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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-08

HOUSE BILL No. $40.
AN ACT relating to the drawing and
having over 10000 inhabitants and n fix
ing the compensation of jury clerks.
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature of the
Section /. That jury clerks in counties
now having or hereafter acquiring 100000
inhabitants shall at the time Of draw
county make out in duplicate list of
the names of the jurors to be summoned
COUNTY The sheriff shall serve each j juror
to be summoned by delivering to him
personally or by leaving at his usual aI
notice to appear before the court in which
he has been summoned at the time speci-
fled in said summons to serve as Juror
in said court, and shall note on each of
said lists after the name of each juror
how he served said juror. or if he cannot
make service of said summons as afore-
said upon any juror in said list he shall
note in same manner on each one of said
and shall on or before the return day of
said summons deliver one of said lists
to the clerk of the court for which said
jury has been drawn and one to said
jury clerk
shall receive as full compensation for his
judges in said county in which petit jur-
ors may be drawn not to exceed the sum
of $500 per month, which shall be paid
monthly by the county:
Sec 8. The jury clerk shall forfeit the
make out and deliver to the sheriff the
duplicate lists provided for herein, and
said sheriff shall forfeit $500 for each
time he shall fail to return said list with
said endorsements thereon to the jury
clerk and the clerk of the court for
which said jury is drawn as provided
herein, said sum to be deducted from the
salary by the board of county commits
Sec. i. All acts and parts of acts in
conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Sec s. This act shall be in force from
and after its publication in the official
state paper.
I hereby certify that the above bill orig
G. H. BUCHANAN,
Speaker of the House.
EARL AKERS,
Chief Clerk of the House.
Passed the Senate March 3. 1911.
RICHARD J. HOPKINS
President of the Senate
WALTER A. JOHNSON,
Secretary OF the Senate.
Approved March z, 1911,
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, [ have
hereunto subscribed my name
[SeaL1 and affixed my official SEAL
this It'll day of March, 1911.
CHAS- H. SESSIONS.
Secretary of State.
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HOUSE BILL No. $40.

HOUSE BILL No. $40.
AN ACT fixing the salaries and fees of
stenographerS for the district court in
Judicial districts consisting of one coun-
ty and having over 100000 inhabitants,
and repeating chapter 1S2 of the Session
Laws of 1907
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Kansas:
Section 1. The official reporters of the
district court and court of common pleas
in judicial districts consisting of one coun-
ty and now having hereafter acquiring
100000 Inhabitants shall each receive a
salary of twelve hundred dollars per an
mum, payable from the state treasury in
monthly inStallmentS at the close of each
month; and in addition thereto shall each
receive not to exceed the sum of fifty
county treasury of said county, as the
they shall also receive the sum of ten
cents per folio of one hundred words for
each and every transcript furnished.
which shall be paid by the party ordering
the same. provided that for each tran
script ordered and paid for by a party
porter for the fees so paid may be filed
amount thereof shall be taxed as a part
of the costs in said cause and paid by
the losing party.
Sec. Q. That chapter 1872 of the Session
acts in conflict with the provisions of this
act are hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its publication in
the official state paper.
L hereby certify that the above bill orig
mated in the House, and passed that body
February %, 1911,
C. H BUCHANAN,
Speaker of the House.
EARL AKERS,
Chief Clerk of the House.
Passed the Senate March ], 1911,
RICHARD J. HOPKINS,
President of the Senate
r. w. BRINKERHOFF,
Asst. Secretary of the Senate
Approved March z, 1911.
w. r.. STUBBS, Governor
State of Kansas.
Office of the Secretary of State.
I, 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, have
hereunto subscribed my name
ISeal.1 and affixed my official seal,
this 7th day of March 1911
CHAS. H SESSIONS,
Secretary of State.
BY J. T. BOTKIN,
Asst. Secretary of State.
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March s, 19n.1
HOIrSE RuI. AZ. 2s

