The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-07
| Published in The Topeka State journal,
March q. 1917
SENATE BILL NO. 4so

SENATE BILL NO. 49,
AN ACT authorizing the board of county
commissioners of any county in the state
having a population of ten thousand or
less to purchase a site for and erect a
county court house. a county jail, or
both such court house and jail, at the
county seat and to levy u tax to pay
therefor, and to repeal all acts and parts
OF acts in conflict herewith.
BE 1t enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Kansas:
Section 1. That whenever petition sign
ed by majority of the legal voters of any
county in this state having q population of
ten thousand and under as shown by the
vote cast for secretary of state for the last
preceding election. shall be presented to
county, requesting 1t to erect Il court
house, or Jail, court house and Jail. in
accordance with the provisions of this act,
Sald board OF county commissioners shall
be, and hereby are, authorized and directed
to purchase site and erect Il county
building for court house, or for county
jail, or for both such court house and Jail,
at the county seat of the county and to
equip and furnish said building for perma-
nent use as n court house, u Jail, or
both such court house and Jail. The ag-
greSate cost of the purchase of the site
and the erection. equipment. and furnish
ing OF said court house shall not exceed
fifty thousand dollars, and of such jail
shall not exceed fifteen thousand dollars.
Sec . The said board of county COM
m1ssioners are hereby authorized to levy
an annual tax upon all the taxable prop
erty subject to taxation in said county to
pay Tor site and the erection, equipment,
and furnishing of either or both building
or buildings; but not more than one and
one-half mills upon the dollar of assessed
valuation shall be levied in any one calen-
dar year The first levy shall be made at
the first annual assessment of taxes after
the presentation of said petition, at the
| time taxes are levied for other purposes,
and levy shall be made each year there
after until the amount required to pur-
chase the site and to erect. equip, and fur
| nish said building or buildings shall be
provided. The taxes levied under this act
shall be kept in a separate fund. to he
known and designated as the county
Sec 8 That the said board of county
commissioners may proceed to purchase a
! the erection of said county building or
/ buildings at any time after the first levy
has has been made and the said board of
| lied to make any and all contracts
requisite or proper for carrying out the
| provisions of this act; but all such con-
! tracts shall be let according to plans and
! specifications, and after due publication of
| notice, as provided by the general law
See 4. That all acts and parts of acts in
conflict with the provisions of this act
Sec 5 That this act shall take effect
| and be in force from and after its publ
cation in the official state paper.
| hereby certify that the above Bill
w. Y. MORGAN,
| President of the Senate.
T. D. GEORGE.
Secretary of the Senate.
| Passed the House March ?. 1917.
a. NJ. KEENE,
Speaker of the House.
CLARENCE W. MILLER,
| Chief Clerk of the House.
| Approved March s. 1917.
ARTHUR CAPPER, Governor.
! State of Kansas.
! Office of Secretary of State.
| I. J. T. BOTKIN, Secretary of State of
the State of Kansas, do hereby certify that
the above and foregoing is a correct copy
Of ha orip
in my office.
| IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF have here
unto subscribed my name
and affixed my official seal
| [Seall this 9th day of March
| 1917.
J. T. BOTKIN. Secretary of State
By E. A. CORNELL.
! Asst. Secretary of State
| [Published in The Topeka State Journal