The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-03
by Il. A OIkNELL,
Asst. Secretary of State.
Published in The Topeka State Journal
April 3, 1911
SENATE BILL NO. 80.

SENATE BILL NO. 80.
AN ACT to amend section ! of chapter 215
of the Session Laws of 1915 being an act
entitled, AN act relating to elections in
cities of the first class having a popula-
ton of less than $4,000 inhabitants, and
prescribing the duties of the mayor and
commissioners in said city," and to re-
peal said original section l.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Kansas:
Section 1. That section 1 of chapter 215
of the Session Laws of 1915 be amended to
read as follows: Section 1. All cities of
I the first class having a population of less
than Is, 900 Inhabitants and having adopted
the commission form of city government,
shall be governed by a mayor and two
commissioners, one of which commissioners
shall be known as the commissioner of
finance and revenue, and the other of said
commissioners shall be known as the com
missioner of streets and public utilities :;
and said mayor and two commissioners
shall constitute the board of commission
ers of said city. The mayor shall be the
presiding officer of such board of COM
missioners; and he shall be, eX officio, the
commissioner of the police. fire and health
departments, and shall have under his spe-
cial charge and be responsible for the en-
forcement of all city ordinances and police
regulations of said city, and shall have
general supervision of the fire department,
and shall have charge of public parks and
all property of such city. and he shall also
have supervision over the health depart
ment of such city, and shall enforce all
orders, rules and regulations, necessary to
the end that the streets, alleys, and public
IL
ton and the health and safety of the in
habitants of the city secured and protect
ed. The commissioner of finance and rev.
enue shall have under his special charge
the preparation of an annual budget. and
the collection of all revenues belonging to
such city, from whatever source the same
NAV be derived. and the management of the
finances of such city. The commissioner
of streets and public utilities shall have
special charge of and over any waterworks,
light power, heating or gas plant. street
railway, telephone or telegraph line, and
any other public utility owned by such
city, and shall have supervision of the
streets, alleys. and public highways and
places of the city, and the construction and
| maintenance of bouievards, public parks.
or driveways and the construction and
maintenance of all public improvements
| whatsoever undertaken by such city, such
as sidewalks bridges. and sewers. and shall
have charge of the engineering department
| of said city, and shall supervise all public
work, and it shall be his duty also to de-
mand faithful compliance from all persons,
corporations, or companies, with any grant,
/ franchise or privilege voted to such per-
son, corporation, or company. by the board
of commissioners Said board Of com
missioners constituted shall have
control and supervision over all the depart
ments of such city, and to that end shall
] have power to make and enforce such or
1 ders, rules, and regulations as they may
deem fit and proper for and concerning this
| organization. manag cement and operation oi
| all the departments of such city. and what
| ever agencies may be created for the ad
ministration of its affairs. In case at any
time the duties of any of said commission
ers shall be found to be excessive. said
board of commissioners, by majority vot'
of all the members thereof. may relieve
said commissioner by assigning to som'
other member of said board, for time Il
be by them determined, a portion of tn,
work assigned to said commissioner: and
said board may from time to time assign
such further duties to each of said com
mssioners as shall be for the best inter
ests of such city. And said board of com
missioners shall have and exercise all othe
and further rights. powers. and duties nj
now may hereafter be conferred by tn
laws of the state of Kansas npon the may
or and councils or boards of commission
ers of cities of the first class not in con
flict with the provisions of this act.
Sec. 2. That said original section ] o
chapter 215 of the Session Laws of 1915 b.
and the same hereby is repealed.
Sec. 3. That this act shall take effec