Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-02-20
ToREkA coRREsPoNpEMcs.
Correspondent.

cOtu!ulSSiOUST- Ills Hdme naO DeSH
pending before the senate for several
days, when on Tuesday evening his
mind was pat at ease by the senate by
confirming him by q vote of twenty TO
fourteen, the republicans giving hlm
their undivided support. This is an
other great step in the redemption of
Kansas. We suppose Jim Legate
and Ben Henderson will be next. The
young crowd are not altogether
satisfied with this deal, but they will
simply do little snorting and vote
'er straight next time.
Senator Lambs bills in relation 10
the regulation of telegraph ana express
companies were recommended for pas
sage by the committee of the whole
Thursday evening and passed by the
senate on Friday evening. These bills
have been published IN the INDEX sew
eral weeks ago. The question now is,
what will the house do with them?
Senator Lands bills providing for a
state and county tax, respectively,
passed the committee of the whole Fri
day atteroon and were recommended
for passage subject to amendment and
debate after one of the most vigor-
Gus contests eyer waged on the floor of
the senate. We give the bills in full
below. We consider them of vital i'm
portance and worth the careful cOnsid-
Grafton of the people OF Kansas.
AN ACT
Senate Bill 1S1-By Senator Lands.
Providing for the leyylng OF Il county
| tax for tie support OF the common
schools of the counties, and providing
for the distribution of the money
raised by said county tax.
BE it enacted 10y the legislature
Sec. l. The county commissioners of
each county IN the state Of Kansas
snail, at the time OF levying the tax for
other county purposes, cause to be lev
led tax tor the support of schools
within the county of not less than three
mills on the dollar, and not more than
! five mills on the dollar, of the assessed
value OF all the taxable property, real
and personal, within the county, which
tax shall be collected in the same man
ner as state and county taxes are col
| lected
Sec.2. 1t shall be the duty of the coun-
ty treasurer to certify to the county
superintendent, on the 18th day of Feb
ruary and on the 18th day of August OF
each year, the amount of money in the
county treasury arising from said cOun-
ty school tax.
Sec 5. Within five days after receiv-
| ing such notification from the county
treasurer, 1t shall be the duty Of the
county superintendent to apportion the
money received from said county tax
among the several districts Of the coun
ty The district clerks of which have
furnished the reports required by law
to be made to the county supernteud-
ent.
See. 4. The money arising from said
county tax shall be apportioned and
converted to the use of the several dis
tricts i'll proportion to the number OF
teachers actually employ ed in the sever
al districts.
see. ). This act shall take effect and
be IN force from and after it's publ
cation the IN official state paper.
AN ACT.
Senate Bill lS2-By Senator lands.
Providing for the levying of state tax
Tor the supporter the common schools
OF The state, and providing for the
distribution of the money raised ty
said state tax
Be it enacted by the legislature.
Sec. l. That there Shall be annually
assessed and collected, as state and
county taxes are assessed and collected
one mill on each dollar of taxable prop
erty. real and personal, for the purpose
of supporting the common schools of
the state.
Sec.2. 1t shall be the duty of the state
treasurer, on the 18th day of February
and August Of each year, to notify the
state superintendent of public instruc-
ton of the amount of money in the
state treasury arising from said state
tax.
Secs. The state superintendent shall
between the l5th and last day Of Feb.
ruary. and between the 18th and last
day of August. distribute the money SC
certified by the state treasurer among
The several counties of the state from
which the proper reports have been
received by the state superintendent.
Seed. The state superintendent shall
apportlon the money received from said
state tax among the several counties OF
the state. The appOrtionment to eacl
county shall be made in proportion L
the number of teachers employed in
such county, as shown by the last annu.
al report OF the county superintendent
to the state superintendent, subjtc e
the regulations hereinafter specified.
Sec D. The money arising from saiC
state tax shall be apportioned and con
vertea to the use of the several schoo
districts in proportion to the number Of
teachers actually employed in the
several districts.
Sec. 6. The state superintendent
shall draw his order on the state treas
urer in favor OF the county treasurer O
The counties respectively entitled t
school moneys for the amount Of such
moneys apportioned to his county, anC
certify the amount of such order to tht
state treasurer and state auditor and t.
the county clerk ana superintendent O
, the proper county.
, See. 4 Itshall be the duty of III,
county superintendent within five day
after receiving the certificate of tn,
q state superintendent of public instruc
t tion informing him of the amount o
: state tax apportioned to his county t,
distribute the same in accordance Will
Q the provisions OF sections four and fiv,
of this act
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