The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-03-30
Published in The Topeka State Journal
March 30 1909
SENATE BILL NO. $50

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March 80. 1900
SENATE BILL NO. $50.
AN ACT authorizing cities of the second
and third classes to construct and main
tain systems of sewerage and drainage
and to build and operate sewage puri-
s. 81 81 plants and g sn Of sct of the
General Statutes of 1901, and chapter 131
of the Session Laws of 1907, together
conflict herewith: provided nothing in
this act shall be interpreted as repeating
Of chapter III of the Session Laws of
1906 or chapter 3S2 of the Session Laws
OF 1907, or of the act amendatory there
to enacted by the present legislature.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Kansas:
Section 1. That for the purpose of pro-
viding for the expenses of sewerage and
drainage, the mayor and council of any
city of the second or third class may by
ordinance divide such city into such num-
Der of taxing districts as they may deem
best.
Section . That the mayor and council
of such city shall have power to pro-
age, or drainage or both. for such city,
or for any part thereof with one or more
main sewers or drains and sewer or drain
chase sewers and drains by districts or
otherwise, as the mayor and council may
determine. The costs and expenses OF con-
structing or purchasing the said sewers
and drains, except as provided In section
three Of this act. shall be assessed against
situated. and shall be levied and collect
taxes and assessments, and shall be GER
titled by the city clerk to the county
clerk, and be placed by him upon the tax
roll for collection, subject to the same
penalties. entitled to the same rebates.
and collected in the same manner as 9TH
err taxes; provided. that where any prop
erty has paid or shall pay its full pro-
portion for general sewers or drains IN
one district, It shall not be transferred to
another district and thereby be made LA
BILE for taxation for sewers and drains
in such other district; and provided fur
in their discretion provide for the pay.
ment of the costs thereof by 1nstall-
ments. instead of levying the entire tax
one time: and for such installments they
may issue improvement bonds of the city,
each year. none of which bonds or any
of the installments thereof shall run lon
ger than ten years or bear interest at
The credit of the city issuing such bonds
shall be pledged for the payment there
of. Such bonds may be issued to the con-
IN payment thereon, or the mayor and
council may sell the same at not less than
thereof to the contractor OF TO such per-
son or persons as the city may employ
IN the obstruction of such Improvements.
isucn bonds shall not be issued in amour
IT, excess of the actual cost of the i'm
HroveEe It. except that the installmentt
coupoEs shall include the interest on all
such jnstallments to She maturity thereof.
The bonds shall be of such denomination
as the mayer and council may deem pro
sued under this act for improvements:
the cost of which is by law charged
sessment, the mayor anu council snail
levy special assessments each year suffi-
Gent to redeem the installment of such
bonds next thereafter maturing: SUCH as
sessments shall be made upon the proper
ties chargeable for the costs OF such
improvements, respectively and shall be
levied and collected in the same manner
as may be provided by law for the levy
and collection of special assessments for
the improvements where no bonds are
issued, except as otherwise provided by
this act: but the assessed valuation La
| Bile for such cost which is established for
| the first years assessment. shall be re-
| tanned for the assessments of the succeed
| Ing installments of such bonds. The own
er or any piece of property liable FOR any
| such special assessment may redeem his
property from such liability by paying the
entire amount chargeabIe against his pro-
perty, upon the city clerk mailing him
written or printed notice thirty days be
! fore the issuance of the bonds, or after
OF the installments OF the assessments
| which have been levied and also the
| cases where installments of assessments
| not vet levied are paid above provided.
whether before or after the issuance OF
| the bonds, the same shall be paid to the
city treasurer, who shall receipt therefor:
| and all sums so paid shall be applied
solely to the payment of the cost of such
| improvements. to the redemption of
the bonds issued therefor. Where any
piece of property has been redeemed from
| liability for the cost of any improvement
| as herein provided. such property shall
not thereafter be liable to further special
[ assessment for the cost of such improve
/ ment. No suit to set aside the said special
| assessments or to enjOin the making OF
| the same shall be brought, nor any de-
| Tense to the validity thereof be allowed
| after the expiration of thirty days from
or piece of ground liable for such assess
| nent is ascertained. The fund raised by
| such assessments shall be applied toward
| the redemption of said bonds, and toward
reimbursing the city when such bonds or
any part thereof are redeemed from gen.
| eral taxes.
Section g. That if the estimated cost
| of the main sewer or drain of the said
| system now or hereafter constructed shall
! be relatively large as compared with the
| estimated cost of the lateral sewers or
! drains tributary thereto; or if the said
| main sewer or drain shall be SO located
J that it will or may receive the sewage
/ or drainage from two or more districts,
4 the mayor and council shall have power
| to pass an ordinance providing that the
low certain designated point shall be
borne by the city and paid in the man
| ner herein provided for the payment of
the cost of main sewers and drains now
| or hereafter constructed beyond the cor
porate limits of the city. Further If the
said main sewer or drain shall be so To-
Gated that it will or may receive the