The Iola register., 1901-03-08
OFFICIAL PApERoF ALLEN COUNTY
THE COURT HOUSE BILL.
Text of Allen County Bill az Printed
in the Official State Paper

County Commissioners of Allen
County, Kansas, to erect a County
building, for Court House and
County Office Building, at lola, Kan
sas, and to equip .and furnish said
building and providing the manner
the money necessary to.pay therefor
shall be raised, and:authorizing the
sale of the present Court House and
the lots or parcels of land upon
which the same is located.
BE it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Kansas:
Sec. ]. That the Board of County
Commissioners of Allen County, Kan
sas, are hereby authorized to erect a
County Building for Court House
and County Office Buildingin the City
of lola, Kansas, upon the tract of
land or block known and designated
Public or Court House Square, and to
equip and furnish said building for
permanent use as u Court House, and
County Office Building, the!aggregate
cost of the erection, equipment and
furnishing of said building shall not
exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars.
Sec. ,. The said Board of County
Commissioners are hereby authorized
and empowered to and shall sell the
building now used as Court House
and County Office Building together
with the lots or parcels of land upon
which the same is located at either
public or private sale and upon such
terms as they may deem to the best in
terest of said County, provided that
no deferred payment shall run beyond
the time fixed for the completion of
the new Court House and County
Office Building. The proceeds re-
ceived for said building and lots or
parcels of land shall be used in the
erection and furnishing of the Court
House and County Office Building as
provided in Section One of this act.
Sec. 3. The said Board of County
Commissioners are hereby authorized
to levy a taXupon all the taxable pro-
perty subject to taxation in said coun-
ty less the amount received from the
sale of the building now used as
Court House and the lots or parcels of
land upon which the same is located to
pay the expense Of the erection, equip
ment and furnishing of said building,
nut not more than two and one half
mills upon the dollar of assessed val !
uation shall be levied any one calan-
er year: the first levy shall be made in |
the year 1901 at the time taxes are lev
led for other County purposes, and
levy shall he made each year thereaf-
ter until the amount required to erect, |
equip and furnish said building shalbe
provided. The taxes levied under
this act shall bC kept in a sepcrate |
fund to be designated as the County
Building Fund
Sec. 1. The said Board of County |
Commissioners may proceed to let the |
contract or contracts at any time af-
ter the lst day of January, 1902, and |
the said Board of County Commission
ers are hereby authorized to make any
and all contracts requisite and proper
for carrying out the provisions of this
act but all such contracts shall be let
according to plans and specifications,
and after due notice has been given as
now required in the letting of contracts
for public works of like nature.
Sec. >. Before any money shall be
appropriation tax levied as provided
for in this act, the question shall first
be submitted to the qualified electors
OF Allen County, at u special election
called, whether such County building
shall be erected and furnished
Sec. 6. Within forty days after the
taking effect of this act the said Board
of County Commissioners are hereby
authorized and required to submit to
the qualified electors of said county,
the question, whether such county
building shall be erected and furnished
as herein provided, and said county
Commissioners shall give thirty days
notice of said election in the official
paper of said county, and such other
papers within said county as may be
designated by said county Commits
sioners. 4.
Sec 7. The ballots to be used in
said election shall Doe in the following
form, to-wit:-
Yes.
For County Court House.
No.
And the County Clerk of said county
shall .cause to be. printed and dis