The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-31
LEGAL.
Published in The Topeka State Journal
March 81, 1911

HOUSE BILL No. 1853.
An Act relating to cities of the secono
Session Laws of 1905, being section 1Sl4
of the General Statutes OF Kansas ISOS'
and repeating said original section:
Be it enacted by the Legislature OF the
State of Kansas:
Section 1. The cities of the second class
coming under the provisions OF this act N
their corporate capacities are authorized
and empowered to enact ordinances Ior
the following purposes, in addition 10 the
other powers granted by law: First, 10
levy and collect taxes for general revenue
purposes, including the maintenance OF
arc lights for street lighting purposes, Tor
fire hydrants and water for fire protec,
! ton, and all the real mixed and personal
property within the limits of said cities,
taxable according to the laws of TINS
state. the valuation of such property to
be taken from the assessment rolls In the
county clerks office. Second to open
and improve streets, avenues and alleys,
make sidewalks and build bridges, Gull
verts and sewers within the city, and for
the purpose of paying for the same shall
have the power to make assessments in
| the following manner, to wit: First, for
opening, widening and bringing to grade
! all streets, avenues and alleys and FOR
the building of bridges, culvertS and
sewers. and for footwalkS across streets,
avenues and alleys the assessments shall
be made on all taxable property within
! the limits of the city. Second, for making
and repairing sidewalks the assessments
shall be made on all lots and pieces of
ground AUDITING on the improvements &C
coFd1ng to the front feet thereof. Third,
for all paving and improvements of the
squares and areas formed by the cross
ing of streets, avenues alleys. the as
SesSmentS shall be made upon all the tax
able property of the city, and for the pay
ment of such paving or improvements the
mayor and council, or commissioners, are
hereby authorized to issue special i'm
proyement bonds, and levy taxes and as
sessmentS in addition to all other taxes
and assessments now authorized by law
to pay said d bonds IDS and interest thereon,
mentS of equal amounts in each year,
none of which bonds shall run longer
than ten years nor bear interest to ex-
coed six per cent per annum, payable an
nually or semi-annually. For each of
said annual installments Of the principal
and interest on all sums unpaid, coupons
shall be attached to each bond. Such
bonds shall not be issued in excess of the
contract price of the work or improve
ment, and shall be of such denomination
as the council or commissioners shall
deem proper; provided that nothing
herein shall be construed to authorize the
mayor and council, or commissioners, to
pave any square or area formed by the
crossing of streets, avenues or alleys, I'M
less in connection with one or more blocks
OF street paving ordered by the mayor
and council, or commissioners, as now
provided by law, of which the paving of
such square or area, or squares or areas,
Shall form part. Fourth, for paving,
matchmaking, curbing and gutterfng all
streets, avenues and. alleys, for doing all
excaVatlng and grading necessary for the
same, except the squares and areas
formed by the streets, avenues and alleys
after SAID streets, avenues and alleys
nave been brought to grade as provided
in the first subdivision of this section
iat1ng to the opening, widening and bring
ing to grade all streets, avenues and
alleys the assessments shall be made for
each block separately, on all lots and
pieces of ground to the center of the block
on either side of such street or avenue,
the distance improved or to be improved,
or on the lots or pieces of ground abutting
value of the lots or pieces of ground,
without regard to the buildings or i'm
provements thereon, which value shall be
| ascertained by three disinterested ap-
praisers appointed by the mayor and
council, or commissioners; provided,
where any such block is divided by an
each block separately along the street
or avenue to be paved to the alley divid
ing such block on all lots and pieces Of
either side of such street or alley. 1t
shall be the duty of said appraisers,
within ten days after being notified of
their appointment, to proceed to appraise
such lots or pieces Of ground as may be
designated by the council or commits
SiOners. after having taken and subscribed
an oath to make true and impartial ap-
praisement, which appraisement shall be
returned to the city council or commits
sioners at the first meeting after the
same shall have been completed. When
the said appraisement is returned, the
mayor and council or commissioners shall
appoint time for holding a special ses-
sion on some day to be fixed by them, to
hear any complaint that may be made as
ground appraised as aforesaid. A notice
of such special session shall be given by
the mayor in the official paper of the
city. and said mayor and council or COM
misSiOnerS, at said special session, may
alter the valuation of any lot or piece of
ground, if in their Judgment the same has
been appraised too high or too low.
Sec 2. Section l, of chapter 49, of the
Laws of 1906, being section 1874 of the Cen
eral Statutes of Kansas of 1909, be and the
same is hereby repealed.
Sec. g. 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
originated 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 10, 1911,
RICHARD J. HOPKINS,
President of the Senate.
WALTER A. JOHNSON.
Secretary Of the Senate
-4ft- - W 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 file in my office
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, have here
unto subscribed my name and
| TSeal1 affixed my official seal, this
II day of March 1911
CHAS. H. SESSIONS,
Secretary of State
By ]. T BOTKIN,
| Asst Secretary of State.
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