The advocate., 1895-03-06

of the school district consisting of the city
Of ottawa and the territory adjacent thereto
attached for school purposes for the purpose
of erecting and furnishing another school
building therein.
Be IL enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Kansas:
SECTION 1. That the board Of education Of
the city of ottawa Of the state Of Kansas Is
hereby authorized to levy and collect tax
upon the taxable property Of said district for
the purpose of the erection and furnishing of
another school building therein, subject to
the provisions OF this act.
SEC. 2. Before said board OF education shall
proceed to levy and collect the tax mentioned
In the preceding section, 1t shall be the duty
of said board to submit the question Of the
erection and furnishing OF said school build
ing and the maximum cost thereof TO the
qualified voters Of said district at some gen
eral election or at some special election called
for that purpose, first giving at least thirty
days notice in one or more newspapers Of
general circulation published In said district
said question so submitted to be determined
by a majority Of the voters Of said district
voting at such election.
SEC. g. II the majority of the voters at such
election shall vote in favor OF the erection and
furnishing Of said school building and deter
mine the maximum cost OF said building so
to be erected and furnished, then 1t shall be
the duty Of said board Of education to cause
to be levied and collected in each year tax
not exceeding three mills upon the dollar Of
the taxable property of said district, for the
purpose of the erection and furnishing OF said
school building, until said maximum cost as
provided in this act shall have been levied
and collected.
SEC l. Whenever, under the provision Of
this act, there shall be levied one-third Of the
maximum cost Of said school building, deter
mined at the election provided for in section
two Of this act, then it shall be the duty Of
the said board Of education to cause to be
commenced the construction OF said school
building for said district, and the letting and
awarding contracts therefor shall be in con.
formity with the provisions Of the statutes OF
this state governing school boards.
SEC. s. The form Of ballots for the election
herein provided, shall be ]F9F the erection lon
leVying and collection Of three mills tax
Against the erection and furnishing ofschOol
building and the leVying Of three mills tax"
SEC. 8. This act shall take effect from
and after its publication in the official
I hereby certify that the above bill origi.
mated in the house and passed that body jan
c. E. LoBDELL,
Speaker Of House.
FRANK L. BROWN,
Chief Clerk Of House.
Passed the senate February %, 1885,
JAMES A. TROUTMAN,
President OF Senate.
WI. BROWN,
Secretary Of Senate.
Approved 80 p. m. February o., 1895.
E. 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
above and foregoing Is true and correct copy
of enrolled bill No. 252 now on file in my office.
In testimony whereof, have hereunto sub
scrtbed my name and affixed my
[sEAJl Official seal. Done at Topeka, Kan,
this 18th day Of February, 1895.
| w. G.. EDWARDS,
Secretary Of State.