The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-01-11
TO AID IRRIGATORS
A Bill to Be introduced From
Sherman County.
TO ALLOW BONDS TO Be VOTED
The Proceeds to Be Loaned Out to
Sherman County lrrigators.
TO PUT IN IRRleATlNa PLANTS
A Mortgage Taken on the Land for Sc
curity and an Equitable Rate of
Interest Charged.


curity and an Equitable Rate of
Interest Charged.
Last Monday night meeting was
held at the Office of George Teagarden
composed of members of the Goodlapd.I
immigration association, the Sherman
County Irrigation association and also
many citizens not connected with the
aforesaid organizations. The result of
this meeting will have a direct bearing
on the future of irrigation in Sherman
county and the benefits feaped there
from. A petition was drawn up asking
the county commissioners to allow 500
for the expenses of two lobbyists, A. B.
Montgomery and E. Fl. Murphy being
chosen, to look after the interestsof
Sherman county at Topeka during the
session of the legislature in the event of
appropriations being made for thead-
vancement of irrigation and choosing a
site for the experimental irrigation
station, and also to see that Sherman
county gets its just share of the seed
wheat appropriation that will probably
pass at the present session of the state
legislature. of r<4a.sav
The meeting also drew up a bill that
was taken to Topeka Monday bysA. B.
Montgomery and NIB. pomblin to
be introduced in the house by Hon.
F. II. Smith, and in the senate by State
Senator K. E. Wilcoxon. This bill is
a very peculiar one for the reason that
it prays that Sherman county be allow
ed to vote bonds, not to benefit a
rich and powerful corporation, but to
help and aid those who are not basking
in smiles Of Fortuna-the poor. The
following is the bill in its entirety:
THE BILL.
An act empowering Sherman county,
Kansas, to vote and issue bonds in a
sum not to exceed $4,000 to aid the
citizens of Sherman county to establish
irrigating plants in accordance with the
provisions of this act,
Be it enacted by the legislature of
the state of Kansas: @4&
Section l. That the board of county
commissioners of Sherman county,
Kansas, are hereby authorized and en-
powered to issue and sell the bonds of
said county in an amount not to exceed
$4,000 and to use the money received
therefor in accordance with this act
The bonds to be signed by the chair
man of the board of county commission
ers and attested by the county clerk Of
said county, but said bonds shall not
be issued until the question of issuing
them shall be submitted to to the quail
fed electors of said county at an cleo
ton held for that purpose at which
election a majority of all the electors
voting thereat shall vote in favor of the
issuance of said bonds.
Section 3 That said bonds shall be
issued in sums of not less than 500
nor more than $500, each payable in not
to exceed 20 years and at the pleasure
of said county after 10 years, and draw
interest at the rate of not to exceed 7
| per cent per annum, payable semi-an-
nually on the first days of January and
| July of each year Said bonds, when
issued, may be sold at not less than 90
cents on the dollar and the proceeds
thereof shall be paid into the treasury
of said county to be expended in the
manner and for the purpose set forth
in this act.
Section 3. 1t shall be the duty of the
/ board of county commissioners to pro-
vide annually for tax sufficient to pay
the interest on the bonds issued under
the provisions of this act, and for a
sinking fund to pay said bonds at ma
turity. Provided the same or any part
thereof, is not otherwise fully provided
for from the principal and interest re
paid on the loans in accordance with
this act, and any money received from
| the sale Of said bonds which may have
! been loaned, or the the same together
with any amount which may remain in
the treasury from the sale Of said bonds
Hldy U6 uo6u 6ltu6I 10 pay LILO iuJ6IoSJ
on the bonds issued or to purchase
said bonds or to pay the same at ma
turity.
Section 4. 1t shall be the duty of
the board of county commissioners i'm
mediately upon the taking effect of this
act to call an election in said county
designating day not less than 20 days
from the date of said order and shall
cause public notice thereof to be given
in one or more newspapers Of general
circulation in said county for at least
10 days prior to said election, which
election shall be held and conducted
in the manner now provided by law for
the holding Of county elections, the
ballots used at said election shall have
written or printed thereon the words:
''For the Bonds" and against the
Bonds arranged in accordance with
the Australian ballot law nov ia use in
/ this state.
Section 3. The board of county com
missioners of said Sherman county,