The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-07


HOUSE BILL No COL.
AN ACT relating to roads and highways,
creating State Highway Comm ssion'
defining its powers and duties. ana pro
viding fines and punishment for the ylo,
latiou hereof. and repeating sections 100
81 5 ss7 SO s75 SO SIS SIS So SD $50 So ss
S7S2, STS;i, STS4, SIS5, S7S6 $751;, SIS, sts9,
11!43, 1856. 115s1, 115s2. 1900 1ld0l;
1902 11G0;, 1904. 11G05. 11G0G. 11G0I- of
tho General Statutes Of 1919 and an acts
or parts of acts inconsistent or III con-
fict with this act.
BE 1t enacted by the Legislature OF tile
Section / That the assent Of the legis--
nature is hereby given to the provisions ana
proved bv The President July IL 1916. en-
titled An act To provide that the nlteh
Statc~ shall AID the states in the cohstruc-
tiou Of rural post roads, and for other pur-
Sec = That the State Highway Commits
sion as created by section of THIS act Is
deemed and declared to be the state high
way department of Kansas and is author
lied and empowered TO enter INTO ar con
tracts ana agreements necessary 70 ~
operate with the Secretary Of Agriculture
and to do and perform all other acts re
quired of state highway departments III
accordance with the terms and conditions
as expressed in section of the above
named act of congress and the county
treasurer Of any county in the state is
hereby authorized and empowered to re
refve all grants of money apportioned to
any such county under the aforesaid act
Of congress ana to pay out the same on
vouchers in the form provided by the secre-
tary of agriculture and the State Highway
Commission.
Sec ; That in each county in this state
which has received may here
after receive federal aid in the construction
or reconstruction of any road or roads
from the appropriation proyided for In IN, the
aforesaid act of congress, the State HlGh-
way Commission, together with the county
engineer of such county, on or before the
twenty fifth day Of July in each year,
inspect.
sUccted. all such government aid roads IN
said county ma certify to the board of
county comm issioners Il detailed statement
Of the repairs and maintenance required
on each mile Of said government aid road
and the amount necessary to pay Tor the
proper maintenance ana repair OF az S-ln
roads during the ensuing year. which shall
include the making of needed repairs and
the preservation OF a reasonably Smooth
surface considering the type Of the road.
but not extraordinary repairs or recon
structiOn. The board Of county commits
sIoners shall levy on all taxable properly
in said county Il tax sufficient to raise the
amount SO certified by the State Highway
Com. iission. The county treasurer shall
collect said tax in the same manner in
which other taxes are collected and shall
pay out the same ON orders drawn by the
county board against vouchers approved
10y the State Highway Commission. This
levy shall be made i'll addition to all other
levies fixed by law, ana the mel. tumds SO col
AMI shall not be used for any other pur-
pose than herein specified.
Sec. f. That there is q hereby created a
State Highway -Comniss on which shall
consist Of .hree members IS follows; the
governor. who shall be cfficio chairman,
ANA two members to be appointed by him.
The two members to be appointed by the
governor shall be appointed for two and
four years respectively and thereafter TO
he. aupointed for term Of four years, one
Of whom shall reside east Of the sixth
principal meridian and the other west
thereof; provided, further, that no person
shall be eligible for appointment on the
commission herein provided for, who holds
any elective or apPointive public office.
IT s1nsa rTrD
com pen satIou for their services 81 per day
for time actually spent in the performance
Of their duties. not to exceed 5000 per year,
and their actual ana necessary trlNenhE
expenses. Each member shall take the oath
prescribed for state officers. and each shall
give bond unto the state IN the sum OF
five thousand (S5,000-00) dollars condition
ed uuon the faithful discharge of the duties
required by law. The commission shall
appoint and fix the salaries of n secretary
ana "a chief engineer who shall serve at
the pleasure Of the commission and who
shall take the prescribed oath and each
give bond unto the state in the sum of two
thousand five hundred lS230O oOl dollars
conditioned upon the faithful performance
of duty and the care. protection and de-
livery to their successors of all books. pa
pefs records. and documents of whatso-
ever character, that may come INTO tneiT
custody and control. The commission shall
have authority to employ. remove, define
the duties aud fix the salaries Of engineers,
experts. clerks ographers. and such
temporary employees as may be necessary
to carry on the work of the commission.
The chief engineer shall he known the
state highway engineer. The attorney gen
eral shall act MS attorney for the commits
sion and shall give ii such legal advice
aud services it may require.
Sec. =. That the Executive Council shall
provide suitable offices in the capitol
building at Topeka for the commission.
where it will hold regular meetings Mt such
times as the commission shall decide. it
shall keen Il common seal of such design
ms the commission shall determine; it shall
keep q record of its proceedings and all of
the files and records, under reasonable
regulations shall he kept open for public
signed by its secretary and attested with
Its seal. shall be received in evidence in
any court in the state. The state highway
engineer and his assistants shall he pro
rooms in the state capitol building at To-
peka and the engineering testing laborator-
les at the Kansas State Agricultural College
nj Manhattan shall he available for the use
of the commission and state highway en-
gineer ut all times.
See &. That the State Highway Com
mission shall have general supervision
over the administration of all road and
bridge laws and over the construction and
maintenance of the roads bridges and cul-
vcrts throughout the state, except that
such supervision by the State Highway
Commission shall not extend to township
roads: provided. that any township road
for which federal aid is granted shall be
under the supervision of the State Highway
Commission: it shall compile information
concerning the road. bridge and cuIvert
materials of the state and furnish such in
formation to boards of county commits
sioners. township highway commissioners
county engineers and other highway offic
ials; it shall answer all inquiries
way construction and maintenance
and shall advise them of the reasonable
prices for materials and construction