The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-08
LEGAL

erty within said city, as shown by the
the one in which a new issue of bonds
Is proposed to be made; provided, that
an amount equal to eight per cent of the
assessed value of all the taxable proper
ty within said city. as shown by the last
of funding its floating debt and of protect
Ing the property of the city, and of re-
of streams and rivers within its limits.
Sec s. Section of Chapter 126, Laws
lows: Sec. 1. At no time snail the bond
ed Indebtedness of any city of the first
class having a population of fifty thous-
and or more, except for bonds issued for
special improvements and for sewers for
which a special tax is levied upon the
property improved. exceed five per cent
of the assessed value of all the taxable
property within said city, shown by
the assessment books of the previous year;
and at no time shall the bonded indebted
ness OF any city of the first class hav-
more. including bonds issued for special
improvements for which a special tax is
levied upon the property improved, ex-
Of all the taxable property within said
city, as shown by the assessment books
that nothing in this act shall be construed
to impair or invalidate any bonds already
for special improvements, or bonds to pay
for improvements already legally petition
Sec. Z. Section 1. of Chapter sss of the
Laws of 1905, is hereby amended to read
as follows: Sec. 1. That whenever it
education of any city of the second class
to provide funds for the purchase of a
school site or sites or to erect a suitable
building or buildings thereon, or to fund
any bonded indebtedness or any floating
Indebtedness which may at the present
exist IN the public schools of said cities
or the second class, it shall be lawful
for the board of education of any such
for such purposes. and for such purpose
or purposes the said board of education is
hereby authorized and empowered to is
sue bonds bearing a rate of interest not
exceeding five per cent per annum. paya-
and place as may be mentioned on the
face of the bonds, which shall be payable
in not more than twenty years from their
date. and the board of education is here
by authorized and empowered to sell such
bonds at not less than their par value;
funding bonds shall be issued until the
question of issuing the same shall be SUBJ
jority of the qualified electors, male and
female, who shall vote on the question at
an election called for that purpose shall
have declared by their votes, in favor of
issuing such bonds; provided, further, that
the total indebtedness of the said board
ed to an amount exceeding one and one
half per cent of the authorized valuation
Of the territory within the jurisdiction of
said board of education; provided further.
that the board of education of cities of
the second class may. issue bonds at any
time without such election to pay out
standing warrants or floating Indebted
ness which may exist at the passage of
this act; and such board of education may
issue at any time a bond for a sum not
greater than ten hundred dollars to raise
money to pay for needful repairs on school
buildings, or to pay for out-buildingss or
heating plants for the public-schooi build
ings. If the state school superintendent
bonds for floating Indebtedness and for
the purposes in the above proviso; pro-
aggregate amount of the sum of five
thousand dollars; provided further, that
the right granted herein to boards of edu-
cation to issue bonds without such election
shall not be construed to authorize an is
sue of bonds which, with those of the
ceed one-half of one per cent of the as
sessment for taxation, as shown by the
last finding. and discrimination of the
Sec. S. Section /, Chapter 12S, of the
Laws of 1907, is hereby amended to read
bonded Indebtedness of any city of the
second class exceed one and one. half per
taxable property within said city, as
shown by the assessment books of the
Issue of bonds is proposed to be made:
provided, bonds issued to pay the cost of
Improvement for which special tax is
levied upon the property improved, and
bonds issued to pay the cost of improve
ments of intersections of streets, alleys
and avenues and that portion Of the street
shall not be included in estimating said
bonded Indebtedness; and provided fur
construed to prevent the issuing of bonds
to refund existing bonded indebtedness;
but nothing herein shall effect bonds is
sued or that may be issued hereafter un-
der and. by virtue of chapter 1o1 of the
Sec 8. Section 1, chapter 80. Laws of
1874. the same being Section 479 Of the
of 1885, the same being Sectfoni51s of the
General Statutes of 1901; section 4. chapter
f6 sssz Of Of fba as rne Being s
chapter 1872, Laws of 1888; chapter AZ, Laws
of 1903, Special Session; chapter 126, Laws
Statutes of 1901; chapter 3es. Laws of 1906;
and chapter 12S, Laws of 1907 and all acts
and parts of acts in conflict with the pro-
visions of this chapter are hereby repeal
Sec. TO- This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its publication
in the official state paper.
1 hereby certify that the above bill orig
mated in the Senate, and passed that body
Concurred in House Amendments March
w. ]. FITZGERALD,
President resident Gf G the MYsNT sgHate-
Secretary of the Senate.
Passed the House March End. 1909
]. N. DOLLEY,
w. r BECK,
Chief Clerk of the House.
W: K. STUBS.
Governor.
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 affix-
ed my official seal, this 9Th day of March,
1909.
(SeaD G. Z. DENTON,
Secretary of State.
published in The Topeka State Journal
March s, 1909
HOUSE BILL NO. 519
AN ACT concerning railroads and to pro-
vide conveniences for the person or per-
sons accompanying live stock shipments.