The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-08
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Ut commissioner of Parks and Public
Property.
Vote for one.)
lNames OF candidates)
OfTicial ballot. Attest:
Having caused said ballots to be printed.
IN! Ine sara city clerk shall cause to be de-
| hFered at each pollng-place a number of
a 90 oalots equal to twice the number
~ -. votes cast in sucn polling precinct at
the last general rnunicip II election for
mayor. The persons who are quilted to
vote at the general municipal election
s,iaH De qualified to vote at such primary
eIecuon, ana all of the provisions of chap
Ter "a OF the Special Session Laws of 1908
snail govern the conduct Of said primary
$500 81 aar as tne same are applicable and not
Ihconslstent with the provisions Of this
act: The two candidates receiving the
hlsnest number of votes for mayor shall
DC the candidates and the only candidates
whose names shall be placed upon the
ballot for mayor at the next succeeding
general municipal election; AND the Two
candidates receiving the highest numb. r
OF votes Tor commissioner of finance and
revenue, shall be the candidates and the
only candidates whose names shall be
placed upon the ballot for such office at
snch municipal election and the two can
didates receiving the highest number of
votes Tor commissioner of water works
alc street lighting, shall be the candi-
dates and the only candidates whose
names shall be placed upon the ballot for
such office at such municipal election; and
the two candidates receiving the highest
number of votes for commissioner of
streets and public improvements shall be
| the candidates and the only candidates
whose names shall be placed upon the
ballot for such office at such municipal
election; and the two candidates receiving
the highest number of votes for commits
sfoner of parks and public property, sha II
be the candidates and the only candi-
dates whose names shall be placed upon
the ballot for such office at sucn munich
pal election.
Sec. q That section 1888 of the General
Sta tutes of Kansas OF 1909, be, and the
same is hereby, amended to read as fol-
lows: Sec. 1875. The mayor shall be. ex
officio, the commissioner of the police
and fire departments and shall have
under his special charge, and be RESPONSE
nances and police regulations of such city,
and have general supervision over the
police and fire departments. The com
missioner of finance and revenue" shall
have under his special charge the pre-
paration of annual budget and the levy
of taxes and the collection of all revenues
belonging to such city, from whatever
source the same may be derived, and the
management of the finances of such city.
The commissioner of water works and
street lighting shall have under his spec
ial charge the construction, maintenance
and operation of any water works owned
by any such city and any lighting plant or
system of street lighting in use therein.
The commissioner of streets and public
improvements shall have under his spec
ial charge the supervision of streets and
alleys, and the repair, construction and
maintenance of sidewalks, bridges and
sewers, and all other public improvements
not herein otherwise provided for, and
shall have general supervision over the
engineering department OF such city, and
he shall also see that all contracts for
public improvements under his supervls-
ion are faithfully complied with, and that
the conditions of all permits to excavate
in the streets and alleys of the city and
the grant of any franchise or privilege
,axa6 NlTa 1fraic
sioner of parks and public property shall
have under his special charge the public
parks and all property or such city, ana
shall have supervision over the health de-
partment of such city, and shall keep
the streets, alleys and public grounds of
such city in sanitary CONDITION, ana
shall enforce all rules and regulations
necessary to these ends, and shall protect
the health of the Inhabitants of such city.
Said board of commissioners SO CONSTITUTE
ed shall have control and supervision over
all the departments of such city and to
that end shall have power to make ana
enforce such rules and regulations as tney
may see fit and proper for and concerning
the organization, management and opera
ton of all the departments OF Such CITY,
and whatever agencies may De createo
for the administration of its aHalrs; anu
sa id board may, from time to time, assign
such further duties to each OF said com
missioners as shall be LOT tne pese III
Sec z Original sections 1926 and 1875 of
the General Statutes of kansas Oh 1SV9'
are hereby repealed !, .
Sec 4 This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its publication in
the official state paper. 80,
hereby certify that the above bill orig
mated in the House, and passed that oooy
January q, 1913.
w L. BROWN.
Speaker of the House.
GEO E. ROGERS,
Chief Clerk of the House.
r,assad the Senate February 8, 1913
SHEFFIELD INGALLS,,
l President of the Senate.
| BURT E. BROWN.
Secretary of the Senate.
! Anproved Feb. T. 1913
Appi' GEO. H. HODGES.
Governor
State of Kansas.
office of the Secretary of State.
| T cuAS H SESSIONS, Secretary OF
| e,a+e Of the state of Kansas, do HEREBY
ee%tifv that the above and foregoing is
Correct copy of the original enrolled Dill
| - on file in my office
J ny ny TESTIMONY WHEREOF, maze
IN hereunto subscribed my name
| ,Soa17 and affixed my official seal
| lSeaI this sfh day of February. 1913
| CHAS. H. SESSIONS,
| Secretary of State.