The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-25
LEGAL.


having control thereof. No street rail-
way or other railway company shall con-
Struct, lay or maintain any tracks upon
or use for the transportation of passen-
gers or freight, any bridge reconstructed
or improved under the provisions of this
act, without first paying to the county county
one-half of the total cost of such recon
struction or Improvement of such bridge
person or corporation shall use such
bridge or the piers thereof for any pri-
county constructing the same such sum
as the county commissioners thereof or
bridge, shall require as compensation for
such use. If any street railway or rail-
way corporation shall construct, lay or
maintain any tracks upon or use for the
transportation of its passengers. or
freight, any bridge reconstructed or inn
proved under the provisions of this act.
without first paving therefor as above
provided, it shall thereby become liable
to the county for one-half of the cost
of the reconstruction or Improvement or
such bridge, and such county may sue
for and recover such sum in any court
such bridge by any street railway or rail-
way corporation for the transportation of
construction or maintenance of tracks
thereon, may also be enjoined until COM
pensatlon Is MADE therefor' as nereihpe- Pc
the use of such bridges shall be used in
the reconstruction or Improvement there
terest thereon, issued on account of the
reconstruction or Improvement of such
bridges.
Sec s. 1t shall be the duty of the coun-
ty commissioners of any county OF this
state to which this act applies now OF
bridge or bridges over any navigable riv-
er, which bridge or bridges have been or
or required by the Secretary of War
of the United States. or the Board of Di-
lied under the laws of this state, in any
county having an assessed xaluatlon ior
taxation purposes OF over Ninety Million
Structed or improved. to take possession
of such bridges and to forthwith remove,
relocate, reconstruct or improve the same,
as may be necessary and proper and the
ownership and control of such bridges
is hereby vested in such counties, and
of are hereby authorized and empowered
to use any part or portion OF any ii sueh
bridges or of any other bridge or viaduct
situated in their county, or to sell or dis
such bridge. and to use the proceeds of
such sale in the reconstruction or inn
R1osaiecS In said co1ntV' IN The % provisions of this
act shall apply to all public bridges, and
all parts thereof, used by, any street rail
way company any other corporation,
and to all public bridges heretofore con-
structed over any such river by counties,
or cooperation of any street railway COM
pany or other person or corporation, ana
structed by or under the control of any
city or any other municipality. Should
any relocation. change or alteration or
petent authority, neceSsitate the removal,
relocation or reconstruction Of bridges
over the channel of such river as relo-
Gated or altered, such work shall be
done and such improvements made under
the provisions of this act. Bridges con-
structed. reconstructed, improved or reloII
Gated under the provisions of this act shall
be under the control of and mainta aimed by
the board of county commissioners of the
county, and such county commissioners
any city in which any such bridge is sit
uated, or with any corporation using any
such bridge for the maintenance or re-
Sec. g. All acts and parts of acts in con-
fliet herewith nth are hereby h sspea1tefd tfac+ an,
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
feOi"aiS IT, w. ]. FITZGERALD.
President Of 4 the yy sg3ate. & NT
Secretary of the Senate.
Passed the House March 5, 1909;
Speaker Of the & House.
Chief Clerk OF the House.
Approved March II, 1909; ,
STATE OF KANSAS.
office of the Secretary of State.
I, C. E. DENTON. Secretary of state
of the State of Kansas. do hereby certify
rect copy of the original enrolled bill now
on file in my office.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, l have
hereunto subscribed my name and affixed
1sSa nE OfriPiSi SEAL '''S ii'n '4y u D-9''A'
GSeaD c. E. DENTON,
Secretary of State
(Published in The. Topeka State Journal