The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-28
Asst. Secretary of state.
Published in The Topeka State Journal
March IS, 1911.l

SENATE BILL. No. Cos.
An Act to amend section 1927 of the Gem
eral Statutes of 1909 relating to the iSsu-
ance of bonds in aid of the construction
of steam and electric railroads. and re-
pealing said original section.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Kansas.
Section 1. Section 1927 of the. General
Statutes of 1903 is hereby amended SO as
to read as follows: Section 1927 When
ever two-fifths of the resident taxpayers
dent Taxpayers Of any municipal town
ship shall petition in writing to the
board of county eommissioners. or when
of any Incorporated city shall petition the
mayor and council of such city to submit
township or city, proposition to SUBJ
scribe to the capital stock of any company
railroad operated by steam, electric or
other power, through or into such county,
township or city, and exchange therefor
the bonds of such county, township or
city, the county commissioners for such
county or township or the mayor and
council for such city shall cause an cleo
ton to be held to determine whether such
subscription shall be made and such bonds
issued therefor; provided, no county shall
more than one hundred thousand dollars
and no township shall issue more than
fifteen thousand dollars and no city OF the
third class shall issue more than fifteen
thousand dollars, and in no case shall the
| city bonds in aid of any such railroad
company exceed two thousand dollars per
mile for each mile of railroad constructed
in said county: provided. that counties
having no railway mileage within their
boundaries may vote such aid not to ex-
| coed $1,000 per mile: provided, that cities
| of the second or third class may vote
bonds in any amount not to exceed two
per centum of the assessed valuation of
/ the city but not more than fifteen thous-
| and dollars in aid of any electric road
running into or through such city and the
above limitation OF two thousand dollars
per mile shall not apply thereto. and such
! limitations shall not include bonds voted
| for the securing of rigf1t-of-way and
ground for depots and terminal facilities:
provided further, that subsequent election
| for any of the purposes provided for in
this act shall not be held until after the
| expiration of six months from the date of
| the last preceding election held for such
purpose, and upon petition of ma
| jority of the legal voters of such county,
township or city provided further. tina;
/ any township in any county in this state
| of this act, the roadbed OF any railroad
| shall be already graded, and in the judg-
| ment of the township board of such town
| ship it shall become necessary in order
to complete said railroad TO increase the
amount of aid rendered such railroad
company by such township, then and in
| that event the township board of each
| such township is hereby authorized tc
recommend and the board of county com
| miSsioners under tha provisions Of this act
to cause an election to be held to de-
ter.nine whether such additional aid, sub
scription or loan shall be made, and eacf
| such township shall be allowed to issue
bonds not to exceed forty thousand dol