The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-04-09

of Western university at Quindaro.
Senate Bill S2S-Makes appropria
tions to pay deficiency claims agains
the state.
Substitute House Bill 576-Appro
PIRATES 100000 toward finishing the
equipment of the Memorial hall.
House Bill 1019-Provides for the
establishment and maintenance of al
information bureau at the state uni
versity, and appropriates $4,000 fol
that purpose, conditional upon inter
ested persons raising an equal amount
The bureau will be conducted by the
department of journalism.
House Bill 560-Provides for the Ger
tification of public accountants by the
state university.
Senate Bill S1-Amends the present
law in regard to exemption from mill.
tary duty. 1t makes it unnecessary
for person whose religious views pre-.
vent him from enlisting to file sworn
statement to that effect.
Senate Bill 715-Provides that the
engrossing and enrolling of legislative
bills hereafter shall be done at the
state printing plant, instead of by the
engrossing and enrolling clerks en-
ployed by the two branches Of the
legislature.
House Bill 322-Requires 20-foot
cleanances for all overhead crossings
or viaducts over any railroad tracks.
Senate Bill 514-Provides that rail
roads must construct sidetracks and
switches for grain elevators or coal
sheds, subject to the approval of the
public utilities commission.
House Bill 470-Requires railroad
companies to haul excess baggage for
members of the National Guard at
freight rates.
Safety at Crossings.
House Bill S4G-Authorizes county
commissioners to cut all hedge fences
along highways within fifty yards of
a railroad crossing to the height OF
four feet, except when the fences are
used as a protection for orchards
House Bill S0S-Allows municipali-
ties to issue bonds up to $4,000 a mile
for the assistance of interurban rail
roads. Williams.
House Bill 321-Allows cities of the
first class of less than $4,000 to an
mex and purchase territory for play.
ground and boulevard purposes.
For Shunganunsa Bridge.
House Bill 573-Authorizes cities of
between $4,000 and $4,000 population
meaning Topeka-to spend any
amount of money for a bridge with
out submitting the proposition to a
vote of Topeka.
House Bill 332-Provdes for the as.
sessment of city additions opened aft
err the last general assessment of real
estate was made.
House Bill 22O-Requires cities to
levy tax of z mill for free public
libraries and reading rooms upon a
majority vote at a special election.
A special election must be called on
petition of % per cent of the taXpay-
ers of any city.
House Bill 10S0-Allows cities to
charge the states share of improve
ments abutting on state property
against the state.
House Bill 46S-Legalizes photo.
graphic copies Of instruments and
allows them to be filed with and be-
come of record in county offices.
House Bill 645-Requires county
treasurers to make quarterly payments
to the cities of all taxes due them.
1t also provides that the cities must
stand out of their share of the taxes
all rebates allowed on city property,
and shall be entitled to the penalties
on city property
Hits Delinquent Officers.
House Bill 544-Provides a fine of
from $50 to $500 for any assessing or
taxing officer who fails to perform
his duties, and also that he may be
removed from office.
House Bill 697-Authorizes county
commissioners to purchase markers
for the graves of soldiers and sailors
at a price not to e Eceed 81 for each
marker.
House Bill 3G9-Increases the sal
airy of the sheriff in counties of less
than 5000 population.
House Bill 492-Authorizes the coun-
ty commissioners of Wyandotte coun-
ty to provide for a parental home for
dependent and delinquent children,
and for the levying of a tax of not
more than cents on 500 for the cree
ton of such a home. and not more
than " cents for its maintenance.
House Bill 362-Authorizes counties
of more than $4,000 to employ county
auditors and pay them $4,000 year
House Bill 74G-Empowers county
commissioners to improve a certain
highway in Shawnee township and use
the funds raised under the law of 1899.
House Bill SS4-Authorizes counties
of less than 10000 population to pay
out of the county treasury not more
than $4,000 to refund amounts loaned
by the Farmers Seed Wheat club or.
ganized by Charles NJ. Sawyer, state
haul onp, In