The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-08
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Published in The Topeka State Journal
March s, 1915.
SENATE BILL \

SENATE BILL No. 81.
AN ACT amending section 1880 OF the
General Statutes of Kansas, 1909, as
Laws ' Of 1S1s, and dei providing a penalty
for the violation thereof and repeating
chapter ia of the Session Laws OF
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Kansas:
General Statutes of Kansas. 1909. as
amended by chapter ia of the Session
amended to read as follows: Sec. 1880
The mayor and council of any city or the
sue bonds of such city in amount not
| to exceed the existing floating indebted
ness of such city; such bonds to be issued
in the redemption of the outstanding Or
ders warrants and scrip of such city, out
standing April 1, 1915; provided, that no
bonds shall be valid under this act unless
issued before August 1, 1915, except
that when property belonging to any city
of the second class shall be destroyed or
damaged by accidents or by the elements,
such city may issue it's script to rebuild or
repair such city property and may fund the
son thereof; provided, that it shall be
unlawful for any city which shall have
the authority of this act to create an adj
ditiona! floating debt, and any officer OF
such city who shall authorize the draw
ing or issuance of any order. warrant or
scrip for the payment of which there shall
not be at the time a fund on hand or
which the authorized tax levy for the cur
rent year shall be inadequate to meet shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon con-
viction thereof shall be adjudged to pay
fine equal in amount to such unauthor-
lied order warrant scrip, together
with costs of prosecution, and be confined
in the county Jail until such fine and costs
are paid. Said bonds shall be issued in
sums of not less than one hundred dol
lars and not than five hundred dol
lars, except that one bond may be for any
| amount less than five hundred dollars, and
after the date thereof may be de-
termined by the mayor and council, and
bear interest at rate of not exceeding
five per cent per annum, payable semi
annually, both principal and interest pay
Kansas Said bonds shall be signed by
the mayor and attested by the city clerk,
with the seal of the city attached and
vided by law. No limitations to the
amount of bonded Indebtedness of cities of
the second class shall apply so as to pre-
vent the lawful issue of bonds under this
act, shall it be necessary for an cleo
ton to be called and held to authorize the
issuing of bonds provided in this act;
provided, such issue, hereby authorized, is
for the purpose only of funding indebted
ness not heretofore funded by bond issue
Such bonds shall be sold for not less than
par and no commission shall be allowed
ceeds thereof shall be used in paying off
the outstanding orders, warrants and scrip
of such city shall levy annually upon all
the taxable property of such city a sum
s d funG for the
at maturity of all bonds issued by the
authority of this act.
Sec. .. That section 1880 of the General
Statutes of Kansas, 1909, as amended by
chapter ia of the Session Laws of 1913, be
and the same is hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. This act to take effect and be
in force upon its publication in the official
state paper.
1 hereby certify that the above Bill orig
mated in the Senate, and passed that body
January 9th, 1915.
W. Y MORGAN,
President of the Senate.
BURT f. BROWN,
of ha
Passed the House March End, 1915.
ROBERT STONE,
Speaker of the House.
1. e. LAMBERT,
Chief Clerk of the House.
Approved March s. 1915. =
81 ARTHUR CAPPER, Governor.
State of Kansas.
office of Secretary of State
/, J. 7. 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 on file in
my office.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, have
hereunto subscribed my name
[Sea1.l and affixed my official seal,
this Sth day of March, 1915.
]. T. BOTKIN. Secretary of State
BY e. A. CORNELL.
Asst. Secretary of State
Published in The Topeka State journal
March s, 1851
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No 4.
Relating to the pay of the secretary of