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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-03-05


AN ACT relating to public health and
and inspection of hotels and public
Board of Health to make rules and reg
ulations in relation thereto and provid-
ing penalties for the violation thereof
BE II enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Kansas:
Section / Any building or structure
kept used or maintained as, or advertis-
and every hotel or public lodging house
whether h With or Without meals, shall. for
a hotel. And whenever the word hotel
shall occur in this act it shall be con-
strued to mean every such structure as
is described in this section.
Sec. ,. Every hotel that is more than
two stories high shall be provided with
hall on each floor extending from one
outside wall to the other, and each end
of such hall shall be equipped with an
ample opening and with an iron fire
nected with such floor above the first. and
at each opening to such fire escape a red
during all hours in the night time. An
automatic gong shall be placed near the
which can be operated from the office or
ground floor And in all hotels contain
watch shall be kept on duty from p. m.
to a. M whose duty it shall be to patrol
And which hotel operator shall provide
such Waterman with time-keeper or
some suitable device made to insure the
punctuaI performance of his duty. Such
fire escape shall be well fastened and Sc
cured, and shall have a landing not less
less than six feet in length and three
feet in width guarded by an iron rail not
less than thirty inches in height, at each
floor above the ground floor. Such land
ings shall be connected with each other
bv iron stairways not less than two feet
wide. with steps of not less than six
inch tread, placed at an angle of not more
than forty-five degrees and protected by
well secured hand rails, on both sides of
such stairways and reaching to the first
floor above the ground floor and
with a drop ladder twelve inches
wide from the lower platform
reaching to the ground from the
lower platform. Such fire escape shall be
snfficient if a perpendicular iron ladder to
he used between the platforms instead of
the stairways, provided such ladder is
nIaced at the extreme outside of the plat
Forms and at least three feet from the
wall of the building, and provided said
ladder is equipped with iron rounds not
more than fifteen inches apart and not
less than three-quarters of an inch in
thickness. The way of egress to such
fire escapes shall, at all times. be kept
clear and free from all Instructions of
every nature and kind. Storm doors and
storm windows shall be considered OBJ,
structions for the purposes of this act
and such way of egreSs shall at all times
and maintained in a conspicuous place in
each hall, except the halls on the ground
floor a printed notice in characters NOT
less than three inches high in each hall
calling attention to and directing the way
to such fire escapes
Sec g. Each and every such hotel shall
be provided with at least one efficient
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within the limits of a single county shall
be assessed by the county assessing off
and sist days of March, the owner or
managing officer of every telephone line,
oil pipeline and gas pipeline whether
owned by one person or several persons
mutually associated, by partnership or
Dy a corporation, when located within the
limits of a single county, shall make and
NE with the county assessing officer of
the county in which such telephone or
such information and in such form as may
be prescribed by the Tax Commission.
ing officer to apportion the value of all
telephone lines. oil pipelines and gas pipe
districts in which such property IS found
IN proportion to the amount of such prop
erIy as found therein by him IT..
sec IL Certify to county clerk. Inc TAX
day of May. certify to the county clerk of
county The county 1 CLERK. as soon as he
shall receive the returns of such assess
shall certify to the proper officers of the
different school districts, cities and town
any portion of the telegraph. telephone,
amount of such assessments that is to be
benefit of such school district. city or
township, and he shall at the proper time
place such assessments on the proper tax
roll of his county, subject to the same
per cent, of levy for different purposes
Sec. 12. Chapter 500, Laws Of 1905. and
Chapter 81, Laws of 1905. and all acts and
parts of acts IN conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
Sec. IS. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its publication
in the official state paper.
hereby certify that the above bill orig
mated in the Senate, and passed that body
February Sth. 1909.
Concurred in House Amendments Feb
ruary 18th, 1909.
w. J. FITZGERALD.
president of the Senate.
4. E. WYANT.
Secretary of the Senate
Passed the House February 18th, 1909
J. N. DOLDEY.
Speaker of the House
w. T BECK.
Chief Clerk of the House.
Approved March 4th 1909.
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 a 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 4th day of March,
1909
ISeaL1 c. E. DENTON,
Secretary of State.
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alley. park or other lands used for public
ness, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor,
ana upon conviction shall be punished for
1000, and every person who shall furnish
cigarettes, cigars or tobacco in any form
NIT such minor person to frequent any
premise owned, held or managed by him,
Tor the purpose. of indulging in the use
form. shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
and upon conviction shall be punished by
more than One Hundred dollars.
Section 8. Every person. company or
corporation violating any of the. provi-
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. and on
conviction shall be fined not less than
twenty-five dollars nor more than one
Section 4. All acts and parts of acts in
SO SO. Iar only as they are in conflict herewith
Section 8 This act shall take effect af-
Ter It's publication in the official state
hereby certify that the above bill orig
mated In In the House, and passed that body
February lst, 1909.
q, 1909.
in. DoLLEY.
Speaker of the House.
Chief Clerk of the House.
Passed the Senate February 26. 1902
w. J. FITZGERALD,
President 2 q q. the WY sgHate,
Secretary of the Senate.
Approved March End, 1909.
w. R. STUBBS,
Governor.
STATE OF KANSAS.
Office of the Secretary of State. !.
I. c. z. 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, 1 have
hereunto subscribed my name and afflxed
my official seal, this End day of March,
1909.
(SeaD c. z. DENTON,
Secretary of State.
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but his salary shall be regulated in COM
pliance with such special act.
Sec. IA That sections I, 2, 3, T. and
OF chapter 1852 of the session laws of 1900
and section Of chapter ,2S9 and chapter
292 and chapter 294 of the session laws of
tutes of 1901 and all acts and parts of acts
IN so far as they conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
Sec. IS. This act shall take effect and
be In force from and after its publication
IN the official state paper.
hereby certify that The above bill orig
mated in the House, and passed that body
February 18th. 1909.
Senate Amendment ronconcurred in and
Conferences Committee requested Feb. 24th,
adopted Feb. 9th, 1903.
]. N. DOLLEY,
Speaker of the House.
w. T. BECK.
Chief Clerk of the House.
Passed the Senate February Z3rd, 1909.
February 25th, 1903
w. ]. FITZGERALD,
President of the Senate
z. z. WYANT,
Approved March End, 1909
w. r. STUBS.
STATE OF KANSAS.
Office of the Secretary of State.
l. {. r. DENTON, Secretary of State OF
that the above and foregoing is a correct
copy of the original enrolled bill now on
file in my office.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have
hereunto subscribed my name and affix-
my official seal. this Bird day of March,
(SeaD c. E. DENTON.
Secretary of State.
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published in The Topeka State Journal
March 5, 1909
HOUSE BILL No. 41s.

