Clerk ana shall be of the de-
nominations of one hundred, two hundred five hum
dred, and one thousand dollars, with coupons
tacbed, representing the semiannual interest to be-
come due thereon, and each coupon attached To any
installment bond after the expiration of years
from its date shall include oneforfieh Of its prinei-
pal, and each instaiment bond shall show upon its
face that its principal is included in its coupons.
The other bonds shall be divided into series to be
represented by the first twenty letters of the alpha
bet, and shall become due annually by series after
ten years from their date in regular order beginning
with series "A.-
SEC. B. The Auditor Of State shall annually, on or
Board Of County Commissioners, County Clerk. and
County Treasurer of said County, the amount to be
Levied for sue year to pay the coupons attached to
act and the principal of the series bonds each
ries shall become due.
SEC. 4. 1t shall be the duty of the County Com
missi0ners of said County, annually, at the time it
makes the general levy for State, County and other
taxes, to levy ON all the taxable property in the
County sufficient, shown by the said certif-
OF the Auditor Of State pay such principal and
interest adding twenty per cent. for delinquencies.
they and each Of them, and the sureties their Of
fetal bonds, shall be jointly and severally liable
to the owner or owners Of such coupons series
bonds for the whole amount that should have been
but not levied to he recovered by civil action
their official bonds in any court of competent jurs
dction. }Fosi:,ed, That if any of said Commits
by the action Of the other two, such
voting aud his snrees shall not be liable to such
ton.
SEC. 5. fat any time such Commissioners fail or
neglect to make the levies provided for in this act it
shall be the duty of the County Clerk of said County
forthwith to add to the amount levied by said Com
mssiOners the amount that should have been levied,
as shown by the certificate of the said Auditor and
section four of this act, and to distribute the
rataby on all the taxable property on the tax roll;
and If such Clerk fails negccts to perform the du
ties required of him by this act he and his sureties
his official bond shall be jointly and severay liza
be to the owner Of any and all coupons or
series bonds that should have been at said lew levied
for, to the full amount of said coupons and series
bonds and any owner or owners of such coupons
of in civil action against said Clerk and his said
sureties or his official bond in any Of competent
jurisdiction.
SEC. 6. If at any time the tax roll comes into the
hands Of the County Treasurer of said County, and
the tax provided i'm this act has not been levied
has Not been placed upon said tax roll it shall bc
tho duty of such Treasurer forthwith 10 add to- the
amount levied by the Commissioners the amount
that should have been levied as shown by the said
certificate of the said Auditor and as provided for i'm
section four of this act and to dlstribute the same
rataby ON all the taxable property on The tax roll
and to collect the same in the same manner as is
Treasurer fails or neclecfs to perform the duties re-
quired of him by this act he and his surees on his
official bond shall be Jointly and seyeraIIv liable 10
the owner or owners Of any and ali con,ops and se
ries bonds that should have becn nj sa lew Levied
for to the full amount of such coupons and series
bonds and any owner or owners of such eoupons and
series bonds may recover the full amount thereof in
civil action against said Treasurer. and said snrr
ties his official bond in any court Of competent -
risdiction.
SEC T. The funds raised by taxstion up,ler tbe
provisions of this act shall and form special
fund for the purpose for which II Vas Levied and
shall be held sacred and inyioahi fer the navmsnt
of the coupons and series bonds ss herein proyded:
and it shall be the duty of the County Treasurer an
nually to set aside such fund when Collected and IN
keep and hold the same sacre for such purnoses and
to apply the same only 10 the navmenf of sncb con-
pons and series bonds when due and the County
Treasurer and his suret;es an his official io,d shall
be Jointly and seyeralIy 6sble to tbe holder owner
or owners of any sneh commons or series bonJs fa.
the full amount of ali sums THAT snIl have been So
collected in such fund. and smell hoder ouner op %
owners may as saon as any such COUPONS or series
bonds are due. present tbe same to sncb Connty
Treasurer for payment and demand nay,nan, nf III
sarne and ii the tax levied for their 4aynient has
been besare sue presentation and demand collected
by such Treasurer and he on sucb demand refuses
payment such holder owner or owners NAV forth
with commence a civil action against sucb Treasurer
and his sureties on his official bond in apy court of
competent jurisdiction and recover in such action
the full amount of any and all such coupons and se
ries bonds so presented and not paid
SEC. g. The County Clerk shall register all bonds
issued under the provisions of this net in two seno
installment bauis to be registered in one and the
series bonds in the other, and each kind shall he
numbered in the order in which tbey are ssneJ Sncb
register shall show the number date and ,mnpnt of
each bond and the date and amount of Interest to
become due annually thereon and no such bond
shall he of any validity until il is so II shall
he unlawful for the Chairman of tbe Roaad of connt
Commissioner, or the County Clerl tn s;sn any
bond to be issued under the proy;s;ons of Ills aci
or for the Clerk to place il upon his regser upti tbe
railroad bond or honda in lien M vbicb n ia ssuad
has been delivered to the County Clerk to be taken
nm refunded and Cancelled and n sLaiI ho a. IT,
Of the County Clerk as soon as anv raiiroad hond
delivered to him for the purDose of be;ng taten mn
refunded and cancelled tn register the sane I. !,
book to be kent by him for that burmese wb;cS ree
ister shall show the number, date, and auoass Of
such bond on account of tbe can;taI sto.k oS hot
railroad il had been ssued and Tie rate at ,vh;b n
is compromsed and the humber of intorest connnns
if any, attached; and such Clerk shaI vrife across
the face of each hond so comnroussl ~ ae.ss az
face of each coupon thereto affaelef - ~, nj th
words Compromised and csneeled this dav
of - A. ID M 6I;ng in tIs ,ro,,r J..y y