The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-08
LEGAL.
Published in The Topeka State Journal
March & 1911
LEGAL.


SENATE BILL No 50.
AN ACT authorizing cities of the second
class having not less than seven thous,
and inhabitants and having an assessed
valuation of four million dollars or more,
to repave, remacadamize. surface or re-
surface certain roads, streets or avenues
In said citieA and authorizing the pay,
ment therefor by the issuance of general
Improvement bonds, and the levy OF a
bonds and interest thereon
BE IT enacted by the Legislature OF the
state of Kansas:
Section l. That whenever it becomes
necessary to repave, remacadamize. surface
or resurface any road. street or avenue,
which terminates at and is continuation
OF the main and principal paved. conereted
or macadamized road, street or
with the cemetery grounds owned
by city of the second class having not
less than seven thousand Inhabitants and
having an assessed valuation of four mil
lion dollars or more, the other end of said
remacadamized, surfaced or resurfaced.
terminating at a regularly paved street
board of city. commissioners of a city OF
the second class. upon the presentation
(5D per cent of the abuttinG property
owners, that such work shall be done.
shall by ordinance provide for the doing
and shall provide for the payment of the
total total cost thereof by issuing general i'm
that this act shall apply only to such
, roads. streets or avenues where the
| thereon was paid by special assessment
upon the real property abutting on such
! road street or avenue. and where either
the original curbing the foundation of
such paving or matchmaking is usuable;
and provided, further, that whenever any
such road, street avenue. over which
the track tracks of street, steam or
I interurban railroad have been built. is to
be repaved, remacadamized surfaced or
reSurfaced, then in that case the person,
persons. company or corporation owning
such railroad shall at their own expense
TeDaVe. renacaulmiZe. surface
face, with vitrified brick and according
| to the specifications of the city engineer
that part of such road. street or avenue
between the rails of each track or tracks
and for eighteen inches outside the rails
| or such track or tracks All such work
shall join up to the rails closely as pos
sible and be as nearly as practicable ON
rails of such track tracks, and the per-
son, persons, company or corporation own
Ing such railroad shall thereafter keep in
repair all that portion of said road. street
or avenue lying between the rails of each
track or tracks and for eighteen inches
outside the rails OF such track or tracks.
Sec. 2. The bonds provided for in
ton 1 of this act may be issued to the
contractor doing the repaving, remacad-
amizing, surfacing resurfacing of such
road. street or avenue in payment therefor
or the mayor and council, or board Of city
commissioners of such city, may sell the
same at not less than their par value and
pay the proceeds thereof to the said con-
able at such time or times as the mayor
and council or board of city commission
eTS. Slldll by ordinance DrONlue, none OF
which bonds shall run longer than ten (10l
years, nor bear interest at rate exceeding
five. 90 per centnm per annum. payable
semi annually. The credit of the entire
city issuing such bonds shall be pledged
for the payment thereof. both principal
and interest Such bonds shall not be is
sued in amount in excess of the
tract price of the repaving, remacadamiZ-
be of such denominations the mayor
and council. or board of city commission
ers shall deem proper.
Sec. 3 The mayor and council, or board
of city commissioners of cities of the sec
ond class, are hereby authorized to and
th h taXab b PROPERTY in said city to paw
the interest upon such bonds and to pro-
vide for a sinking fund to pay, the principal
of such bonds at their maturity provided.
that city shall issue bonds to an amount
in excess of fifteen Thousand ($15,0oo.oo)
dollars for the repasing. remacadamiziD2.
surfacing or resurfacing of any one con-
tinuous road street or avenue by virtue of
Sec 4. The power of the mayor and
council, or board of city commissioners of
! to pay said bonds and interest thereon
shall not be restricted by the provisions
of an~ other act or parts of acts relating
to taxation in or by cities of the second
class. but such power shall be in addition
to all other power or powers of cities of
urpose purposes whatsoever.
Sec 3. That the cost of keeping such
road. street or avenue so repaved, rema-
cadamized, surfaced or resurfnced. in
pair shall be paid by the city out of the
general revenue fund of said city.
Sec g. 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 origi-
mated in the Senate. and passed that body
January -. 1917.
Senate adopted conference committee re-
port Feb. 81 1917.
w. y. MORGAN.
President of the Senate.
f. D. GEORGE
. Secretary of the Senate.
Passed the House. February p, 1917.
adj taI com m o.
port Feb. ~, 1917
A. NJ KEENE.
Speaker of the House.
CLARENCE w MILLER,
Chief Clerk of the House.
Approved March L, 1917.
ARTHUR CAPPER Governor.
State of Kansas
office of Secretary of State.
l. J. 7. BOTKIN, Secretary of State Of
the State of Kansas. do hereby certify
that the above and foregoing is correct
coDy of the original enrolled bill now
file in my office.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF. / have
hereunto subscribed my name
and affixed my official seal,
Gseal.l , ,n, LIST day of March
Secretary OF State.
By f. A CORNELL,
Asst. Secretary of State.
Published in The Topeka State journal,
March s, 1911
HOUSE BILL NO pol
AN ACT relating to civil procedure before
Justices amending section 1924 of the
repeating original section 1924 of the
General Statutes of Kansas. 1915.
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Kansas:
Section Tbat secfion 77oA ~ tbo Can