Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-03-04
NEW LAWS.


January 10 and adjourned February 20.
These bills were all approved by the Gov
ernor, unless otherwise noted:
s. b. l. in relation to railway corporations,
and authorizing and confirming change or
gauge in certain cases and municipal aid in
such cases.
s. b. % authorizing the Board of County
vide fund and appropriate the same for
the purpose OF building county buildings IN
said couIsy.
s. "a Al. cedine jurisdiction to the United
States over certain lots in the city OF Wichita
as Il cite for a Federal building.
s. b. g. authorizing the establishment and
maintenance of county high schools.
H. b. Il0, authorizing and directing the
County Commissioners of Shawnee County
70 levy assessment to build jail and
ia lcrs residence.
H. Ii. ll3, authorizing and directing the
County Commissioners of Shawnee County
TO levy a special tax to build abutments and
bridge at Richland
H. B. H. authorizing and directing the
Board of County Oommissi oners of Shawnee
County to issue bonds TO fund certain indebt-
edness of that county.
H. B. II, authoriz 'ng an empowering OF
tawa township, Franklin County, to lease or
purchase a site and erect a township hall and
to provide for the payment and management
OF the same.
H. Is. 2O7, authorizing the Board of
County Commissioners of Cherokee County 10
build court house and to build and pay for
bridges in said county and TO provide fund
therefor.
Fl. B. lis, providing for the building and
repairing of bridges in Sumner and Bar
Der Counties and providing a fund therefor.
II. B. 81, restoring the county of kiowa
and defining its boundaries, and the bOun-
Carries of Edwards and Commanche Coun-
ces.
S. b. 30, authorizing the Board of Educa-
ton of the city of Mcpherson to issue
bonds for the purpose of erecting and fur
nishing a high school building; and author
board donate
Mcpherson n certain block in said city for
county high school site; and to donate to
said city said bonds sor the purpose of erect
ing school bu lding on said site for high
school building.
II. b. 40 providing for the consolidation Of
cities.
S. B. 16, making an appropriation as dona-
nation to st. Vincents Orphan Asylum
5. B. l3s. authorizing the Board of County
Commissioners of Labette County to levy GER
tain taxes for bridge purposes.
S. B. las making an appropriation for the
expenses OF the State Reform School for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1856 and June 81,
S. II. 80, to regulate and fix the terms of
court in the Twcnty-frst Judicial District OF
the State OF Kansas.
II. H. 81, relating to the jur sdictiOn and
procedure before justices of H. peace in
civil cases and amendatory of section 81,
chapter 81 statutes of le63.
). Ii. IS, providing for the transfer of GER
tain moneys from the State sinking fund to
the state general revenue fund and to repeal
chapter 100 OF session laws OF 1881.
:. Il. 20, to amend section of article IA OF
chapter l22 of session laws of 1885, entitled
An act for the regulation and support OF
common schools"
S. b. %, relating to the support of schools
In cities Of the second class and amendatOry
of chapter l:s} of session laws of 1885, and to
repeal said chapter
II. B. "A. to detach the counties of Thomas
and Sherman from the county of Sheridan
and attach Sherman to Thomas for judicial
purposes.
cecdilre and amendatory of section los OF
chapter 50 general statutes of 1868.
5. B. ld9, TO amend an act entitled IAN act
20 provide for the organization, government
aud compensation of the State militia and for
the public defense"
S. b. 257, to legaize the action of the Board
of County Commissioners of Morris County in
defining the boundary tine of Council Grove
township in said county.
I'll. B. $50. legaliZing certain roads and high
ways of Mitchell County, and making the
record OF such roads and the plats and sur
veys thereof evidence of the validity of the
same.
II. d. 45. to legalize the tax levies made by
the Board'of County Commissioners of Allen
COUNTY for bridge purposes for the years
ISL, 1888 and 1884,
s. B. 36. to further endow the State Normal
School. and to provide for the sale Of certain
State lands.
III. b. 217, to legalize roads and highways in
the county of Chautauqua laid out and or
dered to be opened prior to January ], 1885,
FL. b. Co. to enable the officers of stanton
toy Sin. Miami County, to build bridge
abs- Its therein named, and use road funds
II. B. 249 supplemental to an act to disor-
ganize Joint school district No. in Edwards
and Pawnee Counties, and to attach portion
of said joint district lying in Pawnee County,
to districts in said county.
H. B. -, TO authorize school district No. IS,
In Smith County, to issue its bonds.
H. ID. AZ, to legalze the act of the township
officers of Elk township in the county of
Cloud IN issuing certa bonds for the pur-
pose of building bridge across Elk creek
and TO provide for the registration of the
Fl. b. "a, relating to the business of joint
stock fire insurance companies organized
under the laws Of the State and defining their
powers and duties
Fl. b. 81, to change the name Of certain per-
sons therein named.
II. b. 2.7, authorizing the Mayor and Coun-
cilmen of the city OF Minneapolis, ottawa
County, to sell certain property.
III. B. TO- authorizing Lola township in
Cherokee County. to use its surplus bridge
funds to build bridges exceeding 300 in cost.
Ii. X. lU3, to legaliZe the issuance of bonds
by school district No G3, in Mcpherson
County.
Commissioners of Republic County to build Il
jail and jaier's residence in said county, anC
to levy tax therefor.
II. IL. 100, to extend the time for building q
bridge in Douglas County.
). H. IA. to regulate and fix the terms of
court in the district court of the fifth Judi
cial district and to repeal chapter ~ of the
laws of 1885.
S. b; FOG. to change the lines of Coffey and
Lyon Counties.
5. Il. ~. to create the twenty second judi
Cial district and to provide for holding terms
OF court there n.
H. b. "A, relating to switch connections
at the crossing of railroads, and providing
for their construction and maintenance
III Ii. 2i7 to lecaliZe the organization
of the city of Meade Center, in Meade County.
III. b. 245 making an Appropriation for
denartlnent and ".
Penses incident TO the special session of the
Legislature of 1856.
s. h. Is, 10 fix the time of holding the
terms Of the strict court of the fourth judi
cia district and to repeal all acts inconsst-
ent with this act.
H. d. l4a declaring the 3oth day of May a
II. Il. e.. amending sections !, 2 and 3
and 81 of chapter 90 of the laws of ISL and
amended by section 3 of chapter lU5 of the
laws of 1873, and section of chapter 81 of the
laws of 1888. providing for the organization
and government of cities of the third class
and the extension of the corporate limits
thereof and TO repeal said sections.
III. b. Is. relating to cities of the first
class, and TO authorize the Mayor and Coun-
Gil 10 issue bonds for the purpose of pros
pecting for coal within the limits of such
cities.
H. b. IT.. authorizing the Auditor and
Treasurer of State to transfer the money in
the State Treasury known as the military
fund to the militia fund.- and appropriatiEg
the same to other purposes.
HI. b. III. entitled An act making appro-
priations for the current expenses of the
State Asylum for idIotic and lmbecie Chill
dren, for the fiscal year ending June 30,
1857
H. B. 4, to amend section Of article IA of
chapter le2 of the sessions laws of 1876. being
entitled IAN act for the regulation and sup
port of common schools" approved March
4, 1876, and TO provide punishment for viola
ton of the provisions of this act.
S. d. 196, to authorize Lowell township, in
Cherokee County, to use its surplus funds in
building approaches to certain bridges.
II. B. "a, entitled AN act fixing the terms