The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-10
LEGAL.
Published in the Topeka State Journal
March 10, 1913
SENATE 81

SENATE BILL NO. S4S
AN ACT relating to cities of the first
class, amending section rs of chapter
| 122 of the Laws of 1893 entitled An act
| relating to cities of the first class and
repeating chapter 81 of the Laws of 1851
and all acts amendatory and supple
| mental thereto, and chapter s. of the
Laws of 1897 and all acts amendatory
and supplemental thereto, in so far as
the same relates to cities of the first
class. and repeating said section 14S,
chapter 122, and all acts and parts OF
acts in conflict herewith.
Be il enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Kansas:
Section l. That section AS of chapter
IL of the Session Laws Of 1896 entitled
IAN act relating to cities of the first
class and repeating chapter % of the
supplemental thereto. in so far the
same relates to cities of the first Glass;
the some being section 1909 of the General
Statutes Of 1869 be and the same is hereby
amended to read as follows: Sec. 1909.
when the mayor and council or mayor
and commissioners shall deem 1T neces-
Sary to curb, gutter, pave, n1acddanllze Of
grade, re-curb, regutter, repave, re
macadamiZe or regFade any street, lane,
avenue or alley, or any part thereof, or
build construct any sewer within TIE
limits of the city, for which a special tax
is to be levied. such mayor and council Or
mayor and commissioners shall by resO-
luton declare such work or improvements
necessary to be done, and such resolution
shall be published for six days in the Of
fetal paper of the city, if the same be a
daily paper, and for two consecutive
weeks, if the same be a weekly, and if a
majority OF the resident owners, owning
q majority in square feet of the lots or
real estate liable to taxation therefor
shall not within twenty days thereafter
file with the clerk of such city, their pro
test in writing, against such improve
ment, then such mayor and council or
mayor and commissioners shall nave
power to cause such improvements 10 De
made and to contract therefor, and to
levy taxes as provided by Jaw, and the
work may be done before: during or atteI
- II-...k Ion Of q
may be deemed proper by the mayor ana
council mayor and commissioners: BIZ
none of the provisions of tins act shaii
prevent the mayor and council or MAYOR
and commissioners from grading OF re
grading any street, lane or alley, or pars
thereof, and pay therefor out or the gen-
eraI inprovenlent fund of such city; pro-
vided, that in cities of the first class, hay
ing q population OF over 2o,opo no TeSolu-
tion to pave, macadamize or grade, or
repaye. remacadaInlze or TeSrade any
street lane or alley, shall be valid unless
a petition asking such improvement naS
been ordered spread upon the lournal,
which petition must be signed by the
resident owners of not less tlan one-haII
of the feet fronting or abutting upon
such street lane or alley to be improved;
and provided further, that the rect 'front.'
ing or abutting upon such street, zane or
dent of said city, shall not be taken INTO
account in determining the sunlclency OF
any such protest or any 'such peu1on. III
ca Sc of paving, such pe1tlon Shall stAtS
the width of the paving and the KIND OF
r,1a+ariaI TO he used but such statement
shall not include the naming of the brano
of The material or the name of the manu-
facturer thereof; prov1ded tnat IN any
city having more than 1900 nhabltants
thera may be included in any such petl-
tion the name, designation or description
of any kind of patented pavement pro
cess or material: provided, however, uhe
MAYOR and council or mayor and com
y,1iSsjoners shall have the right to disar-
proye any petition presented under the
provisions of this act ,. 100
sec . That section 145 of chapter LIZ
of the Laws of 1903 and ali acts ano pa tS
of acts in conflict herewith De anu th@
same are hereby repealed
sec 3 This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage anu
publication in the official state paper p;
I hereby certify that the above Blii o t+
BODY February 25th. 1913:
L. P. KING.
Pres Pro Tenn Of the senate.
BURT E. BROWN.
Secretary of the Senate.
Passed the House February 18Th 1878
W. T. BROWN.
Speaker of the House. |
GEO. E. ROGERS,
Chief Clerk of the House. |
Approved March >. 1913
GEO. II. HODGES,
Governor. /
State of Kansas. |
Office of the Secretary OF State
L CTAS. 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 |
ESeaLl and affixed my official seal, |
this sch day of March. 1919.
CHAS. H. SESSIONS,
Secretary of state.
Unpublished in The Topeka state Journal |