The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-03
Published in The Topeka State journal
April 8, 1909

SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO.
col.
AN ACT relating to the construction of
levees through cities of the first class,
supplemental to chapter IO4 Session Laws
of 1898, amended by chapter ZIG, Ses-
sion Laws of 1895.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
Section l. That whenever the board of
county commissioners of any county in
this state shall hereafter make any order
granting a petition for the construction of
a levee, or leveeS, to promote the public
health, convenience and welfare and to
prevent overflow from any natural water
course, partly within or partly without,
or wholly within any. city of the first
of the Session Laws of 1898, as amended
by chapter 216 of the Session Laws
of l the lands 1bs and
territory described in the order of
the board of county commissioners grant
ing such petition shall be and constitute
thereto the county commissioners shall
have power in its discretion, instead of
therefor at one time, to provide for the
payment of the same by installments, and
able in installments of equal amounts each
year, for such number of years as may be
deemed advisable. Such Improvement
board of county commissioners may pre-
scribe, and shall bear interest at rate
not exceeding five per cent per annum,
payable semi-annual1y. And whenever the
board of county commissioners shall de-
termine to issue Improvement bonds under
the authority of this act, it shall be the
duty of said board, after determining the
entire cost and expense of constructing
between the several tracts of land rail-
roads and street railways and highways
within the poutn,darles OF SAID distrlct. IN
owners as the basis of benefit to each
respectively, and to levy specific special
assessment against each of the same for
the amount so apportioned to it, and it
shall be the duty of the county clerk, at
once, to mail to each owner of any lot
or piece of land other property liable
to such special assessment, written or
printed notice of such apportionment, and
erty from such liability by paying the
entire amount chargeable against such
property at any time within thirty days
from said apportionment, and no bonds
shall be issued under the provisions of
this act until the expiration of said period
Sec. ?. That all bonds issued under the
provisions of the next preceding section
shall be signed by the chairman and at
tested by the county clerk and authenti-
Gated by the seal of the county. and the
interest coupons shall be signed by the
recite that 1t is issued under the provis-
ions of this act and is payable from spec
ial assessments that have been levied and
district, benefited by improvements made
under the provisions of this act, and such
recital may be relied upon by any pur-
chaser of said bonds as conclusive that
the same were issued in conformity to this
act. and that all conditions president to
their issue were duly performed; that the
bonds issued under the provisions of the
next two preceding sections may be deliv-
cred to any contractor as compensation
for work, for the payment of which the
assessments were authorized, or may be
sold by the board of county commissioners,
but none of said bonds shall be delivered
or sold for less than par, and no part of
the same, nor of the proceeds thereof,
shall be used for any other purpose than
the payment of the cost of improvements
Improvement bonds are issued under
the next preceding section of this
act for improvements, the cost OF
which is to be charged by special
assessments against specific property.
the board of county commissioners shall
levy special assessments each year suffi-
Client Ito redeem the installments of such
bonds next thereafter maturing and in
terest thereon. and in computing the
amount OF special assessments to be levied
against each piece of property liable there
for, interest thereon shall be added from
the maturity of the installment bonds
bear Such assessments shall be made on
the property chargeable for the cost of
such improvements respectively, and shall
as special assessments for such improve
ments where no bonds are issued, except
as otherwise herein provided. but the
assessed valuation liable for such cost
which is established for the first years
assessments shall be retained for the as
sessments for the succeeding installments
of bonds.
See. g. The county treasurer of the
county in which the district is situated
shall receive, safely keep and pay or
ers all funds belonging to the district. and
shall be liable upon his official bonds for