The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-23
LEGAL.

of sidewalks, curbing or pavement upon
the streets or alleys interesting any
shall have power and authority to do all
work on such intersecting streets, avenues
the improvements thereof conform. and
the expense of such work shail pc oee s.ss4
a part of the expense of the Improvement
of such boulevard
Sec SO. All contractors shall give bond
for the performance of contracts enteFe1
any city for the performing of any WORK
or the furnishing of any materials
lars in sum equal to the contract price,
conditioned upon the faithful performance
i an ene Rroyosions Oh lu bV the board
of commissioners.
Sec. 40. In case the board of commits,
sioners of any city shall levy any special
assessment. which assessment is or may
be informal, illegal. irregular or void for
the want of sufficient authority to make
or levy the same for any cause wf1atso-
ever. such board of commissioners may,
at any time, reapPortlons the COST or tas
therefor, or may relevy any such special
assessment or assessments in the manner
provided, and against the property liable
for assessment for the improvement at
the time of the making thereof; PROVIDED,
that no such reapportionnent or relevy
shall be made in any case in which there
has not been a substantial performance
of the contract and provided further,
that no relevy shall be made in any case
in which it appears that any officer of
the city is or was in any way pecuniarily
interested in the contract or the letting
thereof or in the specification, sale or
furnishing of any material used in the
construction of the Improvement
shall invalidate any valid contract here
tofore made relative to any public park,
parkway or boulevard or the mainten-
ance and management thereof
Sec. AZ. The board of commissioners of
any city shall have hay power Subject to ne
bonds of such city when they deem 1t
necessary so to do, to pay for or obtain
any park, parkway or boulevard of such
city. Such bonds shall not run for a
longer period than twenty years, nor bear
interest to exceed five per cent per an
mum. Such bonds and interest thereon
shall be paid by a general tax upon all
any one or more park districts thereof,
as shall be determined by the board at the
time of the issuance thereof.
Sec. 4s. The board of commissioners of
any city shall have power to acquire. by
purchase, gift, condemnation, or other
wise, such lands as they may deem neces-
sary for public parks, outside of the cor
porate limits of the city and not to exceed
one mile therefrom, and to issue and sell,
| subject to the limitations of this act, gen.
eral bonds Of the city to pay therefor
Sec: a. This act snan take erect sf fr9m
I hereby certify that the above bill orig
February II, 1911,
RICHARD ]. HOPKINS,
President of the Senate.
WALTER A. JOHNSON,
Secretary of the Senate.
Passed the House March 7th, 1911,
G. H. BUCHANAN,
Speaker of the House.
EARL AKERS,
Chief Clerk of the House.
w r. STUBBs, Governor
State of Kansas.
Office of the Secretary of State.
L. Chas. H. Sessions, Secretary of State
of the State of Kansas, do hereby certify
that the above and foregoing is a correct
copy of the original enrolled bill now on
| file in my office.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have
hereunto subscribed my name
ISeaL1 and affixed my official seal,
this II day of March 1911.
CHAS. H. SESSIONS,
Secretary of State,
BY ]. T. BOTKIN,
Asst. Secretary of State.