The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-17
LEGAL.


him with such Information as he may re-
quire.
Sec. IA. The accounts of the city shall
be kept by the treasurer of the city in such
way that full statement Of the city
finances may be made each month. Ex-
penditures shall be legal ,only on the basis
or appropriations in the budget, and on
the authority of warrants issued. by the
director of finances fcountersigned by the
manager. In no case shall warrants be is
sued to exceed the balance in such fund
All moneys belonging to the city shall be
deposited with responsible banking tnsti-
tutions which will pay the highest interest
shall accrue to the benefit of the city. OPP
portunties for public hearings on the
during the two weeks preceding the sub
mission of the estimates to the commission.
The budget shall then be printed in the
city papers and further public hearing
given by the commission.
ARTICLE 5.
Sec. 10. Any city is hereby authorized
to adopt the provisions of this act. and
! to vote thereon as is herein provided.
Except as herein provided, the general
laws establishing and relating to the COM
mission form in cities of the first, second
and third class shall govern cities adopt
Sec. 16. Before the provisions of this
act shall apply to and become operative
in any city of this state, 1t shall be sub
mitted to a vote of the legally qualified
shall receive majority of ali the votes
cast thereon at such election; provided,
/ aOI
with the city clerk, signed by-not less
| than twenty-fiy per cent of the total
number of legally qualified electors voting
for mayor at the last preceding city cleo
| ton, requesting the mayor to call special
election for the adoption of this act, it
shall be the duty of the mayor within ten
! days after the filing of such petition, to-
issue proclamation calling d special cleo
| ton for such purpose, and such election
shall be held within sixty days of the filing
of such petition; provided, however, that IN
any election called in the year 1917 for the
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the provisions of this act, said special
election shall be held within fifteen days
Office Of the city clerk. Such I procIam .ae
| ton shall state that the election is called
IN i'm order der TO to-. submit pr this, this act for adop
shall be published in the official city
| or weekly newspapers printed and pub
| lished in said city, for at least one week
ton shall be posted in five 'u conspicuous
places in such city at least one week be-
fore the day on which said election is
held. The ballots used at said election
for the submission of questions to popu-
in all other respects according to the law
for holding general city elections as far
ity of all the votes. cast at such election
shall be in favor of the adoption of this
act, then at the next annual or regular
| city election the commissioners herein pro-
| vided for constituting the governing
board shall be elected as provided herein :.
and upon their election and qualification
the rights. powers. duties and emoiuments
| of the major and commissioners or mayor
and councilman of such city shall cease
and terminate; provided, however that IL
the said commissioners constituting the
governing board provided for in this act
| are to be elected at the annual city election
for the year 1917, at any election called for
! that purpose, candidates for such office
may file their nomination papers at any
| time prior to ten days of said election.
In all other respects nominations for the
i office of commissioners of said govern
| ing board shall be in accordance with the
| laws of the state of Kansas now In force
| pertaining to the selection of candidates
| cities of the first, second and third class,
respectively. And the selection of commis-
| sioners of said governing board at the
| primary and at the election shall be gov
erned by election laws then applicable
| to primaries and elections for city COM
| missioners in cities of the first secons,
and third class, respectively, in the state
| Sec. II Any city of the state of Kansas
/, that shall have operated for more than
four years. under the provisions of this
| ton is herein provided for and accept
| either the provisions of the commission
counciiman form Of eovernment law them hen
vided, that majority Of the electors of
| called for that purpose by the governing
board herein provided for. Such an cleo
| to the governing board of commissioners of
| a petition signed by not less than twenty
| five per cent of the qualified electors of
| such city praying for such election.
| Sec. 1S. When any city, operating under
| the mayor and council form of government
| shall adopt the provisions of this act
| in the construction of the act as to such
/ cities. the word Commission shall be
construed to mean Council and the word
| commissioners" shall be construed to
mean 'councilmen.
| Sec. 10. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its publication
in the official state paper.
/ hereby certify that the above Bill orig
mated in the Senate, and passed that body
/ Febr /. 1917,
Senate concurred in House amendments
! w Y. MORGAN,
President of the Senate.
r. d. GEORGE,
/ Secretary of the Senate.
4 Passed the House Febr. 10, 1917,
a NJ. KEENE,
Speaker of the House.
CLARENCE w MILLER,
Chief Clerk of the House.
Approved February II 1917,
ARTHUR CAPPER. Governor.
State of Kansas
Office of Secretary of State:
Il 1, j. T. BOTKIN. Secretary of State Of
the State of Kansas. do hereby certify that
the above and foregoing is correct copy
of the original enrolled bill now on file in
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF. I have here
unto subscribed my name
and affixed my official seal,
tSeal.l this 18th day of February,
1917.
J. T. BOTKIN, Secretary of Stata.
By E. A. CORNELL.
Asst. Secretary OF State.