Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-06-17
A NEW LAW.
Important to County, City, Township
and School District Officers.

Important to County, City, Township
and School District Officers.
One of the laws passed by the last
legislature of Kansas is known as Sen
ate Bill No. 206, introduced by Senator
Berry, republican, of Marshall county,
and is entitled IAN act to govern the
issuing, registration and order of pay
ment OF warrants of counties, cities,
townships, school districts and boards
of education, and to repeal sections
1895, 1897, 709S and 1899 of general stat
utes of 1885," Its provisions so far as
they differ from the old law are given
below. School district and other off,
GERS who have not already done so
should study it carefully, as a fine for
Its violation is provided for. This law
was published in the official state paper
last March and is now in force.
SECTION l. All warrants shall be drawn to
the order of the person persons entitled to
receive the same, and shall specify the nature
of the claim or service for which they were is
sued and out OF what fund payable; and the
term warrants, as used in this act shall be
understood to include all orders of any kind
or description authorized by law to be drawn
on public treasurers for money payments.
SEC. 2. Nc warrants shall be issued except
under due authority as provided by law; and
no warrants shall be issued or authorized by
any board Of county commissioners, city coun-
Gil, township board, school district board or
board Of education, except on audited account
duly itemized IN writing and verifiel-by atfi-
dayit, setting forth that the same is Just and
correct and remains due and unpaid: and for
the purpose of such affidavit, the chairman of
tho county board, the mayor of the city, the
township trustee, the directors OF the school
district. and the president of the board of edu-
cation, and the respective clerks thereof shall
have power to administer oaths.
SEC .. County warrants shall be signed hy
the chairman of the board of county commits
sloners ana attested by the clerk; city war
rants shall be signed by the mayor and attest
ed by the city clerk; township warrants shall
be signed by the township trustee and attested
by the township clerk; school district warrants
shall be signed by the director and attestcd ly
the clerk; board of education warrants shan
be signed by the president and attested bv the
clerk.
SEC. 5. Before delivering any warrant to
the person or persons for whose benefit the
same fe drawn, the clerk shall present the same
to the treasurer, who shall enter in a book by
MIN kept for that purpose the number, date
ana amount OF such warrant, on what fund
drawn, and the name of the payee and there
upon countersign the warrant on the face
thereof.
SEC. 6. 1t shall he the duty of the treasurer
or any county, city, township. school district,
or board of education to pay on presentation
any warrant properly drawn on any fund in
his custody by virtue of his Office. and when
paid write across the face of such warrant the
word Paid" in red ink, and sign the same:
Provided, That there is sufficient money I'm his
possession belonging to the fund upon which
such warrant is drawn to pay the same.
SEC. Z. In case there is not sufficient money
in the hands of such treasurer to pay apy war
rant when presented, he shall endorse thereon
proper registered number, in the regular
order of its presentation, and the words. Pre-
sented and not paid for want of funds" with
date, and sign said endorsement; and he shall
record in his warrant register the number
amount and date of all such warrants, to
whom payable. and the date when presented
for payment. and their registered number en-
dorsed thereon, and such warrant shall be pa id
in the order of their presentation as shown by
ed for taxes by any county treasurer, unless
he shall have in cash a sufficient sum to re-
deem all warrants having such priority over
the warrants so offered for taxes
SEC. 8. 1t shall be the duty of any treasurer
whenever any money comes into his hands bv
virtue OF his Office, to set apart a sufficient
sum to pay any or all warrants that have been
registered in compliance with the provisions
or this act, and to keep the same until called
Tor; and 1t shall be the duty of every county
township and school district treasurer to pub
lish In the official county paper, and of every
city treasurer and board of education to pub
llsh In the official city paper, between the first
and fifteenth days of February and August in
each year, call for the redemption of such
warrants as he can pay, describing the war
rants by giving their issue number Registered
number and amount, and interest shall cease
| On each OF said warrants on and after such
publication.
SEC. 10. Any officer of any county. civ
township, school district or board of education
who shall sign or attest any warrant not duly
authorized by the proper board or city council.
and any treasurer who shall countersign any
warrant not therefore signed and attested Inv
the proper officers as required I'm this act, shall
be liable to the county, city, township, school
district or board OF education in the sum Of
such warrant; and any such officers who shall
violate any OF the provisions of this act shall
be deemed guilty Of misdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof shall be fined in sum of
not less than $50 nor more than $500.