The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-26
HOUSE BILL No. GAL.

HOUSE BILL No GAL.
AN AT to enable cities of over 10000 in
possessing or hereafter acquiring a
ket house, to vote bonds to acquire addi-
tonaisslands and erect buildings, Or to
erect buildings for market purposes or
exhibition purposes. for the exhibition
Be it enacted by the I L. of the
State of Kansas:
Inhabitants in the state of Kansas now
possessing or hereafter acquiring, a market
house may purchase additional grounds
for the exhibition Of stock or agricultural
any such purpose, such city may issue
bonds in such sum as the city council or
the board of commissioners Of such city
smay declare necessary, by resolution. The
power is granted to purchase additional
grounds or condemn lands for such pur
shall be issued by virtue of this act. until
majority of the legal voters of the city,
shall vote in favor Of said proposition.
Sec. q. That if the city council or the
board of commissioners of any such city
pass resolution declaring it necessary to
purchase additional grounds and erect
for the purposes set forth in section one
of this act, then the said mayor and coun-
cilmen. or the board of commissioners, of
maximum sum Of money to be raised for
such purposes, the amount of the bonds to
be voted. which said bonds shall bear in
terest at rate not to exceed so per an
num- payable semiannually, and such
bonds shall be issued in denominat ions of
not less than $4,000 nor more than $500 co.
and be payable in not less than ten l1Ol
ef n Than ess e One a. nor
than forty (40) years. as may be deter
mined by the mayor and city. council or
and said bonds shall be payable to bearer.
Sec. 3. That the bonds voted under the
the best price obtainable. and if the same
! be sold at a premium, the premium shall
staimeat Of interest s on the said bonds and
such premium shall net pass into the gen.
Sec i. That the proposition submitted,
shall be substantially as follows
| shall the city of-(naming the city,
ains t}Mdoiiars at not to exceed So per
annum. payable semiannually for the pur-
erecting buildings for market house or
exhibition purposes. such bonds to mature
onds f a sne bate be Of rhs
And such bonds shall not be issued. nor
| dated, until the additional ground has been
| secured either by purchase or eondemna-
Sec .. The city council or board of
/ the date of the election for such purposes
and issue proclamation for the election,
| lots at such election on said proposition
| shall contain the proposition as set out in
proposition shall be printed-.In favor of
| the proposition for bonds for the purchase
| OF additional grounds ana the erection OF
buildings for market house exhibition
purposes and to the. right shall be a
| square. thus O. and below this there shall
1 be printed-.Against the bonds for the
1 purchase of additional grounds and the
erection of buildings. for the market house
| or exhibition purposes and to the right
of this shall be a square. thus .. Those
voting in favor of the proposition, shall
make cross x mark in the square in
connection Herewith. and those voting
against the proposition. shall make cross
or x mark in connection with the vote
against the proposition. If majority of
the qualified voters. voting on the pro-
position at such election, vote in favor OF
| the said proposition, then the bonds shall
be issued and sold and the proceeds shall
be paid to the city reasurer, and shall be
| paid out by him only for the purposes for
which they We're voted. the resolution
of the mayor and city council or the board
| of commissioners. and an order of the
mayor of the city. II majority vote
against the proposition. the result shall be
/ declared and no vote thereafter shall be
had on said proposition any similar pro-
position. until the expiration of three years
after the date of the first election.
| virtue of this act shall be submitted at a
general or sDecial city election. The same
| judges and the same clerks. who receive.
deposit. register and canvass. the ballots
for the general election. in case of general
election for mayor. shall receive deposit,
and canvass the ballots on the said pro-
/ position and the ballots said proposition
/ shall be deposited in a separate box and
canvassed separately and the returns made
separately.
! Sec Z. No commission shall be paid.