The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-10
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take charge of and conduct the Improve
ment of such road in conformity with
the profile and specifications so filed as
empowered to make contracts for doing
the work required in making such i'm
provements, and in payment for any work
| so done or for any material furnished for
/ the same said commissioners shall issue
special Improvement bonds payable with
| in the time or times mentioned in the Pc
/ titiOn of such road, bearing interest at
! the rate Of six per cent. or less per an
| mum, Such contracts shall be let in all
| cases to the lowest responsible bidder,
| the county commissioners reserving the
bidder must accompany his bid with
certified cheek for 100000 payable to
sioners as a guarantee that if said work
is awarded him he will enter into a
missioners for the same and if such bid
der so awarded such contract shall fail
100000 Sc. deposited as aforesaid shall be
come and be the property of said county
as as its Iq9idatedh ID damages in the premises
| ton of the general revenue fund
OF the county. Notice shall be be
ietting said ~ contraets i 9Ht in the e' official
county paper. Each contractor shall give
| a bond in double the amount of the con-
| tract price, securing to the county in
which such work Is done the faithful per-
no such commissioner or employee of coun
ty shall be In anywise interested in such
| Sec. 5. The said county commissioners
shall keep and file with the county clerk
a complete record of their proceedings
hereunder, and shall appoint a qualified
person as superintendent to oversee and
direct the work done hereunder. who
a sum not exceeding three dollars per day
for the time actually employed in over
to be presented, duly verified under oath,
as other claims against the county, and
the county.
Sec. s. Upon the completion of any i'm
sioners shall meet at the office of the
county clerk and apportion three-fourths
eral tracts of land designated in the. map
filed as aforesaid according to the bene-
fits accruing to the real property and i'm
said map. In making such apportionment
of cost the commissioners shall give cred
1t thereon for damages occasioned to the
property through which said improve
ments are made, and such assessments
and apportionment shall be in lieu of all
road-tax assessments upon the land de-
scribed in the petition for the time such
assessments are levied. The remaining
to the township or townships in which
sbe foao be m f6a Now
vided by law for raising taxes for all
townshilp purposes ..
the county commissioners any part of
said road is of general Importance to the
or other reasons which would cause an
unusual expense. the commissioners may
such part of the road out of the general
fund of the county.
receive subscriptions and donations in
shall be applied in the Construction or
Sec. 9. Upon the compilation Of such
provement aforesaid the county clerk
shall enter the same upon the duplicate
tax ia ;, rolls { Of the county. and the taxes
Sec. TO- All necessary bridges and cul-
verts costing more than $4,000 along the
line, of any such road shall be built and
made at the expense of the county, and
bridge fund of the county: and the ex-
ping such road shall be paid by the
county, and the fee therefor shall be the
same a. fixed for other county work;
provided. that this act shall not be con
strued to supersede or repeal any special
any county is now operating or building
roads; provided. further, that when such
Pation Is fsd r with fheae the cGunfy Sn he com
mitted to withdraw his name therefrom.
6 Sea apDv d Tb 10 fe 6f this m hGt haA
ment of roads costing, less than Five
be in force from and after its publica-
tion in the official state paper.
hereby certify that the above bill orig
mated in the Senate and passed that body
Concurred in House Amendments March
w. J. FITZGERALD,
President of the Senate.
z. ( WYANT
+ Secretary of the Senate.
Passed the House March 4th, 1909.
J. N. DOLLEY,
Speaker of the House.
c. H. BRILLIANT
Asst Chief Clerk of the House.
ApptO''1 w. R. sTUBBs.
Governor.
STATE OF KANSAS.
Office of the Secretary of State.
I, C. E. DENTON, Secretary of State
of the State of Kansas do hereby certify
that the above and foregoing is correct
copy of the original enrolled bill now on
file in my office.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have
hereunto subscribed my name and affixed
my official seal, this Sth day of March,
1909.
(SeaD G. E. DENTON,
Secretary of State.