The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-22
LEGAL
Published in The Topeka State Journal
March %, 1921


AN ACT relating to the curbing, guttering,
| grading and paving of certain streets in
inhabitants and cities of the second and
third classes, and roads or highways in
the counties connecting Herewith.
| Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
! Section L. That cities of the first class
of less than $4,000 and cities of the sec6ld
and third classes, and the county in which
any city is located, are hereby given power
| tain streets and hard surfaced roads or
public highways i'll such counties connect
and connecting roads or highways shall lie
partly within or bordering on the limits of
such cities, or wholly within or wholly
pay the cost thereof, and to levy special
| assessments against the lots, tracts or
ment therefor as hereinafter set out: Pro-
| vided, that this act shall not apply to
counties having a population of less than
Sec. ? Whenever, in the Judgment of
the mayor and council or the board of
commissioners of any city of the first class
! of less than $4,000 inhabitants and cities of
| the second or third class, it shall become
expedient and public necessity to ex-
| such city which shall connect with any
hard surfaced road or highway at the city
paving or improving such street from tie
| end OF the pavement thereon for a dis
| lance, of not more than five-eighths of
mile beyond the city limits upon the road
or highway connecting with such street
/ the mayor and council or board of COM
| missIoners OF said city may, by resolution,
declare such expediency and necessity and
submit the resolution to the board of
county commissioners of such county for
| prior to the adoption of said resolution a
| proper notice shall be given by publication
/ IN Inc off1g3al city paper. After the reso-
| luton has been adopted by the mayor and
council or board of commissioners of said
city, and by the board Of county com
| ished in three consecutive issues of the
OFFICIAL city paper and also in three con-
secutive issues of the official county paper
| The resolution must states the terminal
| points of the proposed improvement, the
width TO be paved or improved, and the
| Kind OF pavement improvement: Pro-
| yided, that in no case shall such a resolu-
/ ton be passed covering a greater distance
limits of the city. And the number Of
annual assessments to be letied upon the
| payment thereof, which number shall not
| be less than ten nor more than twenty.
Sec. j. AT the time fixed in said notice
Tor the consideration of said resolution
| any citizen of said city, or owner of any
property affected thereby, may appear and
make written objection to the CONTEMPLATED
| improvement, and tosthe passage of said
| resolution, at which hearing the resolution
may be amended and passed, or passed
been passed and published herein pro-
vided. the city shall then proceed to i'm
prove sald street, SAID road or highway. or
said street and road or highway, as any
| other street.
| Sec. 4. The cost of such improvements
| on the county road and city street shall
| be borne as follows: The city shall pay
| thirty percent of the cost thereof, the couI-
ty shall pay thirty percent of the cost there
| OF, and the property in the benefit district
| shall pay forty percent of the cost thereof
/ The benefit district liable to special assess
ment of forty percent of the cost of such
! improvement shall not extend more than
one-half mile on either side of the road or
street to be. improved. The board>of coun-
| ty commissioners shall designate|the bene-
/ tit district In the county outside the city
and the city commissioners or mayor and
council Of said city shall designate the
benefit district within the city where the
| road or street to be improved shall lie
partly within and partly without. the city.
| and the benefit districts shall include lots
tracts and parcels of land both within and
without the city. The lots, tracts and par
| the city shall be liable for forty percent of
! the cost of improvements within the city
and the lots, tracts and parcels of land out
| district shall be liable for forty percent of
the cost of the improvements on the county
road outside of the city. The assessments
| against the benefit districts shall be appor-
! toned among the various lots, tracts and
| parcels of land within said districts in
| accordance with the special benefits accru-
| ing to the lots. tracts and parcels of land
| and the improvements thereon said appor-
| tionment to be made by three DISTINGUISHED
| property owners appointed by the mayor
| of the city and approved by the council
or city commissioners and by the board
| of county commissioners. All ordinances,
| notices. bonds, special meetings to hear
complaints. assessments. spreading and col
| Letting taxes, shall be the same for
| other similar improvements in cities of the
| first. second or third class. and in build
ing or improving county roads: Provided,
| that the cost thereof may be paid by the
mayor and council, or mayor and commits
| sioners. and by the board of county COM
| missiOners. by levying tax or by voting
| bonds in the manner and form and upon
! the same restrictions and conditions as are
prescribed for cities of the second class !
sections 1857 and 1T5S of the General Stat
I Kansas
See. ). This act shall take effect and 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
March IL 1919. Senate concurred in
| House Amendments.
CIIAS. s. HUFFMAN.
| President of the Senate.
EMMETT u. GEORGE.
Secretary of the Senate.
| Passed the House March II. 1919
w. Z. LAMBERTSON.
| Speaker of the House.
CLARENCE W. MILLER.
Chief Clerk of the House.
Approved March IL, 1919.
HENRY J. ALLEN, Governor.
State of Kansas.
Office of Secretary of State.
I, L. J. PETTIJOHN. Secretary of State
Of the. State of Kansas. do hereby certify
that the above and foregoing is correct
cory of the original enrolled bill now On
file in my office
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF. | have
! hereunto subscribed my name
tSeal.l and affixed my official seal.
this 18th day of March. 1910.
L. !. PETTIJOIIN.
Secretary Of State
Published IN The Topeka State Journal
| March %, 1921
SENATE BILL No. 254.
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