HOUSE BILL NO. 416.
Of the SESSION. Laws sSGo or 81 c6aPeP M
the erection of county buildings.
BE II enacted by the Legislature OF the
Section 1. That section of Chapter al
so as to read as follows: Section l. : The
Board of County Commissioners of any
county may determine in their discretion,
when the erection of any permanent build
ing or buildings for the use of the county
mine the cost of the i erection thereof and
the same shall be entered on the journal,
but no tax shall be levied. bonds issued
of the erection of such building or build
1ngs until after the question has been sub
some general election or at special cleo
ton held for that purpose. When. how
erty in any county shall be in excess OF
six million dollars and said county shall
twenty-five thousand dollars belonging to
said county, over and above its indebt-
petitioned therefor by one-fourth of the
bona fide resident tax payers of said coun-
question to the electors of such county.
levy an annual tax for the purpose of
ing at the County seat of any county said
tax not to exceed two mills the dollar
alton in said county in any one year. and
said tax shall not be levied for a longer
period than five years. and the county
commissioners are further authorized and
empowered to use any surplus funds that
may be In the treasury belonging to said
county in payment for the erection or re-
pairing of said buildings; provided. that in
any county in this state where there has
the purpose of erecting a court house or
other county buildings and the work of
erecting said court house or other coun-
ty buildings has been commenced, and in
the opinion of the County Commissioners
of such county the amount appropriated
is not sufficient to erect and completes
the court house or other county buildings
County Commissioners a
lar or special session called for that pur-
of petition, or vote. an additional sum not
to exceed forty (40) per cent. of the orig
inal appropriation: for the purpose OF
or other county buildings. and levy a tax
upon all the taxable property in said coun-
vided that not to exceed one third d-s) OF
SAID additional amount shall be raised in
Section That original Section 4 of
Chapter IA of the Session Laws of 1907
be and the same is hereby repealed.
Section 8. This act shall take eject and
be In force from and after its publication
In n the .na official Ga st state t paper.
mated in the House. and passed that body
February 24th, 1909
Speaker w Of It the eI HoSse-
Chief Clerk of the iHHE House.
Passed the Senate February 18th, 1903.
w. ]. FITZGERALD.
Freslde2t Of H the My seHTate'
Secretary of the Senate.
-. go W. r. STUBS.
Governor.
STATE OF KANSAS
Office of the Secretary of State.
I. c. E. DENTON, Secretary of State OF
the State of Kansas dc hereby certify
that the above and foregoing is a 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 Ord day of March.
(seaD C. e. DENTON,
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STATE OF KANSAS.
published in The Topeka State Journal
March S. I9O91
sENATE Bill. No 40