HOUSE BILL No. 26.
An A CT q amending and TePeang
of 1909, entitled AN act relating to
cities of the first class.
State of Kansas:
Section I. That section 50 of article 4
Of doo ch Sdn i OF the General Statutes Of
the first class be amended so as to
read as follows:
Section SO. To regulate the crossings of
railway and street railway tracks and
provide precautions and prescribe rules
regulating the same, and to regulate the
railway engines and cars in the city,
and to prescribe rules relating thereto
and to govern the speed thereof; and to
make other and further provisions, rules
ana regulations to prevent accidents at
crossings and on tracks of railways, and
to prevent fires from engines, and to
require all railway companies to erect
Vladucts over or tunnels under their
tracks at the crossings OF streets. The
missioners shall have power to require
any railroad company or companies
or Street ra GiRaS' trsc any or 'a tracs
upon or across any public street
or streets of the city to erect, construct
reconstruct. complete and keep in repair
any viaduct or viaducts upon or over or
tunnels under such street or streets and
over or under any such track or tracks
including the approaches of such viaduct
Vladucts or tunnels as may be deemed
and declared by the mayor and council
u VI dllQ commissioners TO De neceS-
sary Tor the convenience, safety or pro-
lection of the public. Whenever any
such viaduet shall be deemed and declar-
ed by ordinance to be necessary for the
convenience, safety or protection of the
public, the mayor and council mayor
and commissioners shall provide for ap-
praising, assessing and determining the
damage if any, which may be caused to
any property by reason of the construc-
ton of such viaduct and its approaches.
The proceedings for such purpose shall
be the same as provided by law for the
purpose of ascertaining and determining
damages TO property owners by reason
of the change in grade OF any street ex-
cept that such damage shall be paid by
such railway company or companies.
The amount of damage thus ascertained
and awarded shall, upon notice by the
city be promptly paid by the railway
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HOUSE BILL No. 4ss.

