The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-01
Published in The Topeka State Journ
April 1, 1909
SENATE BILL NO. As.
(Seal.)

AN ACT authorizing any city of the sec
ond or third class to issue bonds to fund
it's existing floating Indebtedness.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Kansas:
city of the second or third class are here
by authorized to issue the bonds of such
city in an amount not to exceed the exist
ing floating Indebtedness of such city;
said bonds to be used in the redemption
of the outstanding orders, warrants and
scrip of such city outstanding May 1st.
1909; provided, before the issuing of any
such bonds the Mayor and Council of such
city shall submit the question to the legal
eral election in such city; If at a special
election the same to be conducted and the
provided by law for holding general cleo
tons; and the Mayor and Council of such
city shall cause to rbeI published in a
newspaper of general circulation in such
city for three consecutive weeks, next pre-
ceding such election a statement of the
statement of the Indebtedness proposed to
be satisfied by the bonds to be issued and
of the amount necessary to satisfy the
bear. On the ballots used at such cleo
ton shall be printed, For the bonds. and
the votes cast for such proposition at
such election shall be For the Bonds.
such city. shall have power to issue the
same; and provided further. that no bonds
shall be valid under this act unless issued
Sec. 2. Said bonds to be issued in sums
of not less than One Hundred (s1O0.001
Dollars nor more than Five Hundred
($5Oo00) Dollars each, as may be deemed
any time within twenty years from the
date thereof at such time or times as the
and bearing interest at rate not to ex-
coed six per centum per annum PAYABLE
sesm,il-annually for which interest coupons
bonds and interest coupons shall be pay
able to bearer at the fiscal agency of the
state of Kansas, and each of said bonds
and coupons shall be signed by the Mayor
of such city and countersigned by the city
clerk and have the seal of such city at
Sec g. Said bonds shall be sold under
the direction of the mayor and councilmen
nor shall any commissions be allowed for
the sale of the same and the proceeds
thereof shall be used in paying off the
such city and for no other purposes
Sec. 4: The mayor and councilmen of
such city shall levy annually upon the
taxable property of such city a sum suffi-
cient to pay the interest on all bonds is
demption of such bonds at maturity
Sec. 5. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its publication in
the official state paper.
I hereby certify that the above bill orig
mated in the Senate. and passed that body
Concurred in House Amendments March
W. ]. FITZGERALD
President Of the Senate.
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 II, 1909.
w. r. STUBS,
STATE OF KANSAS.
office of the Secretary of State
/. c. E. 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, I have
hereunto subscribed my name and affixed
my official SEAL this 18th day of March
| 1909.
(Seal) c. E. DENTON
Secretary of State.