The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-04-10
GENERAL LAWS.

GENERAL LAWS.
Passed by the Legislature Of Kansas 1t
Its last Session
Fh1 Puhsshod March u. 1878.
act to amend chapter 81. Of the Law of 1875,
relating to townships and township officers.
Be e Enacted By the Legislature Of the State Of
Eansas:
SECTION I. That section I, of chapter 81, Of
the laws Of 1875, be amended 10 - to read -
follow: Sec. I. The annual township cleo
tons, in the several townships, shall be held
on the FIRST Tuesday in February Of each year:
Prordsi, That the several township ofhcers.
whose terms of Office would expire upon the
election and qualification of their successors
in Office, At the November election, A. d. 1873.
shall continue to hold their several Offices I'M
til their successors are elected and qualified
at the election provided for in this act.
SIC. Z That section two be amended 80
a. to read - follows: Section 2. The board
of county commissioner shall constitute .
board of canvassers; they shall assemble At
the Office of the county clerk, in their respcc-
tive counties, on the second Tuesday in Feb
ruary Of each year, and proceed to canvass the
vote for the respective township Offices. When
new township shall have been organized, and
the time and place for holding the election
sioners. such board shall meet on the Tuesday
succeeding such election to canvass the vote.
SIC. 5. That section be amended % ~ to
read - follows: Section 8. The township
trustee shau annually on the second Thursday
in January settle with and audit the accounts
of the township treasurer. and of all road
overseers in his township. for all moneys dis
thereafter, cause the township clerk to re-
cord at length such accounts on the township
record.
SEc. 4. The township trustee clerk and
treasurer of each municipal township shall
meet on the last Saturday Of January. April,
July and October of each year an auditing
board. and no bill against any township shall
be paid until allowed by . majority of said
auditing hoard, and all bills allowed by said
board shall be recorded by the clerk in . book
to be kept by him for that purpose. The
township officers mentioned in this section
shall receive for their services in attending to
the township business the sum of two dollars
per day for the time actually and necessarily
speht by them; prorided that this section shall
not be construed to include the services of the
trustees for assessing his township. who shall
receive therefore the same compensation here
tofore allowed.
Sec. S. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its publication once in
the DAILY COMMONWEALTH.
Approved March llth, 1879.
l. James Smith, Secretary of the State Of
Kansas, do hereby certify that the foregoing is
a true and correct copy Of the original enroll
ed bill on file in my Office. In testimony
whereof have hereunto subscribed my name
and affixed the great seal of the State. Done
At Topeka, Kansas. this l1th day Of March, A.
d. 1879. JAMES SMITH,
IL. 81 Secretary of State.
First Published March 18th. 1873.
An act to amend section l27. article Is, Of
chapter "a, of the session laws of 1876, in re-
lation to lands sold for taxes.
BE IL enacted By the Legislature IF The State
kdnsds:
SECTION I. That section l27, article Is, of
chapter 81, of the session laws of 1876, be
amended so rs TO read a. follows: Section 127.
Any owner. his agent or attorney, may. At any
time within three years from the day of sale,
and at any time before the execution of the
deed, redeem any land or town lot, or any part
Thereof. or interest thereon, by paying to the
treasurer of the county where such land was
sold and all the subsequent taxes and charges
thereon. paid by the purchaser or his assigns,
in accordance with the provisions Of this act
or such proportion thereof rs the part or in
terest redeemed shall amount to, with interest
on the amount of the purchase money from
the date of sale, and the same rate on all sub
sequenf taxes paid thereon, and endorsed on
the certificate of sale. as hereinbefore provid-
ed from the date of the payment of the same.
SEc. 2. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its publication in the
DAILY CoNMoSwEALrH.
Approved March 10th, 1879.
l, James Smith. Secretary of the State of
Kansas, do hereby certify that the foregoing
is true and correct copy of the original en-
rolled bill on file in my Office. In testimony
whereof have hereunto subscribed my name
and affixed the great seal of the State. Done
at Topeka, Kansas, this 10th day Of March, A.
Il. 1879. JAMES SMITH.
I.S) Secretary of State.
First Published Ma2h 18th. 1879.
An act to amend section seven Of chapter nine
ty of Laws of eighteen hundred and seventy
entitled, An act to enable municipal town
ships to subscribe for stock in any railroad.
and to provide for the payment of the same
approved February 25th. 1870.
b IL Enacted by the L,gisiatgr, Of TIE STATE o
Kansas.
SECTION I. That section seven of chapter
ninety of the acts of eighteen hundred and
evenly be amended to read ~ follows: SIC
Ton z. II any county OF township tax shall
be assessed and collected from any railroad
which may have been built in whole or part of
any township which may have subscribed
stoCk anu lbsueu Douua INC DultuluS OF Tue
same, or donated bonds Of said township for
the building Of depots and side-trscks in aid
Of said railroad, all such county and township
tax arising from said railroad within said
township shall be set apart and held by the
treasurer for the benefit Of such township. and
applied 70 tine payment of principal and inter
est of said bonds. and after the payment there
Of the same shall be added TO the school fund
Of said township. II only general county or
other tax is levied and collected from said
railroad in the county, then the townships
which may have aided in the construction Of
said railroad, or donated thereto the bonds Of
said township or townships, shail be entitled
to have Of said tax fair proportion thereof
to be determined by comparing the length Of
the road in the township to the whole length
in the county.
SIC. 2. That original section seven Of chap
ter ninety of the laws Of eighteen hundred and
seventy be and the same il hereby repealed.
SIC. 5. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after lite publication in the
Commonwealth.
Approved March II, 1879.
I, James Smith. Secretary of the State Of
Kansas, do hereby certify that the foregoing
is = true and correct COPY of the original en-
rolled bill on file in my Office. In testimony
whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name
and AFFIXED the great seal 81 the State. Done
It Topeka, Kansas, Thu, 18th day Of March. A.
d. Is19
IL $. JAMES SMITH.
Secretary Of State
Fi,~s published March u. 1873.
An act amendatory and supplemental 10 sec
tions fourteen. sixteen and seventeen of srsi-
Gle fourteen chapter one hundred and fven-
ty-two. Of an act for the regulation and sup
port Of common schools, approved March 4.
1879.
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