HOUSE BILL No. 4S9.
AN ACT concerning sinking funds.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Kansas:
Section l. That whenever any city,
township or school district sinking fund
shall amount to five hundred dollars and
shall have been in the hands of the
county treasurer for the period of one
year, it shall be the duty of such treas
urer, and he is hereby required, to credit
any such sinking fund with it's proper
tional share of the interest thereafter
accruing from the deposit by such treas
urer of the public moneys in banks as
provided by law, and thereafter such
interest shall belong to and be part of
such sinking fund, and the same shall
no longer belong to the county.
Sec 2 This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its publica-
ton in the official state paper.
hereby certify that the above bill orig
mated in the House, and passed that body
G. H. BUCHANAN,
Speaker of the House.
EARL AKERS,
Chief Clerk of the House.
Passed the Senate March 8, 1911,
RICHARD ]. HOPKINS,
President of the Senate.
F. W. BRINKERHOFF,
Asst. Secretary of the Senate.
Approved March Z, 1911,
w. r. STUBBS. Governor.
State of Kansas.
office of the Secretary of State.
1, Chas. H. Sessions, 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
[Seal1 and affixed my official seal,
this 7th day OF March 1911
CHAS- II. SESSIONS.
Secretary Of State
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AN ACT to amend section s. chapter 1856
OF the Session Laws of 1903, being sec
ton $50 of the General Statutes OF 1909.
Relating to the powers of cities OF the
second and third class, and repeating
said original section $50.
Be 1T enacted by the Legislature Of the
State of Kansas:
Section 1. That section 3, chapter 1876
OF the Session Laws of 1908, being section
40 or the General Statutes of 1909, be and
the same is hereby amended to read as
follows: Section $50 That any city of
of Kansas is hereby granted full power
and authority, on behalf of such city,
for the construction Of, and to construct
and operate, gas-plants, electric-light
plants, electric power or heating plants.
waterWorks natural-gas wells, and pc
troleum-oil wells, and to secure by lease,
contract or purchase natural-gaS lands,
petroleum-Oil lands, and other real estate
gas. petroleum-oil, electric current, and
water to be delivered where purchased
or elsewhere, and to construct, maintain
and operate pipelines, wires and other
equipment for the transportation of the
same from the place where such natural
gas, petroleum, electric current or
water may be delivered, to such points
within or without the city as may be
deemed advisable, for the purpose of
supplying said city, its citizens and 9TH
erS, with water, light, gas, power, fuel
or heat for domestic use or other pur-
poses, and said cities are hereby author
lied to place said pipelines, wires and
other equipment for said transportation
highways and streets of this state in such
manner as not to incommode the public
in the use of such roads, highways and
streets.
Sec. .. That original section 3. chapter
1856 of the Session Laws of 1903, being sec
ton $50 of the General Statutes of 1909 is
hereby repealed.
Sec 3. That this act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its publication
in the official state paper.
hereby certify that the above bill orig
mated in the House, and passed that body
February "a, 1911,
G. H. BUCHANAN
Speaker of the House.
EARL AKERS.
Chief Clerk of the House
Passed the Senate March l, 1911
RICHARD J. HOPKINS
President of the Senate
F. w. BRINKERHOFF
Asst. Secretary of the Senate.
Approved March Z, 1911
W. R. STUBS. Governor.
State of Kansas.
Office of the Secretary of State.
I, 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
[Seall and affixed my official seal,
this 9TH day of March 1911
CHAS. II. SESSIONS
secretary of State.
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HOUSE BILL No. S05.
AN ACT to authorize the judges of the
district court in counties having pop
ulation of 5000 or over. to designate an
official paper and to authorize the pub
LEGATION of legal notices, advertisements
and publications therein
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Kansas:
state, having a population Of so ''t or
over, the judge of the district court of
said county may designate a daily court
paper to be the official court paper for
the publication of court calendars, as
signments of cases and motions, daily
findings and other proceedings as the
judge of the district court and other courts
of record may direct, provided, however,
that nothing herein shall in any wise af-
of proceedings. trials or judgments ex-
cept as otherwise provided by law
Sec When any court o paPer shall shall
paper, as provided in section l of this
act. any legal notice. advertisement or
published in any newspaper in any action
or proceedings pending before the district
court, the probate court. any Justice Of
county, may be published in such court
paper so designated by the direction and
order of the court in which said action
is bending, and such publication shall be
deemed a compliance with chapter 1856 of
Session Laws of 1891.
Sec. 3. This act shall be published In
the official state paper and shall be in
force from and after it's passage.
hereby certify that the above bill orig
mated in the House, and passed that body
February 25-191
G. H. BUCHANAN
Speaker of the House.
EARL AKERS
Chief Clerk of the House.
Passed the Senate March 1, 1911.
RICHARD ]. HOPKINS
President of the Senate.
F. W. BRINKERHOFF
Asst. Secretary of the Senate.
Approved March 7ss1911.
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 correct
copy of the original enrolled bill now on
| file in my office.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, have
hereunto subscribed my name
TSeal1 and affixed my official SEAL
this day Of March 1911
CHAS. H. SESSIONS,
Secretary of State.
BY ]. T. BOTKIN
Asst. Secretary of State.
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March 8. 1911
HOUSE BILL No. 900.

HOUSE BILL No. 800.
coal furnished to the State Soldiers
Home.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Kansas:
Section 1. There is hereby appropriated
out of any money in the state treasury,
not Otherwise appropriated, the sum of
$426S.42 to E. E. Smith, for balance on
account of coal furnished to the State
ruary 1. 1910. and June q, 1910, both dates
inclusive, and as payment in full of all
count.
Sec. 2. The auditor of state is hereby
authorized to draw his warrant on the
treasurer of state for the sum herein APP
priated upon a voucher to be verified and
approved by the board of managers of
the State Soldiers Home.
Sec. 8. This act to 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 House, and passed that body
49, 49, G. H. BUCHANAN.
Speaker of the House.
EARL AKERS,
Chief Clerk of the House.
Passed the Senate March 2, 1911.
RICHARD ]. HOPKINS,
F. w BRINKERHOFF,
Asst Secretary of the Senate.
Approved March Z. 1911;
State of Kansas
Office OF the Secretary of State.
(, 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
LSeeL1 and AFFIXED my official seal,
this 9TH day of March 1911
CHAS. H. SESSIONS,
Secretary of State.
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March s. 19u.l
HOUSE BILL No. 2o1.