SENATE BILL. NO. 372.
AN ACT to repeal Chapter 205 of the Ses-
sion Laws of 1907 imposing certain fees
in the office of the Governor
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Kansas:
Section 1. That Chapter 205 of the Ses-
sion Laws of 1907 be and the same is here
by repealed and 1t shall be unlawful to
charge any fees for issuing requisition
papers for the rendition Of fugitives from
Justice
Section 2. That this act shall take effect
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 Senate, and passed that body
w. J. FITZGERALD.
President of the Senate.
T. L. WYANT.
Secretary of the Senate.
Passed the House February 9TH, 1903.
J. N. DOLLEY.
Speaker of the House.
w. 7. BECK,
Chief Clerk of the House.
w. r. STUBS.
Governor.
STATE OF KANSAS
Office of the Secretary of State.
l. L @. z. DENTON, Secretary of State
of the State of Kansas. do hereby certify
that the above and foregoing is a correct
copy of the original enrolled bill now on
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have
hereunto subscribed my name and affixed
my official seal. this Bird day of March,
1909.
(seaD c. z. DENTON,
Secretary of State.
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AN ACT relating 10 tobacco and cigar
cites. and prohibiting the sale or giving
away of tobacco, cigarettes and cigar
cite papers, and prohibiting the use of
tobacco by any minor person, and pro-
vidirg penalties for the violation thereof
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Kansas: -:
Section / 1t shall be unlawful for any
person, company or corporation to sell or
give away any cigarettes or cigarette pa
pers or to have any cigarettes or ciga-
place for free distribution. or sale
Section . Every minor person who. shall
smoke or use cigarettes, cigars or tobacco
in any form on any public road. street
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PAINTERS.

BRADFORD & GREENWOOD. practical
painting a specially Ind 1156. 21s e 6th 81.
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HOUSE BILL NO. 124.

published in The Topeka State Journal
March S. 1909
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SENATE BILL NO. ses.

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published in The Topeka state Jourhal
~ March 5, 1907
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PAVING.

