treasurers.

five shall be and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows: Section 2. The following persons are exempt from military duty: First, All persons in the army, or navy, or volunteer force of the United States, and those who have been honorably discharged therefrom; all persons who shall have served in the Kansas national guard for the term of five years, and have been honorably discharged; all the judges and clerks of the several courts of the state, and the state and county Second, Idiots, lunatics, paupers, habitual drunkards, and persons convicted of infamous crimes. Third, All persons who shall, on or before the first day of May of each year, make and file with the county clerk of their county an affidavit that they are members of any religious society or organization by whose creed or discipline the bearing of arms is forbidden: Provided, That the aforesaid exempted persons, included in the first subdivision of this section, shall be liable to military duty in case of war, insurrection or invasion, or imminent danger thereof.

SEC. 2. That section two of such act, being "An act to provide for the organization, government and compensation of the militia of the state of Kansas, and for the public defense," is hereby repealed.

SEC. 2. This act shall be in force and take effect from and after its publication in the official state paper.

Approved February 12, 1886.

I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the original enrolled bill now on file in my office, and that the same was published in the official state paper February 13, 1886. E. B. ALLEN, Secretary of State.

CHAPTER CXXVII.

TRANSFER OF CERTAIN FUND.

AN ACT authorizing the Auditor and Treasurer of State to transfer the money in the State treasury known as the military fund to the militia fund, and appropriating the same for military purposes.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:

SECTION 1. That the sum of nine thousand two hundred and twenty-four dollars and sixty-five cents, in the state treasury,

known as the military fund, is hereby appropriated for military purposes; and said sum shall be transferred by the auditor and treasurer to the militia fund, and shall be paid out upon vouchers as provided in section eight of chapter one hundred and forty-two, session laws of eighteen hundred and eighty-five.

SEC. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the official state paper.

Approved February 18, 1886.

I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the original enrolled bill now on file in my office, and that the same was published in the official state paper February 19, 1886. E. B. ALLEN, Secretary of State.

CHAPTER CXXVIII.

NAMES CHANGED.

AN ACT to change the names of certain persons therein named. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:

SECTION 1. The name of John Erlandson is hereby changed to the name of John Simpson; and the name of Eugene Theodore Metzger, a minor of nineteen years, is hereby changed to Eugene Metzger Blain.

SEC. 2. That this act shall be in force on and after its publication in the official state paper.

Approved February 16, 1886.

I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the original enrolled bill now on file in my office, and that the same was published in the official state paper February 17, 1886. E. B. ALLEN, Secretary of State.

CHAPTER CXXIX.

TRANSFER OF SINKING FUND.

AN ACT to authorize the city of Osage City, Kansas, to transfer the sinking fund to the general improvement fund of said city.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:

SECTION 1. The mayor and council of the city of Osage City, Kansas, are hereby authorized to transfer the sum of four thousand two hundred and thirty and seventy one-hundredths dollars from the sinking fund to the general improvement fund of said city.

SEC. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the official state paper.

Approved February 19, 1886.

I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the original enrolled bill now on file in my office, and that the same was published in the official state paper February 27, 1886. E. B. ALLEN, Secretary of State.

CHAPTER CXXX.

DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACY.

AN ACT to provide facilities for the Department of Pharmacy in the State University, and to provide for the salary of the professor of pharmacy.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:

SECTION 1. The following sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby appropriated out of any money not otherwise appropriated, to the state university for the use of the department of pharmacy, for the fiscal years ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-six, and June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, for the purposes hereinafter stated: For the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen

hundred and eighty-six, for salary of professor of pharmacy, four months, six hundred dollars. For fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, for salary of professor of pharmacy, one thousand eight hundred dollars.

SEC. 2. The auditor of the state is hereby authorized to draw his warrants on the treasurer of the state for the purpose and amounts specified in this act, or so much thereof as may be necessary to liquidate all such claims as may be presented to him: Provided, That no account shall be audited unless an itemized account is furnished, verified by affidavit, showing that the said appropriations are to be applied for the specific purposes only for which they were appropriated.

SEC. 3. All acts or parts of acts inconsistent with this act are hereby repealed.

SEC. 4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the official state paper.

Approved February 19, 1886.

I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the original enrolled bill now on file in my office, and that the same was published in the official state paper February 23, 1886. E. B. ALLEN, Secretary of State.

May change gauge from narrow to broad by vote of stockholders.

CHAPTER CXXXI.

MAY CHANGE GAUGE IN CERTAIN CASES.

AN ACT in relation to railway corporations, and authorizing and confirming change of gauge in certain cases, and municipal aid in such cases.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:

SECTION 1. Any railway corporation which has been heretofore or may be hereafter organized and incorporated under the laws of this state, for the purpose of constructing, maintaining and operating a narrow-gauge railway, shall have the right, and is hereby authorized by vote of the holders of a majority of its stock, (subscribed and issued,) to change the gauge of its track from narrow gauge to standard gauge.

SEC. 2. Whenever any railway corporation shall change the gauge of its track, as authorized by section one of this act, it shall be the duty of the secretary of such railway corporation to certify to the secretary of state, under his hand and seal of said railway corporation, the fact of such change having been made, and the date thereof.

when change is shall certify fact

made in gauge,

to secretary of state.

If change is passage of this

made before the

act, to have same force, when.

SEC. 3. If, before the passage of this act, any such railway corporation, by vote of its stockholders, shall have changed the gauge of its track from narrow gauge to standard gauge, and shall, within sixty days after the passage of this act, by its secretary, and under its corporate seal, certify to the secretary of state the fact of such change, and the date thereof, such change is hereby ratified and confirmed, and shall have the same force and effect as if made after the passage of this act. SEC. 4. Any change of gauge of track such as is hereby Notice of change authorized, whether by amendment of articles of incorpora- secretary of state. tion or by resolution and certificate thereof, shall be filed and recorded by the secretary of state, and certificate thereof given, the same as in cases of articles of incorporation.

SEC. 5. Whenever any railway corporation, organized to construct and operate a narrow-gauge railway, shall have availed itself of the benefits of this act, by changing the gauge of its track or certifying to such change as herein provided, any municipal bonds, before such change or certificate, voted to such railway corporation under any law of this state, to aid in the construction of the railroad of such railway company, shall not be invalid by reason of such change of gauge: Provided, Such change does not conflict with the terms of the proposition under which such bonds were voted; but such bonds. shall, by the proper authorities for any county, township or city having voted such bonds, be delivered to such railway corporation, upon its compliance with the terms of the proposition under which they were voted; and such bonds shall be as valid and binding upon such county, township or city as if the original charter for such railway corporation had authorized the same to construct, maintain and operate a railway of standard gauge.

to be filed with

When any railavails itself of

road company

the provisions of this aet, aid voted

before such

change shall be

issued to such

road.

has been voted as a narrow gauge, before being en

titled to receive

SEC. 6. Any railway corporation having received municipal Any railway to bonds voted in aid of the construction of a narrow-gauge railroad shall, before being entitled to the benefits of this act, procure the consent to such change of gauge by the county, township or city from whom such bonds were received, which

the same must obtain consent of

township or

county.