The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-19
AN ACT


senate the following bill
AN ACT
To abolish the court Cf common pleas OF
Sedgwick county, and TO provide for the
transfer of the cases therein pending TO
the district court of said county.
BE it enacted by the Legislature OF tho State OF
Kansas:
Section /. That the court of common
pleas of Sedgwick county be and is hereby
abolished: Provided, however, that nothing
herein shall terminate or prejudice any
cause pending therein, or any process is
sued therefrom, or the force or effect OF
any judgment rendered therein.
Sec. 2 That all causes pending IN said
court of common pleas when this act shall
take effect shall be transferred TO the dis
trict court of said county and placed upon
the trial docket of said district court as
nearly as practical in the order in which
they were begun in point of time with the
case therein pending, and cases so trans
ferred from said court of common pleas
shall be proceeded with In the same man
ner and with like effect as if originally
commenced in the said district court, and
all process issued ont of said court of COM
mon pleas in any of said causes, which
have not been returned when said causes
are transferred. shall be returned 10 said
district court in the same manner and
with like effect as if issued from said dis
trict court.
Sec 3. That all of the files and records
of the said court of common pleas shall be
turned over and delivered to the clerk of
the district court of said county, TO be
kept by him the same as the records and
files of said district court, and the clerk of
the district court shall issue executions,
orders Of sale and all writs or other process
upon the judgments OF the court OF COM
mon pleas in the same manner and with
like effect as if said judgments were rem
dered by said district court
Sec T. That all statutes and reports
furnished by the state to the said court of
common pleas be returned to the secretary
of state on the taking effect OF these acts.
Sec. 5. That all cases penuing in the
supreme court from the said court OF COM
mon pleas shall be proceeded with in the
district court OF said county in the same
manner and with like effect rs ii the same
had originated in said district court.
Sec. g. That all and parts of acts IN con
flict with this act are hereby repealed.
Sec z This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its publication in
the official statute book.
This bill is favored by a delegation Of
citizens and taxpayers from the Board of
Trade OF the city of Wichita and the tax
payers OF Sedgwick county. They find no
Of justice therein; but they desire 10
escape the taxation and expense incident
TO a continuation of this court For the
same reason they ask a reasonable reduc-
tion in the fees and salaries OF the county
officers of Sedgwick county; the abolition
Of the county auditor, and the abolition of
lhe Office Of commissioner of elections in
The city of Wichita. The bill to abolish the
office of county auditor in Sedgwick coun-
ty has already passed the senate.
Senator Bentley's substitute for senate
bill No %, an act repeating all of chapter
2O6. laws Of 1889, entitled IAN act TO pro-
vide for and regulate the registration Of
voters, to regulate elections, and TO pro-
vide for the appointment Of a commission
er of elections in certain cities OF the first
class" and which abolishes that Office, is
well advanced on the calendar, and will be
reached in a day or two.
Another bill of growing interest TO all
growing cities is Senator Carrolrs bill.
being senate bill No 2s sn act to prohibit
counties, townships, cities, and other mu-
nicipal corporations from issuing bonds
for any purpose whatever except for school
purposes and to refund existing indebted
ness, and repeating all laws in conflict
herewith, which will soon be passed by
The senate.
Senate bill No 90. an act fixing the fees
and salaries of certain officers named, (by
the revision committed viii soon be
reached, and will call out lively discus
sion.