The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-17
BILLS IN THE HOUSE.
Grist Starts Like = Regular Session
of Legislature.

IN TO introduce D1llS thursday AFTER
noon. Thirty-two measures were in
portant ones in the list. The follow
ing is a list of the titles of bills pre-
sented the opening day:
No. 1. BY Mr.. Leland-An act to
repeal sections 8. 4, 5, o, z. s, 9. 10.
II. II, 10, IA. 16. II. IS. 10. 20. Fl,
80, SO. "a. 35, 36, 81, 3s, SO, 40. chap
ter 408 of the session laws Of 1907 of
the state of Kansas (This repeats
the new tax law.)
No. 2. BY Mr.. Leland-An act to re-
enact sections 1850, 7,551,7,552, 1854.
7,06S, and 1903, general statutes of
Kansas, 1901. (This re-enacts old
tax laws.)
No. 8. By Mr.. Bird-An act author
izing the board of county commission
ers of Shawnee county. Kansas to sell
the Fair grounds belonging to Shaw
nee county and to purchase other
land with the proceeds of such sale,
or to purchase other land to enlarge
the present fair grounds and to levy
a tax for the purpose of purchasing
additional lands, if found necessary,
ings and improvements on such Fair
grounds, and repeating chapter 161
of the laws of 1907.
No. 4. BY Mr.. Bird-An act relating
to the taxation of mortgages and
mortgage real estate.
No. 5. By Mr.. Bird-An act relating
to sleeping car rates in the state of
Kansas.
No. 6. By Mr. Bird-An act
amendatory of and repeating section
1, of chapter 324 of the laws of 1903
entitled tAn act to provide for the
determination of pocket gophers or
grey hound squirrels and fixing a
bounty for the same.
No. z. By Mr.. DAVIDSON of Sedg-
wick-An act relating to the guaranty
of bank deposits.
No. 8. By Mr.. Montee-An act to
amend section 1,365 of the general
statutes of 1901 relating to appoint
ton proceedings.
No. 9. By Mr.. Montee-An act to
repeal section 6, chapter 1873, of the
session laws of 1901.
No. 10. By Mr.. Kirtland-An act con-
corning assessment and taxation and
to limit the levy of taxes in the several
taxing districts of the state of Kansas
and to limit the creation of municipal
Indebtedness in the state and to punish
officers for the violation of this act and
to repeal all acts and parts of acts in
conflict herewith.
No. II. By Mr.. Cunningham-An act
to amend section 1 of chapter rs, of the
session laws of 1907. the same being en-
titled 'An act to authorize and empow-
er the board of county commissioners
of Cowley county, Kansas, and to build
bridge across the Arkansas river in
Cowley county, Kansas, and to repeal
said original section 1.
No. II. By Mr.. Mayhew-An act au-
thoriz1ng and empowering the board
of trustees of any county high school
in the state of Kansas to secure by
condemnation or otherwise real estate
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letic park to be used in connection with
such county high school and vesting
the title to such real estate in the
county.
No. 13. By Mr.. w. Y Morgan-An act
providing for the security of depositors
in the incorporated state banks of KAN
sas, creating the state bank deposit
tors guaranty fund of the state of
Kansas, and providing regulations
therefor.
No. IA. By Mr.. Rhodes-An act to
amend section 1, chapter IS, session
laws 1903 relating to banks and bank
ing.
No. Is. By Mr.. Husey-An act appro-
priating money for the payment of the
pension of Harry Parks.
No. Is. By Mr.. Mitchell-An act to
authorize the board of education of the
city of Lawrence, in Douglas county,
Kansas, to increase the rate of interest
upon a certain bond issue
No. II. By Mr.. Mitchell-An act to
amend section 10. of chapter 4OS, of the
session laws of 1907.
No. 49, By Mr.. Stubbs-An act re-
latfng to primary elections, providing
for the organization and government of
political parties, repeating chapter lis,
laws of 1891 and all other acts and
parts of acts in conflict herewith and
prescribing and fixing penalties for the
violation hereof.
No. 19. By Mr.. UmholtZ-An act to
guarantee the deposits in banks, trust
companies, and other banking institu-
lions; creating fund for that purpose;
establishing a state banking board to
control the same; providing punish
merts for the violation of this act and
repeating all acts and parts of acts in
conflict herewith.
No. 20. By Mr.. Lehman-An act re-
lating to the stopping of passenger
trains for receiving and letting off pas
sengers at railroad stations in towns
and cities in Labette county, Kansas,
having population of LOCO or more.
No. 81. By Mr.. Lehman-An act
amending sections Is and 10, of chapter
40S of the session laws of 1907.
No. %. By Mr.. Cottingham-An act
to legalize the issue of certain bonds
by the city of Winfield.
No %. By Mr.. Cottingham-An act
to amend section l, of chapter 1854, of
the laws of Kansas 1905.
NO. "a. BY Mr.. COtt1ngham-An act
to amend section 2 of chapter "a, of the
session laws of 1907.
No 25. By Mr.. Cottingham-An act
to amend section q of chapter 76, of the
session laws of 1907.
No 26. By Mr.. Ham-An act to
amend section $780, of the general sta
tutes of Kansas of 1901 and to repeal
said original section.
No. 81. BY Mr.. Ham-An act relating
to Intoxicating liquors and supplement-
al to chapter 339 of the laws of 1909
No. %. By Mr.. Ham-An act relating
to intoxicating liquors and supplement-
al to article IA. chapter 81, of the gen
eral statutes of 1901.
No. 20. By Mr.. Enright-An act con-
ferring upon women the right to vote
at city elections and to hold certain
offices.