CAPITAL CITY VITRIFIED BRICK 4
PAVING CO.. 214 e. 6th st Mfgs- OF
buIidias. paving and sidewalk brick
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HOUSE BILL NO. 1856.

published in The Topeka State Journal
March s. 1909
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SENATE BILL No. $50.

published in The Topeka State Journal
March S, 1902
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J. A. ROsEN, patent attorney. So Kan
san ave-. Topeka. Kan
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CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS.
M c. PLANK. gen. contractor. has an
fully given. ina phone 1se0 Bell 100.
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STATE OF KANSAS

Office OF the Secretary OF State.
T. c. E.. DENTON, Secretary of State of
the State of Kansas, do hereby certify
that the above and foregoing is a correct
copy of the original enrolled bill now on
file in my office.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have
hereunto subscribed my name and affiX-
my official seal, this 4th day of March,
1909
(SeaD c. E. DENTON,
Secretary of State.
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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 a correct
copy of the original enrolled bill now on
file in my office.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF. 1 have
hereunto subscribed my name and affixed
my official seal, this 2nd day of March,
1909.
[Seal.1 G. e. DENTON,
Secretary of State
New-York tribune., 1909-11-14

Its advantages. THE Dupe." like The Diamoad
kIaster." is a slight affair but II las a ,er-
tain freshness. and we very good humore1ly
pursue its grim, developments To- their rcrlaattc
end
The short stories i'm Mr. Morrs"n's Green
Ginger make uneven tut. in The main. en-
tertainins collection. His Essex types. with
their shrewdness and humor. make tolerable
company for am idle half hour and the
local color which he uses in sketching their
traits suggests genuine acquaintance with the
obscure phases OF life on the English country
side. Fantastic enough some OF the Ino-
uves which Mr.. Morrison las drawn from the
adventures of his Iustics. and he makes Loud
play, on occasion with IDEAS that We suppose
he has dug NJ from the legendary lore Of his
county. The Seller OF Hate il perhaps the
best OF his more picturesque narratives. In
contrast To these he gives us some good bits Of
sheer fun and throws in TWO or three odd .acs
of the underworld His chapters are on the
modest level of ordinary short fiction written
for the magazines ana they do not maxi "A
valuable book-but then he probably had no
idea of their loing 80 when he put them it-
tween covers
New-York tribune., 1909-11-14
BOSTON'S NEU MUSEUM.
Continued from third page.

long granite building OF two stories There are
tHo wings. connected by a central structure
Archtecturaly. it is combination of Greek
and Roman styles. The structure was designed
by Guy Lowell. aud its cost was borne by private
subscription
The scheme "f the new Iruseum shows -hree
distinct buI connected buildings The large
central group of departments intended for the
exhibition and study OF works of art and ad-
ministration Offices large and Well lighted
structure for casts from sculpture: building
for tile art school connected with the museum
The building may be described. therefore as a
each devoted TO collections CompactIy ARRANGED
and 10 rooms for study. The plan of each in
terror being determined oy the need Of good
lighting The building now completed occunies
only about half the space that the projected art
museum viii occupy \ similar building will
ne placed in the rear of the present one some
lime in the future.
on entering the building the visitor has a
natural impulse To ascend the wide stairway
leading through yaulted hall into a rotunda
upon the main exhibition floor. He may then
pass 20 the northward through a large top
lighted gallery oi tapestries or through the
banking colonnadea, TO the department of paint
ings lying east and west uron the Fenway or
through a wide exhibition corridor sideIghted
through windows looking cut low sills on
the two large open spaces. to be treated later as
formal gardens This cOrrdor-the main artery
of tAe completed Nhole-terminates in two mi
New-York tribune., 1909-11-14

