The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-03-24

AN ACT to amend Section l, Chapter 31S
of the Session Laws of 1907, and Section
6191 of the General Statutes of 1901 and
repeating said original sections.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Kansas: -
Section l. That Section l, Chapter 3lS
of the Session Laws of 1907, be amended
to read as follows: The inhabitants quail
fled to vote at a school-meeting lawfully
point chairman to preside over SAID
meeting in the absence of the directors;
Third to choose a director, clerk, and
treasurer, who shall possess the qualifi-
cations of voters; Fourth, to designate by
vote a site for district school house;
Fifth. to vote a sum annually not exceed
shsH de afl11i' snfficie1t for the various
school purposes and for the payment of
any floating Indebtedness of the district
and distribute the amount as the meeting
shall deem proper in the payment OF
teachers wages and to purchase or lease
a site Crowded, when not included within
the limits of a town or village. said site
shall not contain less than one acre.; ana
to build, hire or purchase such school
house and to keep in repair and furnish
the same with the necessary fuel and ap-
pendages and to pay any floating 1ndebt-
edness of the school district: Sixth, to
authorize and direct the sale of any school
house, site or other property belonging
to the district when the same shall not
longer be needful for the use of the dis
trict; Seventh, to give such direction and
necessary in relation to prosecution or de
Tense of any suit or proceedings in which
the district be n party
Sec. 2. That Section 6191 of the General
Statutes of 1901, be amended so as to read
as follows: 1t shall be the duty of the
school district clerk to certify to the
county commissioners of their respective
counties or before the 18th day of July
ornuallv. the aggregate amount by them
sary for school purposes. Upon the receipt
of such eertification the county commits
sioners shall on before the first Mon
day in August, annually. levy on the real
and personal property in each district, as
county, a percentage which will produce
an amount equal to and not exceeding by
titled by the district clerk And the coun-
ty clerk is hereby authorized and required
to place the same on the tax roll of said
county. in separate column or columns
designating the purpose for which such
taxes We're levied: and the said taxes shall
be collected by the county treasurer ana
paid over to the treaSurers of the respec-
tive school districts in the county, with the
same power and restrictions and under
the same regulations and in all respects a s
to the sale of real or personal property.
He shall be authorized and he is hereby
required to act according to the provisions
and acquisitions of the law for the collec-
ton of taxes for state and county pur-
poses.
Sec 3. That Section 1, Chapter 31s of the
Session Laws of 1907, and section 619l
of the General Statutes of 1901, and all
acts and parts of acts in conflict with
this act are hereby repealed.
See T. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after IT'S passage and
publication in the official state paper.
I hereby certify that the above bill orig
mated in the Senate, and passed that body
February II, 1909. "
w. ]. FITZGERALD,
President of the Senate.
u. E. WYANT,-
Secretary of the Senate.
Passed the House March s, 1909
j. n. DOLLEY,
Speaker of the House.
w. T. BECK,
Chief Clerk of the House.
Approved March Il, 1909.
w. r STUBBS,
Governor.
STATE OF KANSAS
Office of the Secretary of State.
I. c. f. 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 affixed
my official seal, this 18th day of March,
1909
ISeaL1 c. E. DENTON,
Secretary of State.