The Advocate and news., 1899-03-01

cruing during such year; third, for the
amount Of sinhng-funds necessary 20 be
collected during such year for the payment
and redemption Of such bonds issued by
said board, and shall cause TO be certified
by the president and clerk OF said board
to the county clerk Of the county I'm which
said city Is situated the percentage by
them levied on the real and personal prop
erty OF and within said city, as returned
from the assessment roll OF the county,
and the said county clerk is hereby author
tax.roll OF the county. And the said tax
shall be collected by the county treasures
for the city for the sole purpose for which
said taxes were levied subject to theorderOf
said board OF education; and all such levies
required to be certified 70 the county clerk
shall be certified on or before the twenty
fifth day Of August annually; provided,
that the estimate and tax for teachers
wages, for repairs, Incidental expenses,
and mainte 1ance OF such schools shall not
exceed In any one year eight mills on the
dollar OF all taxable property In said city,
IN cities where the total assessed valuation
is greater than three million dollars, except
that In cities Of the first class having pop
ulation OF thirty thousand or more lnhabl-
tants, the board OF education shall have
power and II Is hereby authorized TO levyfor
such purposes not to exceed twelve mills
on the dollar OF all taxable property in said
city; and said board OF education of said
city OF the first class having more than
thirty thousand inhabitants shall have
power, and II is hereby authorized to levy,
for building purposes, not TO exceed three
mills on the dollar OF all taxable property In
said city, in addition to said twelve mills;
and where the assessed valuation IL less
than three million dollars, the estimate
tax for teachers wages, repairs and incl
dental expenses, and the maintenance OF
such school shall not exceed In any one
year ten mills on the dollar OF all taxable
property In said city; provided further,
that said schools shall not be Kept open
more than nine months In any one year,
and that the nai1 for taanhara
repairs, incidental expenses and mainte-
nance In any one school year shall not exc
ceed the total estimate and levy made for
that purpose as herein directed, and that
the funds raised as herein provided shall
not be used or appropriated for any other
purpose than that certain purpose, as
herein provided; and that said school board
shall not create any obligations not pro-
vided for as herein directed; nor shall any
bonds Of any school district be issued or
other obligation be given for the purpose
OF funding any indebtedness growing out Of
the support or repairs for which the board
Is herein required to make provision, and
any member Of the school board who shall
be party to creating any indebtedness for
the payment OF teachers wages, repairs,
incidental expenses and the maintenance
for one school year beyond the amount pro-
Vtded In the annual levy, or who shall Issue
or cause to be issued bonds or other obllga-
ton Of any district for the funding OF any
such indebtedness, shall be deemed guilty
OF misdemeanOr, and shall on conviction
be punished by removal from office, and
by fine Of not less than one hundred dol
and shall be personally liable for damages
In any action which 1t shall be the duty Of
the city attorney Of such city Of the first
class to prosecute, brought In the name OF
such school district for the amount OF such
deficiency Of Indebtedness SO created,
which money when so collected shall be
used to liquidate such deficiency or in
debtedness; provided further, that any va
cancy created in any schoOf board OF any
city of the first class under the operation
Of this section may be filled until the next
mayor OF such city, subject to the confirm
alton by the city council as other appoint
ments by the mayor are confirmed.
Section g. Chapter 1Sl, of the Session
Laws Of 1897, be and the same Is hereby
Section 8. This act shall take effect from
and after its publication in the official
state paper.
hereby certify that the above bill orIgl-
mated In the Senate, and passed that body
H. e. RICHTER,
President OF the Senate.
j. w. MORPHY,
Secretary Of the Senate.
Passed the House February 18th, 1899.
s. ]. OSBORN,
Speaker Of the House.
CHAS. 70. LOBDELL,
Chief Clerk Of the House.
Approved February 23rd, 1899.
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Governor
STATE OF KANSAS
Office Of Secretary Of State
/, Geo. A. Clark, Secretary OF State Of the
State Of Kansas, do hereby certify that the
above and foregoing Is correct copy Of the
original enrolled bill now on file In my Of
flee.
In testimony whereof have hereunto
subscribed my name and affixed my official
seal this 9th day Of February, 1899.
[Seal.l GEO. A. CLARK,
Secretary Of State.
BY HILL p. WILSON,
Assistant Secretary OF State.
published in the Advocate and News,
Official State Paper, March /, 1897
published in the Advocate and News, |
Official State Paper March /, 1897
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