The advocate., 1895-02-20

much thereof as may be necessary, for the pur-
pose Of constructing water works for supply
Ing said city and the inhabitants thereof with
water for domestic use, the extingutshment OF
fire and for manufacturing and other
purposes and OF eXpending money 20
maintain buildings and machinery necessary
for the use Of said water works. said bonds
shall be issued In denominations OF not less
than five dollars nor more than one hundred
dollars, and shall not be sold for less than
their par value, and shall mature as follows;
0ne-fiteenth Of the whole amount actually
issued shall be due and payable on the first
day OF February, 1897. after the same are Is
sued and sold; and one.fifteenth Of the whole
amount issued shall be due and payable on
the first day Of February OF each year there
after till the whcle are paid In full; and such
bonds shall bear interest at q rate not TO ex-
ceed six per cent. per annum, payable semi
annually.
SECI2 To enable said city to raise funds
necessary to pay said bonds, and any interest
that may have accumulated thereon
before maturity, as the same natures
az provided In section Of this act, the said
city, by and through, the proper officers, is
hereby authorized and empowered to levy and
collect special tax upon all Of the taxable
property in said city, not to exceed In any one
year three cents on the dollar. To be levied
and collected as other taxes In said city, and
such taxes shall be In addition to, and shall
Of Chapter 10, compiled laws Of Kansas for the
year 1889, and the funds thus raised shall be
used for the purpose OF paying such bonds and
interest thereon, and for no other purpose
and no greater amount shall be levied In any
one year than that necessary TO pay such oi
said bonds as will mature that year and the
interest thereon.
SEC. 8. On the presentation OF q petition
signed by one hundred resident Taxpayers OF
said city therefor, the acting mayor OF said
ri kV ah t2ann n 4
for q city election TO be held, giving at least
ten days notice thereof, by publication In the
Cherokee Sentinel, for the purpose OF submit
ting to the electors OF said city o proposition
to issue the bonds Of said city, for the purpose
mentioned in section Of this act Except as
above prescribed, said election shall be held
and conducted in the manner by law now pro
vided for the holding Of other city elections
Of said city.
SEC. 4. The ballots used at said election
shall conform to the state law providing for
elections in the cities Of the second class and
shall have printed thereon, "For water work
bonds" aud against water work bonds" 80
arranged that the voter can indicate by cross
marks for which OF the propositions he casts
his vote.
SEC 5. II upon the canvass OF the returns OF
said election 1t shall appear that majority OF
the electors voting ut such election are in IA
vor ofissuIng bonds, the corporate authorities
for said city shall issue the same for the pur-
pose and in the manner specified in section
Of this act.
SEC. G. That the furnishing of all machinery
and materials and the WORK of construction
on and for said water work plant shall be lei
by contract, and none but the best material
used, and the most proficient work accepted
the same to be adjudged by q competent en-
gineer, The letting Of said contract 10 be adj
Vertised and bids therefor made under cover
and seal to the mayor and council, with power
to reserve the right to reject any and all bids
and shall contract for the best interest OF city
and shall require good and sufficient bond
for the faithful performance OF said contracts.
SEC. 2. This act shall take effect and be en-
forced from and after its publication In the
official state paper.
l hereby certify that the above bin origi-
mated In the house and passed that body Feb.
ruary 4, 1895.
Q. K. LoBDELL.
Speaker OF House.
FRANK l.. BROWN,
Chief Clerk Of House,
Passed the senate February IL, 1895
JAMES A. TRoUTMAN,
President Of Senate
w. L. BROWN,
Secretary Of Senate.
Approved: 6p. m, February t5, 1896.
u. N. MORRILL,,
Governor.
STATE OF KANSAS.
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE.
l. w. G. Edwards, secretary OF state of the
state OF Kansas, do hereby certify that the
hereto attached bill No. 15l, Is q correct copy
Of the original enrolled bill now on file In my
office.
In testimony whereof have hereunto sub
scribed my name and affixed my
tsEALl official seal this 10th day OF Febru-
ary, 1895.
W. G. EDWARDS,
Secretary OF State.
By 7. s. SLOWER
Assistant Secretary OF State.
Published February 20, 1851
House Bill No. 1Sl.
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