The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-25
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fits shall have been made. of the fact
duty of such school district board ana OF
the mayor and council of such city, to
make a levy at the time. and in the
manner levies are made for taxes, or a
sufficient amount upon all the taxanle
property in such school district or such
city to raise sufficient sum to pay such
assessment; which, when SO levied shall
boards and the mayor and council of
county clerk and collected by the county
treasurer taxes are collected; and when
county treasurer to the clerk of the dis
trict court as other assessments of ben
efits are paid to such clerk.
of the Laws of Kansas of 1907 be and the
same is hereby amended so as to read as
follows: Sec. II. This act shall be liberal.
ly construed, to prOmot the drainage of
wet or overfIowed lands; d the collec--
ton of assessments shall no. be defeated
by reason of any defect in the proceedings
court approving and affirming the assess
ments of benefits and damages and order
ing the work eSta bliShed; provided, only,
the court had jurisdiction, but such Judg-
ment shall be conclusive that all prior pro-
ceedings were regular and according to
law; nor shall any person, at any stage
advantage of any error. defect or infor-
mality which does not directly affect
that the assessment of benefits is insult
ficient to complete the work and pay eX-
penses in connection herewith, the COM I,
proceedings may file their petition setting
forth the TACT of such deficiency, and ask
ing the court for authority to make an
additional assessment. Ten days notice of
the hearing of such petition shall be
given to every person or corporation as
sessed for such work, to the attorney
of record of such person or corporation;
in the same manner as the notice of the
hearing of the original petition, except
that ten days notice to residents of the
On txr q
ton once in the same newspaper in which
the notice of the hearing of the original
petition has been published, ten days prior
to the date fixed for the hearing Of such
supplemental petition, shall be sufficient.
days notice any person interested may
file an answer Or objection to such petit
ton. The court after the expiratlP9n @ nc +6d OF
answers or objections, if any be filed,
and if satisfied of the necessity therefor,
n1issioners to make an additional assess
ment all the lands originally assessed
original assessment; and the same. or so
much thereof as may be necessary, shall
be first liens upon the lands against
which they are assessed. and shall be col
lected as hereinbefore provided in case
of the original assessment The drain
age commissioners or any person interest
ed in such work may also file with the
court supplemental petition, showing
damages are affected, the petitioner
believes, by such drainage. whether such
tition or in either report of the commits
sioners Notice of the hearing of such
n case of the ng Of he org
inal petition: The. court shall refer such
petition to in the sid drang
ing to report thereon; and all proceed
ings may be had thereon and orders and
and alH branches, as if it were the original
Shall not affect the original petition. un-
less the court. for good cause, shall order
der. however shall not hinder or delay
the original work of drainage
obstruct or injure or destroy any ditch or
drain constructed under the provisions of
this act and the act to which it is amend,
atory and other amendments thereto, shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon
conviction shall be fined in any sum not
Sec. 5. Original sections 9. and II of
chapter 1877 of the Laws of 1907 are hereby
repealed.
and be in force from and after its publi-
cation in the official state paper
/ hereby certify that the above bill orig
mated in the House, and passed that body
March 5, 1909.
Speaker of the House.
C H BRILEIART.
Asst Chief Clerk of the House.
Passed the Senate March s. 1903
w. ]. FITZGERALD:
President of the Senate
z. z. 'WYANT.
Secretary of the Senate.
w. r. STUBBS,
Governor.
STATE OF KANSAS.
office of the Secretary of State.
l. C. e. DENTON. Secretary of State of
the State of Kansas, do hereby certify
that the above and foregoing is cor
rect copy of the original enrolled Dill now
on file in my office
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have
hereunto subscribed my name and affixed