HOUSE BILL No 2o1.
AN ACT to amend section All of the
General Statutes of 1909, being section
5 of article 1 of chapter 1873 of the Laws
of the state of Kansas of 1891, entitled,
the diversion, appropriation. storage
and distribution of waters for industrial
purposes within the prescribed limits.
and of the construction, maintenance
and operation of works therefore; pro-
hibiting unlawful use thereof or inter
@ With pTedag fos fne eean
powers; fixing penalties for and assign
ing jurisdiction of offenses hereunder;
tain public officers; and for other .pur-
poses, and repeating section 4427 of the
General Statutes Of 1909.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Kansas:
Section l. That section 4427 of the Gen
eral Statutes Of 1899 be amended to f Teaa
ing in subterranean channels and
courses. or flowing or standing in
township eighteen and west of the 9Sth
meridian, shall belong and be appurt-
nant to the lands under which they flow
the irrigating of such lands in aid of ag-
riculture, subject to ordinary domestic
devoted to other industrial purposes; pro-
vided however, that nothing herein con-
tanned shall. in any way affect appropria-
Sec. 2. All acts or parts of acts in con-
flict herewith are hereby repealed
8.
and be in force from and after its pas
sage and publication in the official state
paper.
/ hereby certify that the above bill orig
mated in the House, and passed that body
February 3, 1911,
3-1-1911 House Concurred In Senate
Amendments.
G. H BUCHANAN,
Speaker of the House.
EARL AKERS,
Chief Clerk of the House.
Passed the Senate March I, 1911,
RICHARD ]. HOPKINS,
President of the Senate.
F. w. BRINKERHOFF,
Asst Secretary of the Senate.
Approved March 6, 1911,
w. r. STUBBS, Governor.
State of Kansas,
Office of the Secretary of State.
I, Chas. H. Sessions, 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
TSealJ and affixed my official SEAL
this 7th day Of March 1911
CHAS. H. SESSIONS,
Secretary of State.
BY J. T. BOTKIN,
Asst. Secretary of State.
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Published in The Topeka State Journal
March s. 1911-1

HOUSE BILL No. $50.
AN ACT enabling school districts to issue
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Kansas:
Section l.. That all school districts in
OF this act having outstanding warrants
representing valid Indebtedness of the
district be and they are hereby empow-
duly elected, constituted and appointed
boards of directors, or duly elected, quail
compromise and refund such Indebtedness
upon such terms as can be agreed upon.
ana TO issue the bonds of said district
IN any amount not to exceed the actual
amount of said warrant Indebtedness, nor
TO, exceed five per cent of the assessed
valuation of all the taxable property in
said district as ascertained by the assess
ment of the year 1910; said bonds may be
issued IN any amount not less than one
dred dollars, with semi-annual interest
coupons attached and shall be issued in
e t IN tt to and IN ct
TO enable counties, municipal corporations.
boards of education of any city, and
school districts to refund their Indebted
ness being general sections 5SS to sos
inclusive of the General Statutes of 1903
provided, that no limitation expressed in
under this act.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be
In force from and after its publication in
the official state paper.
hereby certify that the above bill orig
mated in the House, and passed that body
February Is, 1911,
G. H BUCHANAN,
Speaker of the House.
EARL AKERS,
Chief Clerk of the House.
Passed the Senate March 1, 1911,
RICHARD J. HOPKINS,
President of the Senate.
WALTER A. JOHNSON,
Secretary of the Senate.
Approved March 6, 1911,
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 correct
copy OF the original enrolled bill now on
file in my office.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have
hereunto subscribed my. name
ISeall and AFFIXED my official seal,
this 7th day of March 1911
CEAS. H. SESSIONS,
Secretary of State.
By J. T. BOTKIN,
Asst Secretary of State.
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MAY DISMISS MURDER CASE.
Potterton> Wife Murder Charge Prom
Uses New Developments.

