The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-10

80 year for the next two fiscal
years for the industrial department
Of Western university at Quindaro-
Senate Bill S2S-Makes appropria-
tions to pay deficiency claims against
the state
Substitute House Bill 576-Appro-
PIRATES $4,000 toward finishing the
equipment of the Memorial hall
House Bill 1O19-Provides for the
establishment and maintenance OF an
information bureau at the state uni
versity, and appropTiates $1,000 for
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. It makes it unnecessary
for a person whose religious views pre-
vent him from enIisting to file a 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 2O-foot
cleanances for all overhead crossings
or viaducts over any railroad tracks.
Senate Bill 514-ProYides 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 47O-Requires railroad
companies to haul excess baggage for
members of the National Guard at
freight rates.
Safety at Crossings.
House Bill S46-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 SOS-AllOws municipali-
ties to issue bonds up to $4,000 a mile
for the assistance Of interurban rail-
roads Williams.
House Bill 321-AlIows cities Of the
first class of less than $4,000 to an
mex and purchase territory for play
ground and boulevard purposes.
For Shunganunga Bridge
House Bill 573-Authorizes cities of
between $4,000 and $1,000 population
meaning Topeka-to spend any
amount of money for a bridge with
out submitting the proposition to a
vote of Topeka.
A.
sessment of city additions opened aft
er the last general assessment Of real
estate was made.
House Bill 22O-Requires cities to
levy a 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 1OSO-Al1ows 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 reco.t1 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 exceed 81 for each
marker.
House Bill 369-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 IL cents for its maintenance.
House Bill 362-Authorizes counties
of more than $4,000 to employ county
auditors and pay them $500 year.
House Bill 746-Empowers county
commissioners to improve a certain
highway in Shawnee township and use
the funds raised under the law Of 1899.
House Bill 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
| bank commissioner, in 1913.
House Bill 51O-Provides that where
purchasers of school lands have for
feited their rights and remained on
the land without ejectment proceed
| ings, they may be restored their rights
on payment of arrearages.
House Bill 337-Amends the law for
] the satisfaction of mortgages In one
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