The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-11
NEW MONUMENT BILL.
House Passes Measure for Their
Erection at County Seats.

The house passed new soldiers
monument bill today. 1t was prepared
by the ways and means committee as
substitute for Senator Miller's bill for
a $500. 600 monument. which caused
such a furry a few days ago.
me substitute bill as passed by the
mousse allows any board Of county COM
mlssloners or city council to build a
soldiers monument at public expense
after submitting a proposition to that
effect to a vote of the people 1t is
meant to cause the building of monu-
ments in each city and town instead of
one big monument in the state capital.
Several old soldiers, among the
Barnd, Farris and ROughton, opposed
the Dill on the ground that it was not
the right way to recognize the old sol
di2rs- Barnd said he did OF wish any
monument erected to his memory If
anybody voted against it; he wanted
it to be q free will offering and not
compulsory. The bill finally passed by
a vote Of GA to %. Those voting in the
negative were Barnd, Belts. Broad
bent, Bucklin, Chandler, Einsel, Farris,
Griffin, Hawkins, Kirkpatrick, Martin
Of Morton, Pralle. Schmidt of Geary,
Sims. Starr, Tucker Williams Of Stan
ton, Wilson, Wyckoff, Keith, Enright,
Jensen and Perkins of Wyandotte.
The provisions of the bill are as fol-
lows:
Section l. In grateful recognition OF
the service, sacrifices and sufferings OF
persons who served in the army and
navy of the United States in the war of
the rebellion and have been honorably
discharged therefrOm the board of
county commissioners of the several
counties and mayor and city council OF
any city of the first. second or third
class within this state are hereby auth
Orized and empowered to appropriate
money or issue bonds of the respective
counties or cities for the purpose of
erecting and maintaining monuments to
the memory of the deceased Union SOL
diers of he war of the rebellion.
Sec. ,. Said monuments, when erect
ed by the board of county commission
ers of any county within this state, shan
be erected within some public park or
cemetery within or adjoining the coun-
ty seat of said county; and when erect
ed by the mayor and city council of any
city within the state. shall be erected
within some public park or cemetery
located at or near said city.
Sec. 3. Before any money shall be
appropriated under this act the ceme-
terry association owning cemetery where
it IS proposed to erect said monument
shall deed to the county or city so ap-
prOpriating said money a lot or lots in
said cemetery for the purpose of erect
ing thereon the monument as aforesaid.
Said lot or lots shall be and remain the
property of the county or city erecting
said monument, and shall a all times
be under the care of the board of county
council. the same as other county and
city property.
Sec 4. The board of county commits
sioners of any county may join with the
mayor and city council of any city 10
Gated within the said county any appro-
priated money for the purpose of erect
ing more than one monument under this
act.
Sec. 5. The board of county commits
sioners of any county within this state.
or any city of the first or second class
within this state. may issue bonds in
any sum that they may deem proper,
for the purposes herein set forth: said
bonds to be payable within ten years
from their issue, with interest at a rate
not exceeding ; per cent per annun.
payable semiannually; provided, that
before any money shall be appropriated
or bonds issued. the question shall be
submitted to the qualified voters of the
county or city at a general or special
election ,,