The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-08

! SENATE BILL NO. 5S6
edness in counties, cities, school districts.
by boards of education, and repeating
ase Same being S 47S OF Of tn the General Statutes
of 1901; chapter lib, Laws of 1898, the
sntte ae sei0g eften econ S9 Of ths cSapier @
Laws of 1881; the same being section
6264 Of the General Statutes of 1901; chap
| ter 132, Laws of 1883, the same being sec
chapter AZ, Laws of 1903, Special Session;
Laws of 1906; and chapter 12S, Laws of
1907, and al acts and parts Of acts in
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Kansas:
Section, l. Section l, Chapter 3S. Laws
General Statutes of 1901, is hereby amend
a ed to read as follows: Sec J.. The Board
the mayor and common council of an in
corporated city, and the trustee, clerk, and
treasurer of any municipal township in
this state, are hereby empowered to issue
the bonds of such county, city or town
cent. inclusive of all other bonded indebt-
edness. Of the taxable property OF such
of building or purchasing bridges free or
otherwise, and exclusive of any bonds is
sued for the raising aengithenT1gg recon n1
bridges over nayigable streams to meet
the requirements of the War department
district organized under the laws of the
State, and for the purpose of purchasing
land and erecting buildings thereon for the
poor; provided, that the limit prescribed
in this section shall not apply and be
ing Of any bonds heretofore voted. or Vote
now nov, pendinfg pc fif IN any county city 5 or town
ses SECTION / Of CHARTER 51s l1s kaTs tT
ed to read as follows: Sec. I. When
compromise has been agreed upon, it shall
sue such bonds at the rate agreed upon.
to the holder of such indebtedness, in the
manner prescribed in this act; but no
bonds shall be issued under this act un-
til the proper evidence of the indebted
ness for which the same are to be issued
vided that no bonded Indebtedness shall
be refunded by the board of county COM
or any board Of trustees of any town
ship, or any school-distriet board, or board
of education, under this act, except such
as have been issued and outstanding at
least two years at the time of such re-
funding; and provided further, that ex-
cept for the refunding of outstanding debt.
including outstanding bonds and matured
coupons thereof. or judgment thereon, no
bonds of any class or description shall
hereafter be issued where the total bond
Sbin STn1'Id tbere%v esceed nns Der cent
of the assessment for taxation, as shown
by the last finding and determination by
the proper board of equalization, or of
such city, school district or board of edu-
cation exceed one and one-fifth per cent.
shall not apply to cities of the first class
Sec 8. Section 4, Chapter 1856, Laws of
General Statutes of 1901 is hereby amend
ed to read as follows: Sec. 4. 1t shall
the first class. within thirty days after
receiving a certified g e;opy copy of Of the. the action
cessity and giving a statement of the es-
timated cost of such school-sites. repairs,
t6e cierk and countersigned tel By the presi
dent of the board, to issue a proclamation
for holding an election to vote bonds to
the amount prayed for by the board; and
no bonds shall be issued unless a major
ity of the qualified electors of the city
t vote therefor; nor :'f shall the entire amount
of such school bonds issued exceed, in
edness, one per cent. of the value of the
taxable property of such city, as ascer-
and county purposes previous to incurring
the proposed Indebtedness. Any member
of a board of education. or officer thereof
in any wise assist in the issue of any
berein OF aUthorized m shall q be h LIABLE Pge iantIu
and severally to the holder of any such
bonds for the amount due thereon, to be
recovered in a civil action in any court
of competent jurisdiction; and judgment
rendered thereon may be collected and en-
rnents are collected and enforced; provid-
ed, that in cities of the first class hav-
bonds may be issued to the extent of not
more than one and five-tenths per cent. of
Sec. 4. Section !. Chapter iS2. Laws of
1883. the same being Section 6S31 of the
General Statutes of 1901, is hereby amend
ed to read as follows: Sec. 1. That for
the purpose of erecting or purchasing one
or more sc1ool-houses in and for any
school district in the state of Kansas,
the board of directors of the same shall
have power to issue the bonds of the dis
trict in amount not to exceed one and
one-half per cent of its taxable property
as shown in the last assessment thereof;
provided, that this limitation shall not ap-
ply to bonds heretofore legally voted. And
of payment of the bonded indebtedness
of any school district the board of direc-
tors of the same shall have power to
issue the bonds of the district in a sum
not to exceed in amount its outstanding
bonded indebtedness; provided, that no
such bonds shall be issued until, at an
tion shall have been submitted to the quail
flied electors of the district, and a ma
jority of all the qualified electors voting
on the proposition, shall have declared by
and provided further, that no such cleo
ton shall be ordered unless a petition.
stating the purpose for which the bonds
are to be issued, and signed by at least
one-third of the qualified electors of said
district. shall have been presented to the
district board, praying that a vote be
of bonds al may be asked for therein; and
provided further that it shall be unlasw-
full for any school district to create any
bonded Indebtedness, unless there are at
five and twenty-one years actually resid-
ing within the limits thereof, as shown
bv a sworn census return. taken by the
direction of the board of directors of such
Sec. 8 Section 1. of Chapter ~ of the
Laws of 1903. Special Session, is hereby
amended to read as follows: Sec /. At
no time shall all the bonded indebted
,7oSz ~ anv cftv governed nv the f1rovi-