The Advocate and news., 1899-03-29

from the drainage fund hereafter provided
for The chairman Of drainage board shall
have general oversight OF improvements
and make settlements with all persons rem
derlng services under the provisions OF this
act, and he Is hereby authorized 10 admin
lister oath TO any person who may present
any claim, or In any way be engaged or
interested In carrying into eftect any OF
the provisions OF this act, and he shall
make full and complete record showing
the time and amount, OF services performed
| by each person employed under his dlrec-
tion, together with the amount due such
person on settlement, and in no case shall
the amount allowed by the drainage board
exceed the amount due as shown by rec
ord Of settlement.
Section s. The several township assess
ors Of Scott, Linn, Valley and Potosi town
ships Of Linn County, Kansas, are hereby
required to make definite record at any
townships, showing the full amount Of land
overfiowed at any previous time by the
water held back by water in the Marias
des Cygnes River in Linn County, Kansas.
ord they are required to make due inquiry
and TO qualify and examine witnesses in
the same manner authorized In obtaining
other assessment reports, and such record
shall designate as near as may be learned
the full amount Of land so oVerflowed in
each piece, parcel or tract Of land In said
townships. And such overhowed land in
said townships shall all be included In one
the purposes Of being taxed to raise a
fund for clearing out and improving the
Marias des Cygnes River In said Linn
County, and the sum Of all taxes collected
under this act shall be set apart as funds
OF the River District.
Section 6. 1t shall be the duty Of the
drainage board on or before the last day
Of June in each year to levy a tax not to
exceed 10 mills on the assessed valuation
Of all lands included in the river district,
and report the same to the county clerk,
who shall place the same on the tax rec
ords, and 1t shall be collected as other
taxes And all benefits assessed by the
drainage board against any person, party
or corporation shall be reported as provided
for tax levy, and the county clerk shall
cause such amount to be added to the taxes
of such party or corporation, and the same
shall be collected as other taxes and added
to the river Improvement rund, and any
person aggrieved for want Of sufficient
damages being allowed may appeal his
claim to the county commissioners Of Linn
County, Kansas and said county board
shall determine and allow the true amount
Of damages due such claimants. And all
claims allowed by county board for improv-
ing said river shall be charged against the
river drainage fund. Provided, that for
the years 1899 and 1900 the claims allowed
for clearing out and improving said river
may be paid out of any fund in the county
treasury and not appropriated for other
purposes, If there be such funds available
and then such claims shall be refunded to
the county out Of the drainage fund as soon
as collected.
provided for in this act shall hold office,
two Of them for one year, and two for two
years, and appointments shall be made OF
two members each year by the county
board at it's January meeting In each year
all subject to removal or re-appointment
at the option Of the county board, and to
be paid not to exceed two dollars per day
for services actually rendered.
Section g. Chapter 119 of the Session
Laws Of 1895 for the redemption Of over
flowed land in Linn County, Kansas Is
Secoion 8. This act shall 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 body
February 2Srd, 1S99
Speaker of the House.
CE1AS q. LOBDELL,
Chief Clerk Of the House.
Passed the Senate February oath, 1899.
H. q. RICHTER,
President Of the Senate.
]. w. MORPHY,
Secretary OF the Senate.
Received from the Governor unsigned
March 4th, 1899.
STATE OF KANSAS,
Office Of Secretary Of State.
I, Geo. A. Clark, Secretary State OF the
State Of Kansas, do hereby certify that the
the original enrolled bill now ON file in my
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto
subscribed my name and affixed my official
seal, this 2Srd day Of March, 1899:
(Seal) GEO. A. CLARK,
Secretary Of State.
BY HILL p. WILSON,
Assistant Secretary OF State.