forty years. u was incorI Ior1ted Fcbru5r- g.
1870 the trustees including repre- sentatircs OF
the state and city. Harvard University. the
AthenRun. the Massachusetts Institute q
Technology. the Public Library the public
schools and the Lowell Institute. Support for
the museum has come entirely from gifts For
years the collections increased. by gilt and -.r-
chase, un-il finally they Cutsrew the space avail
able In the old building, and many were r.t
even Unpacked from their cases. for lack Of ep-
portunty 70 show them. The new building has
removed this serious handicap and even the
largest portions Of The collections are or ex-
hibitiOn. For instance ar Egyptian royal tomb
complete in all details. with the hierosiyph.cs or
the original stones. has been buiI- iut5 the
walls OF the Egyptian room.
The japanese collection alone is valued o.
S6o0o00o and is considered the finest - IFS
kind in the world. To-day the japanese th.ul-
selves have no such exposition Of their own 2rt
as is shown n The Boston museum. one o. .-e
features OF the new museum is the aF5uaS-
garden. n pool OF clear water IN which S7iU
japanese goldfish is crossed 10y a stone Dor. .s-
guarding which squats J0p3nesr Idol '- t.-
throne. The little Sartrn is an exact ..-
dUction OF a japanese courtyard en- ,o Size
tinV balcony above
New-York tribune., 1909-11-14

nor lobbi,s. devoted TO the art of Egypt. ci7s-
steal art. the department oi Chinese and lap
anese art and Western arr.
Again. from the central rotunda tho visitor
may pass southwark through either of the or
rdors thanking the main staircase and find HIM
self in the library over the portal on either
side of which. in rooms facing the forecou.t,
are rooms with southern exposure devoted 70
study and containing the collection of photo
sraphs-
The building is entirely of fireproof conStruc-
tion. no wood whatever being used except a
little encasing some of the exhibits. The prin-
cpaI facade is nearly five hundred feet long.
Some idea of the extent of the new building
and the ultimately to BE- erected building is
obtainable from the following figures: Area Of
museum building. 5000 square feet; completed
scheme. 1S2 500 square feet; area of school
building, 16.65o square feet; of building for
casts. 26.6S0 square feet area of open court
Yards 79.130 square feet; area of lot Il> IA
square feet The front exterior walls are of cut
granite the rear walls and the interior court
yards of brick The starcaseS are OF st,ae,
and the doors of bronze.
Plans for the extended museum contemplate a
haH of tapestries. toplishted. with unbrokan
wall spaces. fanked by corridors overlooking
two vast open courts, each occupying about an
acre There will be gardens with fountains
North of these courts Will be the final depart
mcnt of paintings. a circuit of rooms large and
small toplighted others sideHshted.
spread east and west aloag the park front Of the
building When this is erected II Will set free
the temporary galleries which Will then be used
as an exhibition thOrOushfare, leading east end
west from the rotunda.
At the eastward end Of this thOrouShfare VIII
he the final classical department and at the
westward end the collections now grouped to-
sether under the title of Western art, consisting
OF objects produced in Europe or under Euro
pean influence since classical times. Any one
Of these collections, including Mahometan art.
medieval and modern sculpture, carving, metal
work, porcelain embroidery, etc, may develop
into 4 department by itself. and for such devel-
Opment the plans provide FOR eventual Struct-
ures that will complete the enclosures Of the
great courts.
The Boston Museum OF Fine Arts has attained
its present international Importance in less than
New-York tribune., 1909-11-14
"CORRECT TO I r."

From Notes and Queries
our earliest quotation for this or for the
kindred phrases to suit one To- q t. TO tit u
Il l. to know one To a. is of 1tig; Can any
one help us L. am earlier example" No one Of
our many instances throws any light upon its
origin 4 curr -nt obvious conjecture would x
pain "a 1 as meaning "a T square: but t.
this there are various objections have no
evidence as VT that the name IT square" goes
back I" the seventeenth century. and mo- rXamIi
of ITS being called simply "a T.: and i'm few &c
any. OF our instances would the substitution of
"a square for "a T. make any tolcrable
sense The notion seems rather To- be that of
minute eXactneSS. a. il were TO the minuteSt
point. But the evidence il mainly negative.
u examples can he found of IT square" before
lI'D. or Of its reduction simply L. IT or of
earlier examples of to a l." they may help To
settle the actual origin