Arkansas City, Kan, March s.
When the motion to dismiss the Pot
terton case in district court at Win
field came up yesterday, the county
attorney requested that the hearing
on the attorney generals plea be put
over till Monday. This was done. The
case is now put off in order to grant
time for an Ohio attorney. who repre-
sents the Kimmell or Mrs. Peterson
heirs, to come here. This now famous
case promises some new developments
in the near future.
Louis w. Potterton is charged with
poisoning his wife on January 1. 1870
First there was a coroners inquest,
which extended over several months.
Following this was the preliminary
examination, which was not completed
for a month. After the preliminary
examination, Peterson sought to Sc
cure his discharge by a writ of habeas
corpus and the court came very near
discharging him because of the in-
sufficiency of the evidence, but as
there was some hope of securing adj
ditiona1 evidence, the court held Pot
terton to answer to the charge at the
November term.
When court convened in November
no material additional evidence had
been secured. County Attorney Flem-
ing then wrote the interested parties
that unless they could secure addi-
tional evidence he thought it advisa BILE
to dismiss the case and be in position
to start it again if sufficient evidences
thereafter should be obtained, rather
than risk trial on the evidence
which the state then had. for, if the
defendant should be acquitted it would
be impossible to put him on trial
again, no matter how much new EVIL
dence the state might thereafter dis
cover.
Several days ago w. L. Cunning
ham, attorney for Potterton, took the
case up with the attorney general Of
the state, who fled the motion to dis
miss without prejudice. Cunningham 8
partner, Albert Faulconer, is now
county attorney, having been appoint
ed to that Office recently.
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SOLDIER A SUICIDE.
Sergeant Shoots Himself AFTER Bid
ding Farewell to Sweetheart.

eavenworth, March S.-Sergeant Fred
Snyder of the Thirteenth infantry shot
and killed himself today Immediately
after he had hidden farewell to his
sweetheart, a Kansas City girl Snyder
was a native of Berlin and had rela-
tives in New York.
No reason is known for his suicide
except that he was Respondent over the
o. aspect of being separated from the
girl, whose identity has not been
learned.
The lieutenant of Snyder's company
said his accounts were in good shape
and that the dead man was one of the
best soldiers in the company, his rec
ord being excellent.
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HOUSE BILL No. 25t


AN ACT making appropriation for post
age, express, freight, packing and other
expenses of the distribution of the Sew
enteenth Biennial Report of the State
Board of Agriculture.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Kansas
Section l. There is hereby appropriated
out of any money in the state tTea s,iry
not otherwise appropriated. the sum OF
four thousand four hundred dollars OF
so much thereof as may be necessary, to
pay Tor postage, express, freight packing
and other expenses of the distribution OF
the seventeenth Biennial Report of the
State Board of Agriculture.
Sec. 2. The auditor of state is hereby
authorized to issue warrants upon the
and purposes specified in this act
upon vouchers duly verified by
the secretary of the State Board OF
Agriculture. and upon the pre-
be paid by the state treasurer out OF
the moneys herein appropriated.
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after it's pubhca-
ton in the official state paper.
I hereby certify that the above bill orig
mated IN the House, and passed that body
February g. 1911,
G. H. BUCHANAN.
Speaker OF the House.
EARL AKERS,
Chief Clerk of the House
Passed the Senate March g. 1911.
RICHARD ]. HOPKINS,
President of the Senate
WAITER A. JOHNSON.
Secretary of the Senate
Approved March Z, 1911,
W. r. STUBS, Governor
State of Kansas
office Of the Secretary of State
I, Chas H. Sessions, Secretary of State
Of the State of Kansas, do hereby certify
that the above and foregoing is a correci
copy. of the original enrolled bill now on
file in my office.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I have
hereunto subscribed nv name
GSeall and affixed my official seal
this 9TH day of March 1911
CHAS. H. SESSIONS
Secretary of State