Township treasurer shall keep account.

Road overseer

shall keep accurate account.

statutes of eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, is hereby amended so as to read as follows: Sec. 24. The township auditing board shall annually, on the last Saturday of October in each year, settle with and audit the accounts of the township treasurer and of all road overseers in the township, for all moneys disbursed by them, and the township clerk shall record at length such accounts on the township record.

SEC. 3. That section twelve, chapter one hundred and sixtyeight of the session laws of eighteen hundred and eighty-five, is hereby amended so as to read as follows: Sec. 12. Section twenty-seven, article five, chapter one hundred and ten, general statutes of eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, is hereby amended so as to read as follows: Sec. 27. The township treasurer shall keep a true account of all moneys by him received by virtue of his office, and the manner in which the same have been disbursed, keeping a separate account with each fund in a book to be provided at the expense of the township for that purpose, and shall exhibit such account, together with his vouchers, to the township auditing board at their annual meeting on the last Saturday of October in each year for adjustment and settlement.

SEC. 4. That section thirteen, chapter one hundred and sixty-eight of the session laws of eighteen hundred and eighty-five, is hereby amended so as to read as follows: Sec. 13. Section thirty-three, article seven, chapter one hundred and ten, general statutes of eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, is hereby amended so as to read as follows: Sec. 33. Each road overseer shall keep an accurate account of all moneys received by virtue of his office, and the manner in which the same have been disbursed, and to whom, and shall on the last Saturday in October in each year exhibit such account, together with his vouchers, to the township auditing board for adjustment and settlement. Such account shall be in writing, verified by affidavit of the overseer that the same is in all respects a full and true account of all moneys received by him during the full term for which he should make settlement, and the amounts. expended, and the manner in which they were expended.

SEC. 5. Sections three, ten, twelve, and thirteen, chapter one hundred and sixty-eight, and section three of chapter one hundred and ninety-five of the session laws of eighteen hundred and eighty-five, are hereby repealed.

SEC. 6. 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 25, 1886. E. B. ALLEN, Secretary of State.

CHAPTER CXLI.

ROADS IN ATCHISON COUNTY.

AN ACT legalizing certain roads and highways in Atchison county, and making the record of such roads, and of the plats and surveys of roads, evidence of the validity of the same.

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

SECTION 1. That all of the roads and highways in the county of Atchison, in the state of Kansas, as shown by the road record of said Atchison county to have been located and established by order of the board of county commissioners of said county prior to the first day of January, A. D. eighteen hundred and eighty-four, and not vacated by order of said board of county commissioners, or by the statute of limitation, are hereby declared to be legally established public roads or highways, the same as if all the provisions of law relating to notices connected therewith, and publication, and service thereof, had been fully complied with; and that so much of said road record, and plats and surveys of roads, in the office of the county clerk of said Atchison county, as contains a record of the roads in said county, filed and entered and recorded prior to the first day of January, A. D. eighteen hundred and eighty-four, is hereby legalized; and that said record, or properly certified copies of any portion of the same, shall henceforward be competent evidence in any court of the validity and existence of such roads and highways, the same as if a record of the proper notices had been made therein, or entered upon the journal of

said board of county commissioners, and all of the files and papers pertaining to the roads and highways of said county had been preserved and entered on record.

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 CXLII.

ROADS IN CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY.

AN ACT to legalize roads and highways in the county of Chautauqua, laid out and ordered to be opened prior to January 1st, 1886.

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

SECTION 1. That all public roads and highways in the county of Chautauqua, which upon petition therefor have been, prior to January first, eighteen hundred and eighty-six, ordered by the board of county commissioners of Howard or Chautauqua counties, to be opened for public travel, and have not been by proper order declared vacated, are hereby declared to be lawful public roads and highways, to the same extent in all respects as if the record of the order of such board of county commissioners expressed a finding by such board that the petition for, and all preliminary proceedings in regard to laying out such road or highway, and the assessment of damages to land-owners, had been in every respect lawful, sufficient, regular and complete; and the order of such board, directing such road or highway opened, shall be prima facie evidence in all courts and places that all requirements of law antecedent to such final order have been fully and lawfully complied with, the same as if findings thereof had been by such board duly made and entered of record.

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

Approved February 13, 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 16, 1886. E. B. ALLEN, Secretary of State.

CHAPTER CXLIII.

ROADS IN MITCHELL COUNTY.

AN ACT legalizing certain roads and highways of Mitchell county, and making the record of such road, and of the plats and surveys thereof, evidence of the validity of the same.

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

SECTION 1. That all of the roads and highways of Mitchell county, Kansas, established and located by board of county commissioners of said county prior to the first day of January, A. D. eighteen hundred and eighty-six, are hereby legalized, and that so much of the road record, or record of roads, plats and surveys, in the office of the county clerk of Mitchell county, as contains a record of the roads, surveys and plats of such county entered and recorded prior to the first day of January, eighteen hundred and eighty-six, is hereby legalized; also, that said record, or properly certified copies of any portion of the same, shall henceforward be competent evidence in any court of the validity and existence of such roads and highways, just the same as if a record of the proper notices had been entered upon the journal of said commissioners, and all of the files and papers pertaining to the roads of said county had been preserved and entered of record.

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

Approved February 13, 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 16, 1886. E. B. ALLEN, Secretary of State.

CHAPTER CXLIV.

RELATING TO STEAM THRESHING MACHINES ON PUBLIC HIGHWAYS.

AN ACT relating to steam threshing machines, saw mills and steam traction engines, and their passage on the public highway.

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

SECTION 1. All persons owning, controlling, operating or managing steam threshing machines, saw mills or steam traction engines of any kind, in moving the same over the public highway are required to lay down planks not less than one foot wide, three inches in thickness, and of sufficient length, on the floor of all bridges and culverts situate on the public highway, while crossing the same, for the wheels of said engines of any kind to run on while crossing such bridge or culvert: Provided, That this section shall not apply to any machine or engine not exceeding one ton in weight.

SEC. 2. All persons owning, controlling, operating or managing steam traction engines of any kind, in moving the same along the public [highway] are required on meeting any person or persons in vehicles of any kind, drawn by horses, mules or other animals, to turn to the right, giving as much of the public highway as possible, and then shut off the steam and come to a halt at the distance of one hundred yards from the person or persons so met, and to remain with steam down and halted until said person or persons shall have passed at a distance of one hundred yards from the place of halting on said highway: Provided, That nothing in this section shall prevent any one operating such engine drawing the same by team or teams without making the halt or halts above referred to.

SEC. 3. Any person or persons owning, controlling, operating or managing any steam traction engine shall, in passing through any village, town or city, attach a team thereto for the purpose of assisting in drawing the same.

SEC. 4. Any person or persons violating the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall upon conviction therefor be fined in a sum of not less than