The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-15
LEGAL.
Published ins< Yhe- Topeka State Journal
March 10, 1915
HOUSE BILL No. 627.

HOUSE BILL No. 627.
AN ACT authorizing cities having a popu-
1ation of over forty thousand and less
| than fifty eight thousand Inhabitants to
make an extra levy for taxes to maintain
its fire department, and authorizing such
cities to submit such levy to a vote of
the people, and prescribing certain duties
of the city government pursuant thereto.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Kansas:
Section l. That in all cities in the state
of Kansas having population of over for
ty thousand and less than fifty eight thou
sand Inhabitants, subject to. the conditions
hereinafter prescribed. are hereby author
lied to levy a tax in addition to the amount
already allowed by law, not exceeding one
half mill on the dollar of the assessed val
uation of all taxable property of such cities
for the preceding year, to be collected as
other taxes, for the purpose of maintaining
a double platoon fire department but
such levy shall be made until the PROPOSE
a popular vote in such city, as hereinafter
prescribed.
Sec 2. The mayor and council, or mayor
and commissioners, the case may be,
shall prescribe by ordinance the amount of
conditions upon which the same shall be
applied. but such ordinance shall not be-
has been ratified at the regular biennial
spring election in such cities in 1915, or
thereafter as hereinafter provided
ted on a separate ballot and shall be in
substantially the following form:
proposition concerning fire tax levy
No
ii
such election shall be in the affirmative, it
shall be the duty of the mayor and coun-
case may be, to pass enact the necessary
ordinance to carry into effect the PROPOSE
tors at such city election. And upon the
passage of such ordinance, it shall be the
to the county clerk as by law in such cases
made and provided.
Sec And # said I'D PR to ecg
biennial election in the spring of 1913, as
herein before provided, it shall be unlaw-
full for the mayor and council, or mayor
and commissioners, as the case may be, on
or after January /, 1916, except in cases
of emergency, conflagration, or other pub
lie danger. to require members and the en-
ployees of the fire department to work
See s. If the proposition for the extra
tax levy is rejected at the regular spring
election in 1915 in any such city, it shall
be the duty of the mayor and council or
mayor and commissioners, the case may
be- to submit like proposition at any
presentation to them a petition signed by
sSd gtT per of
such proposition for the extra fire tax levy,
at the first ensuing regular biennial spring
election. And majority vote on that pro-
position in the affirmative shall authorize
the imposition of such levy; and the estab-
toon fire department, as hereinbefore pro-
Sec. 6. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its publication in
the official state paper
mated In the House, and passed that body
February 20, 1915.
House concurred in Senate amendments
ROBERT STONE,
Speaker of the House.
j. f. LAMBERT,
Chief Clerk of the House.
Passed the Senate amended March 8,
W. Y. MORGAN.
President of the Senate.
BURT Z. BROWN,
Secretary of the Senate.
Approved March II, 1915.
ARTHUR CAPPER, Governor.
State of Kansas,
Office of Secretary of State.
l. J. T. BOTkIN, 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
hereunto subscribed my name
ISeaLl and affixed my official seal
this 18th day of March. 1915.
J. T. BOTKIN, Secretary of State
By Z. A. CORNELL.