The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-13
LEGAL.
| Published in The Topeka State Journal,
March IS, 1911
SENATE BILL NO. 90.


AN ACT requiring the placing of warning
signs on roads. highways, streets and
and requiring suitable ways to be con
structed around such obstruction, and
providing penalties for the violation OF
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
state of Kansas:
Section L 1t shall be the duty of each
and every person, firm, corporation or as
ISOLATION of persons, who have entered
into any eg tn to repair build
any part ' thereof. or to grade grade OF
build, rebuild or repair any bridge or eul-
vert in any road, highway. street or alley,
or any city, township, county or district,
which has undertaken for itself to per
form the duties aforesaid, where the work
so undertaken requires the closing of any
road. highway, street alley, or the rem
dering tie same impossible or dangerous
to travel while said public work aforesaid
is being done, to place at the intersection
or all roads, highways. streets or alleys
leading thereto, warning sign in black
letters at least four inches in height on a
white back ground, advising the public
closed or is impossible or dangerous to
travel, and further advising the proper
detour or temporary route to be taken by
the travelling public so as to avoid said
closed impossible or dangerous road, high
way, street or alley; and in all cases where
shall engage in the construction or repair
of any public work in any public high
Y.
of such contractor. city, township or coun-
ty to build, make or construct a roadway
around said public work Viii which fra shall at
ger, and place suitable warning signs near
thereto in said road or highway advising
the public of the change in said roadway,
and in the night time, until said public
work is completed, shall keep and mainta
warm gTts the pGbie of tbe 10
change in said road or highway.
Sec; >, Any person, firm, corporation OF
township, county or district, failing neg
! lecting or refusing to comply with the pro
Visions Of this act shall be deemed guilty
thereof shall be fined. in q sum of not less
than $40 nor more than 500 or confined in
the county Jail for period of not less
or both such fine and imprisonment.
| Sec: g. No person, firm: corporation OF
contract for public work as provided fol-
/ in section 1 Of this act, shall receive any
contract until such person, firm, corpora
ton or association has comnlied with the
| provisions of this act.
| 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
w. Y. MORGAN,
| f. d. GEORGE.
Secretary of tho Senate
| Passed the House March 6, 1917,
| A NJ. KEENE,
| Speaker of the House
| CLARENCE w. MILLER.
Chief Clerk of the House
Arproved March s. 1917
| ARTHUR CAPPER. Governor.
| State of Kansas,
| Office of Secretary of State.
| I, ]. T. BOTKIN. Secretary of State OF
the State of Kansas. do hereby certify that
the above and foregoing is a correct copy
of the original enrolled bill now on file
| in my office.
| IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, | have
| hereunto subscribed my name
and affixed my official seal
! ISeall this 9th day of March
| 1917.
| J. T. BOTEIN.
Secretary of State
BY f. A. CORNELL,
| Asst. Secretary of State