The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1881-03-24
IMPORTANT TO CITIES OF THE SEC
ONO CLASS.
First published March 1l,h. 1881 !

| First published March 1lth, 1881.
| AN ACT-Relating to cities of the
second class, aud amendatory of
chapter Lon, session laws of 1872.
Be IL enacted by the Legislature Of the
State Of Kansas:
SECTION /. Section 10, of chapter
| 100, session laws of 1872. as amended
by section =, chapter Is, session laws
of 1873, shall he and the same Is here
10y amended 40 as to read rs follows !:
Section 10. The compensation of all
city officers, except justices Of the
peace and assessor, shall be regulated
by ordinance, but i'm no case shall the
mayor or any councilman receive more
than one dollar per year for his servi-
ces as such. either general or special,
| or Tor services on committees or other
wise nor shall any member of the
BOARD Of education receive for his ser
vices ns such more than one dollar per
year. The council, by a majority Of
all the members elect, to be entered
on their journal, may remove for
cause any officer except the mayor,
justice of the peace or constable.
SEC. =. Original section number 80,
article 3, chapter 100, session laws of
ls122, rs amended by section 3, chapter
10, session laws Of 1873, Is hereby
amended so as to read as follows:
Section y. The cities coming under
the provisions OF this act In their cor
porate capacities are authorized and
empowered to enact ordinances for the
following purposes, In addition to the
other powers granted by law: First,
To levy and collect taxes for general
revenue purposes not to exceed ten
mills on the dollar. in any one year on
all the real, mixed and personal prop
erty within the limits Of said cities,
taxable according to the laws Of this
state, the valuation OF such property
to I've taken from the assessment rolls,
in the county clerks office. second,
TO open and improve streets, avenues
and alleys, make sidewalks and build
bridges, culverts and sewers within
the city; and for the purpose of pay
ing for the same shall have the power
to make assessments In the following
manner, tO-wit: Flint for opening,
widening and bringing to grade all
streets, avenues and alleys, and for
building bridges, culverts and sewers,
and for fOOt-walks across streets, ave-
nues and alleys; the assessments shall
be made on all the taxable property
within the limits Of the city, not to
exceed five mills on the dollar for
these purposes In any one year; Sec
ond, Tor making and repairing side |
walks. the assessments shall be made |
on all lots and pieces Of ground abut- |
ting on the improvement, according
to the front foot thereof; third, for
macadamizing, curbing and guttering |
all streets, avenues and alleys, and for
doing all excavating and grading nee
essary for the same. after said streets,
avenues and alleys have first been
brought to grade as provided In the
first subdivision OF this section, relat.
ing to the opening, widening and
to grade all streets, avenues
and alleys. and for all improvements
Df the squares and areas formed by the
crossing of the streets. The assess
nents shall be made for each block
separately on all lots and pieces Of
ground la the center Of the block, on
either side of such street or avenue,
he distance improved or to- be i'm.
proved. or on the lots or pieces Of