The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-04
LEGAL
Published in The Topeka State Journal
March 4. 1915.
HOUSE BILL No. 2GO.

HOUSE BILL No. 2GO.
AN ACT limiting the bonded Indebtedness
of boards of education of cities OF the
second class and amending section OF
chapter 272 of the Session Laws of Kan
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the
State of Kansas:
Section 1. That section / of chapter 80
as toe to read 'V as follows: section i. That
whenever 1t shall become necessary for the
board of education OF any city OF the sec
chase of n school site or sites. or to erect
a suitable building or buildings thereon,
or to eGTp and furnish the same or to
floating indebtedness, which may at the
present exist in the public schools of said
cities of the second class. It shall be law
full for the board of education of any such
city Of the second class. to borrow money.
for such purposes; and for such purpose or
purposes the said board of education is
hereby authorized and empowered to issue
bonds bearing a rate of interest not ex-
annually or semi annually at such time and
place as may be mentioned on the face of
the bonds. which shall be. payable in not
more than twenty years from their date,
and the board of education is hereby au-
thorized and empowered to sell such bonds
at not less than their par value: Provided,
that no such bonds except refunding bonds
shall be issued until the question of issuing
the same shall be submitted to vote Of the
people. and a majority of the qualified
electors who shall vote on the question at
any election called for that purpose shall
issuing bonds: Provided further, that the
total Indebtedness Of the said board of ed
ucation shall not thereby be INCREASED to
per cent of the authorized valuation of the
territory within the jurisdiction Of said
board of education: Provided further. that
| second class may issue bonds at any time
without without such election to pay out ut
debtedness which may exist at
| the passage of this act: and such
| a bond for a sum not greater than ten hum
| dred dollars to raise money to pay for
needful repairs Oh school buildings or
heating plants for the public school build
| ings. if the state school superintendent
| shall approve in writing such issue of
bonds for floating Indebtedness aud for>the
purposes in the above provisio: Provided
| it shall not at any time exceed an aggre-
gate amount Of the sum of five thousand
| granted herein to boards of education to
| Issue bonds without such election shall
not be construed to authorize an issue OF
Ebonds which; with those of the same kind
| already outstanding, shall exceed one-hali
| of one per cent of the assessment for tax
alton, as shown by the last finding and
cation: Provided further, that where
bonds have been voted at the time of the
sale of such bonds shah be available for
| any and all of the purposes herein above
Sec. 2 That section of chapter 272
| of the Session Laws Of Kansas, 1917, be and
| the same is hereby repealed.
| Sec. 3. That this act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its publica-
| ton in the official state paper.
| 1 hereby certify that the above Bill orig
mated in the House, and passed that body
| February IS, 1919.
d. A. N. CHASE,
| Speaker of the House Pro TEN.
- CLARENCE w. MILLER.
Chief Clerk Of the House.
| Passed the Senate February 24. 1919.
! CHAS s HUFFMAN.
| President of the Senate.
! EMMETT ID. GEORGE,
| Secretary of the Senate.
Approved February %, 1919.
| HENRY j. ALLEN. Governor
State of Kansas.
| Office of Secretary of State.
], l.. J. PETTIJOIIN. 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
| tSeal.1 this 18th day of February
L. J. PETTIJOHN,
| Of