Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23
CHAPTER IoI.

CHAPTER IoI.
BARTON AND HARPER COUNTIES TO ELECT
COUNTY PRINTER.
AN ACT concerning the election of a
county printer in certain counties
designated herein, prescribing his
duties and compensation, and repeal
ing all acts and parts Of acts in con-
fict with this act.
Be 1t Enacted by the Legislature of the
State Of Kansas:
SECTION I. That in the counties of
Barton and Harper. state of Kansas.
the board of county commissioners of
each county shall. at the general elec-
ton of 1899, submit to the legal cleo
tors of their respective counties prop.
osition to elect county printer.
SECTION z. II a majority of those
voting on said proposition in either
county be in favor of the election of a
county printer, then at the next general
election and every two years thereafter
the electors ofsaid county shall elect a
county printer as other county officers
are elected. Said county printer shall
hold his office for term of two years
from the second Monday of January
following his election, and until his sue.
cessor is elected and qualified. If any
vacancy should occur in said Office of
county printer by death, resignation, or
otherwise, then the board of county
commissioners shall fill the vacancy by
the election of a suitable person as
county printer, who shall hold his Office
until the next general election, at which
time the electors of said county shall
elect county printer for the unexpired
term, if there be such, in the same
manner as for the election of a county
printer for the full term.
SECTION 3. Before entering upon
Athe duties of his Office said county
printer shall. within thirty days after
being notified of bis election, give a
good and sufficient bond in the sum of
two thousand dollars, conditioned for
the faithful performance of the duties
of his said office; said bond to be ap-
proved by the board of county commits
sioners.
SECTION q. Said county printer shall
promptly publish all proceedings of the
board of county commissioners, the
reports of county officers required by
law to be published. notice of tax sales
and redemptions, the printing of official
ballots. and all other matter that is
now or may hereafter be required by
law to be published in the official
county paper. Said publication shall
be made in a newspaper published in
said county having all the qualifications
required by law for the publication of
legal notices.
SECTION S. The county printer pro-
vided for in this act shall be allowed
by the board of county commissioners,
as his only compensation for the servi-
ces herein designated, sixty per centum
of the of the maximum fees as prescrl.
bed in paragraph "a of chapter 80 Of
the General Statutes of 1897 for the
work therein designated, and the legal
rates prescribed by law for all other
work required by law to be done fol-
said county. Proof of all such work
shall be sworn to aud filed, with the
county clerk within ninety days after
the completion of such work. The
county printer shall be allowed no com.
pensation for any work performed fol
said county until the proof of such worl
is filed as herein required. The board
of county commissioners shall care
fully examine all vouchers presented By
said county printer, and if found cor
rect shall allow the same. at any regu
lar meeting Of said board, and orde
the county treasurer to pay the amount
SO allowed in the same manner as othe
claims against the county are paid; pro
vided, that nothing in this act shall b.
construed to make it obligatory upoz
the county commissioners to order any
job printing for the county from tn
said county printer.
SECTION g. All acts and parts o
acts in conflict with the provisions @
this act are hereby repealed.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effec
and be in force from and after its put
lication IN the official state paper.
Approved March 4, 1899.
Published in official state paper Apr
) j. 1899.