The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-09
NEW BILLS INTRODUCED
In the House.


No. 54s.-By Tannahill: An act au-
thorizing and directing the board of
! county commissioners of Phillips
county, Kansas, to erect county
building for court house ana county
office building at Phillipsburg, and to
equip and furnish same, and to levy
taxes to pay the expenses of erecting,
equipping and furnishing said build
ing
No. 54s.-By Thompson: An acc
making an appropriation for the pur-
pose of encouraging the breeding and
raising of live stock, the growing OF
better grain and fruit, and stimulating
the agricultural and horticultural in
dustries of Kansas.
No. 550.-By Sweeney: An act au-
thorizing the township board of Gar
field township in Pawnee county, state
! of Kansas, to make a levy of not to
exceed fifteen mills on all the taxa BILE
property m said township after sub
hitting the same at a special election
No. 551.-By Davis: An act to auth
orize- cities of the third class having a
population of less than 500 to sell and
convey commons, parks and public
grounds within the boundaries thereof.
No. 552-By Beeson: An act regu-
Iating the meetings OF the board OF
county commissioners of Ford county,
Kansas, and providing for compensa-
ton of said board
No. 553.-By Plumb: An act con-
missioners of the various counties of
the gstate jurisdiction over non-naTf-
gable water courses within their re-
spective Jurisdictions for the purpose
of clearing such water courses of
drifts, trees and other instructions for
the prevention of overflows and floods,
and authorizing said board of commits
sioners to remove such distractions
No. 554.-By Martin: An act relat-
ing TO the law of negligence and defin-
ligence.
No. 555.-By Martin: An act auth
orizing the appointment of official
stenographer for district courts ana
other courts of coordinate Jurisdiction
in counties having more than seventy
thousand inhabitants and consisting of
one judicial district. providing for the
salaries of such stenographers and re-
i'm bursting such counties for the
amount paid by such counties to Of
fetal reporters in counties having
more than seventy thousand inha BIZ
tants consisting of one judicial dis
trict-
No. $50 BY Martin by request-An
act enlarging the jurisdiction of city
courts in cities over fifty thousand in
habitants, and prescribing the qualifi-
cations of judges Of such courts, and
providing for proceedings in error to
review the judgments of such courts
in certain cases.
No $751; By ClarkAn act to vacate
certain alleys in the original town of
Winchester now the city of Winches-
ter, state of Kansas
No. 55S. By Sipple-An act authoriz-
ing Clifton township, Wilson county,
Kansas, to construct a bridge and pay
for the same from the sinking fund of
said township
No. $50. BY Edwards-An act supple
mental to chapter lib (a) and article Is
of chapter 81 of the general statutes of
1901 relating to unlawful combinations
in restraint of trade, and providing for
the production of books and writings
and other evidence On the order of the
court in civil suits brought to enforce
the provisions of said acts.
No. $50. BY Edwards-An act making
an appropriation to pay for live stock
killed by order of the state live stock
sanitary commissioner
No. SCI. BY Edwards-An act provid
ing for annual reports by public stock
yard corporations
No. 562 By Holdren-An act rela ting
to territory outside of the city limits
Of cities of the first class, but adjacent
thereto. and providing for the manner
of holding elections for election mem
bers of the board of education in terri
tory attached to cities of the first class
for school purposes and for the payment
OF expenses of such elections.
No $50. By Stone-An act requiring
all railroad companies operating in this
state to keep their right of ways clear
of weeds and brush and providing
penalty for the violation thereof.
No 564 By RaIl-An act relating to
the fees and compensation of the sheriff
Of Kingman- county and his deputies,
and repeating chapter PA of the session
laws of 1905
No 565 By Pohlman-Relating to
the present Jail Of Ellsworth county,
Kansas
No. $50. BY Lennen-An act disor-
ganizing joint school district No. 1. in
Ness and Hodgeman counties, Kansas,
and providing for the disposition of the
property of said disorganized district
No 5s2-By Mitchell: An act to
amend section 135, chapter rs, gem
eral statutes of 1901, relating to coun-
ty attorney
No. 5ss.-By Mitchell: An act to
regulate the construction, inspection
and management of jails-
No. 5s4.-By Mitchell (by request)
An act in relation to the election of
city officers in cities of the third class,