The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-25
LEGAL.
LEGAL.
published in The Topeka State Journal
March 25, 1909
SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE BILL


SUBSTITUTE FoR. SENATE BILL
An ACT Relating 70 public bridges.
| Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
Section 1. Whenever in any county hav-
ing an assessed valuation for taxation
| the board of directors of any drainage
district organized under the laws of this
| shall prescribe regulate or fix the height
of any public bridge located within said
location of piers or abutments of any
such bridge or shall locate harbor lines
& for or establish the channel of any any
notify and request, in writing, the Board
| of County Commissioners to change alter
to conform to such harbor lines. channel
| or requirements; or whenever in any
county the Secretary of War of the Uni
ted States, or any other competent auth
| ority, shall request, order or direct in
writing the reconstruction, raising or
| lengthening of any public bridge, or the
spans thereof over any naVigable stream
| or shall request, order or direct the re-
construction or relocation of the piers or
aoutments OF any public bridge over
bar ae m stPeS 9 shaM estapsh tba mar
mel for any navigable stream and shall
request, order or direct the reconstruc-
| ton of bridges to conform thereto; the
Board of County Commissioners of the
county wherein such public bridge is To-
cred to reconstruct such bridges and ap-
proaches thereto, raise. lengthen and re-
remove and relocate the abutments and
| piers thereof, and to improve such bridges
any and all acts necessary to conform
| to such requirements. in the manner here
nn matter Pppvided Pro @ ana I0r Tn@ er
| sue bonds of such county without the
| same being authorized by any election,
and subject only to the limitations con-
tanned in this act The amount of bonds
| so authorized to be issued shall not ex-
ments
Sec. 2. The reconstruction, improve
or approaches thereto provided for in this
act shall be by. written contract separ-
bridge, to the lowest responsible bidder,
upon sealed proposals. based, upon plans
and specifications therefor on file in the
office of the county clerk of the county.
so directed to do by the board of county
surveys and investigations and prepare
plans and specifications for the recon
location of any bridge or the approaches
thereto. together with an estimate under
plans specifications and estimate in the
office of the county clerk of the coun-
ty No contract shan pc awarded tor
cess of said estimated cost. The board
OF county commissioners snalI nave pow p1",
engineers to assist the county surveyor
| in preparing plans and specifications or
superintending the construction Of such
improvements sand to pay such engineers
out of the proceeds of bonds issued on
sidering and approving plans and speci-
fications, prepared and filed as aforesaid,
| the board of county commissioners shall
in the official county paper, for sealed
Rr9R0Sals n or WorS In accordsnce
| with the plans and specifications therefor.
The board of county commissioners shall
contract is awarded, to enter into writ
ten contract. and to secure II the perform n n.
more surety companies. All bids for the
construction of any such improvement or
work shall be presented simultaneously to
the board of county commissioners and
opened forthwith by them. in the pres
ence of the public and all bidders pres
| Sec. 3. In order to pay for the recon
ocafio1 of apv pridge and approaces
thereto, provided for in this act, the
eounties 81 s6a be and ars hereby author
| ized and empowered, for and on behalf
of such counties, to issue negotiable bonds
issued to the contractor reconstructing,
| improving, removing or relocating any
| therefor, or the said board may sell such
bonds and pay the contractor from the
made payable In ten equal annual series.
beginning twenty years from the date
not to exceed four and one-hah per cent
per annum. and shall have semi annual
It shall be the duty of the board of
county commissioners of any county issu-
ing such % bonds annually IA, at the II time OF OF
| year sufficient to pay the interest on said
bonds as the same become due, on al al
commissioners are further empowered,
and it shall be their duty before the date
| of maturity of any series of such bonds
to levy a tax for the payment of such
series at the maturity thereof, and all
bonds shall be used only for the purpose
herein specified. No bonds issued in Pur-
suance of this act shall be sold for less
than. their par. value nor shall any COM
mission be paid for the sale thereof
sdS the eonny ssuns hs by
chairman of the board of county com
missioners. and attested by the the saoI county cy
| the. county thereto attached; and duly
registered by said county clerk in his Of
| tified to by the said county clerk upon
said bonds by his official signature and
also be registered by the Auditor of the
State and he shall certify on such bonds
signature and seal of office. Said bonds
may be issued at any time after the
9I or 60e sn1 of any
bridge. All bonds issued under the pro-
visions Of this act shall contain % a recital ,ta
visions of this act and in conformity with
the provisions, restrictions and limitations
thereof. and that such bonds and the in
lterest thereon are to be paid by a gem
eral tax levied upon all the taxable pro
and such recital shall be conclusive in
favor of all persons purchasing such
bonds, that all proper acts have been
done, proceedings taken and conditions
precedent performed and existing to
authorize the issue of such bonds and
the levy of all taxes necessary for the
payment of the principal and the inter
est thereof, as and when the same be-
come due by the terms thereof.
Sec 4. The board of county commits
sioners is hereby authorized to enter into
contracts with any county, township,
CITY drainage district, municipality, per-
son, company or corporation. located
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