The Advocate and news., 1899-01-18
STATE OF KANSAS,
published January 1S, 1897
House Bill No. RI.

AN ACT for the permanent Improvement
of public roads, the construction OF stor-
age reservoirs the waiver OF oainages re
nv property owners adjacent such im>
pToyement, and providing for carrying
into effect the provisions thereor' IN
Phillips county, Kansas
Be II enacted by the Legislature OF the
State of Kansas: -.
Section 1. That any freeholder VINO may
desire dirt or stone fill across any draw
intersecting any public road adjoining any
land owned by him, for the purposes OF INA
proving any highway. ana the consIruC 70
rion Of reservoir for the storage u
storm water, may make appIiHcat5So4t t5e tomnshn m
in which his said land is located 1or an OF
der directing such Improvement 70 pc
made Such application snail pc nle1 III t Ine
office of the clerk Of said township noI
less than thirty 500 days next preceding
some regular meeting Of said township
board provided, that the person maklhs
snch application shall, at the same time,
file his written waiver relinqulshing forever
all claim to any damage an gCNTna aGGouht oi
Section 2. Upon the filing OF such app4-
cation ~ shall be the duty Of said township
clerk to give notice to all parties IN lnterSst
of the tendency Of said appllcatioh py
posting at least two n1ees SIS.oEs one from %ro said
improvements along the line OF said road'
setting forth in said notices tnat salo ap-
plication will be heard by said poard az tns
next regular quarterly meeting tnereoI
1gIvinp date Of such meeting), Whlch no
fices shall be deemed sufficient notice 20
ali parties in interest to appear before salo
township board and show cause why Ihe
order for such Improvement should not
be made. Aoa T., oooord-
ance with the provisions OF the foregoing
sections one "a and two CO, II no goo9
reason is shown why such order shouio
not be made, and IL it appear to the saiu
township board that such Improvement Is
practicable the said board shaA oruer sucH
improvements to be made. ,.,so
Section 4. II the township board declde
that such Improvement sha1 De naue, tne
trustee may proceed to nave such VOTE VOTE
performed in the usual manner or oolnB
road work, viz, by ordering the road over
seer of the road district or districts IN
which such improvement Is to be mace, 20
order out the persons who are liable Tor the
navment of road taxes to do said work;
provided, that when the amount or avail
able work due on road taxes Is lnsumclenI
to complete the required amount OF WORK
the township board may appropriate from
the general fund of such township, Tor the
completion OF such improvement, any nee
essary money not otherwise appropriated,
which money shall be expended under the
direction of q competent supervisor IN pay
ment for labor not to exceed the current
rates paid for labor OF Ike class;
Section 5. This act shall take etIecC ana
be in force from and after its publication
in the official State paper.
hereby certify that the above bill orig
mated in the House, and passed that Dody
VIM. d. STREET,
Speaker Of the House.
A. d. G1LPIN,
Chief Clerk of the House.
Passed the Senate January 3. 1899.
A. NJ. HARVEY,
President of the Senate.
MARION WATSON.
Secretary of the Senate.
Approved January 9Th 1899.
J. w. LEEDY.
Governor. :
STATE OF KANSAS,
Office Of Secretary of State.
l, w. Z. Bush, Secretary Of State Of the