The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-11

SENATE BILL No. 06.

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SENATE BILL No. os.
AN ACT relating to township high
2G of the Session Laws Of Kansas Tor
1911. AZ amended By Chapter 278 Of the
ing fSen 70 81 Be Sodes and
providing for the acquisition Of real
estate for high school site by con-
Be, 1t enacted By the Legislature Of the
State OF Kansas.
Section Every school district organ.
chapter az & the session laws q Ksp.ss.
1914. ~ amended by chapter z76 OF the
session laws Of Kanses. 1913, shall be
usual powers OF . evaporation for public
purposes, fbY the maine and style Of. School
Be ~ county e
ent), - county 1.-THE name Of the
county IN which the district IL situated),
sue asds s. eued. and Be capable q CON-
tracing end sDeing contracted with. and
holding such zeal and Personsi estate AZ
otherwise, or az il authorized to be pur-
Sec 2; In case any town:hip high
tofore organised. or which may hereafter
ter 262 Of the.sesaion laws Of Kansas Of
session laws Of KANSAS 81 1913. to which
this act 10 supplementary, cannot by pur-
or otherwise, obtain title to the site e.
'lected by such township school district; or
II 1t be deemed advisable by such school
other ground to any school district site
already selected. or ii In good faith, but
by mistake or otherwise. school house
has been or shall be erected, wholly or
partially, upon any land or lot to which
said school district at the time of the
Or %
then and In any such cases, upon the
written application Of. the district board
maiority Of the board c1 It shall be tSe
duty Of the probate judge in the county in
which the school district il situated to
such county, but not residents Of such
district, to condemn and appraise such
site. or addition thereto. and In case such
shall be an original selection for a school
house site, the amount 30 condemned and
appraised shall not exceed five acres and
II 1t be for an addition to an existing site,
the additional amount condemned and ap-
praised shall not with the original site
Immediately after their appointment,
such appraisers shall proceed to condemn
and appraise and value the site so Sc
site; and they shall within ten days there
after, make and sign report describing
the land 30 condemned, the price for which
value thereof, which report shall be by
them filed in the office Of the register Of
deeds of the county in which such land or
lot Is situated, and by such register duly
recorded as other Instruments Of writing
affecting the title Of real estate are
In appraising any school house site, or
addition thereto, to which such school dis
trict had not title at the time Of erecting
thereon. such appraisers shall exclude
from their appraisement the value of such
school house, or addition, and appraise
such land or lot at its value, exclusive of
| such building, addition or other improve
ments placed thereon in good faith, but by
mistake Of such school district or such
after the report Of said appraiser il filed
In the office Of the register of Deeds the
district board, OF such school district shall
pay to the county treasurer OF the county
\ In which such condemned land or lot 10
situated, Tor the use of the owner of such
xaas ed aiso eee ,s
register Of deeds for recording said report.
| And upon said paymeDt being made to
board. the title to sucha.site or additiou
| thereto shall vest in such township high
school district.
lot condemned, or the school district, may
| appeal from such appraisement to the dis
tsict court; In the same time and manner
ments of justices Of the peace In civil ac-
in force from and after its publication In
| / herby certify that the above Bill orig.
mated in the Senate, and passed that body
January 9th, 1915.
| w. Y. MORGAN.
President OF tie Senate.
BURT r. BROWN,
| Secretary of the Senate.
Passed the House February 9Th, 1915
ROBERT STONE,
| Speaker Of the House.
| /. E. LAMBERT,
| Chief Clerk of the House.
Approved February 10, 1918.
ARTHUR CAPPER, Governor.
| State OF Kansas.
| Office OF Secretary OF State
I, J. T. BOTKIN. Secretary of State O.
the State Of Kansas. do hereby certify
that the above and foregoing is q correc
copy Of the original enrolled bill now OF
file in my office.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF. hav
hereunto subscribed my nam
[SeaL1 and affixed my official seal TIL
10th day of February, 1915
J. T. BOTKIN. Secretary Of State
First published in The Topeka Stat
Journal, Thursday, Feb II, 1851