and after its publication in the Kansas Weekly Commonwealth.

Approved February 17, 1872.

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 Kansas Weekly Commonwealth February 22, 1872.

W. H. SMALLWOOD,

Secretary of State.

CHAPTER LXXI.

HOWARD COUNTY.

AN ACT to authorize the county commissioners of Howard county to issue the bonds of said county for the purpose of liquidating the county indebtedness.

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

SECTION 1. That the county commissioners of Howard county, Kansas, are hereby authorized to issue the May issue bonds. bonds of said county, and to sell the same and apply the proceeds thereof for the purposes hereinafter mentioned.

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SEC. 2. That said bonds, or the proceeds of the sale thereof, shall be applied by said county commissioners to Proceeds, how the taking up and satisfaction of all county orders with interest thereon, and all county debts outstanding at the time of the issuing the bonds herein provided for.

SEC. 3. That no bonds shall be issued under the provisions of this act for a less sum than one hundred dollars; said bonds shall have coupons attached thereto, and be made payable to bearer, and bear a rate of interest not exceeding ten per cent. per annum, which interest shall be payable annually on the first day of February of each

year: Provided, That nothing in this act shall be construed to authorize the sale of said bonds at a discount of more than fifteen per centum.

SEC. 4. The said bonds shall be made payable at the Where payable. city of New York, at a time therein named, not less than three nor more than ten years from the date of issuing the same, nor shall the proceeds thereof be applied in any other way than for the purpose specified in the second section of this act.

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SEC. 5. That bonds issued under the provisions of this act shall be signed by the chairman of the board of county commissioners, and by the county clerk of said county, and shall have the seal of said clerk attached, and be by said clerk registered in a book kept for that purpose; and when any bond so issued shall have been sold, the proceeds of such sale shall be paid over to the county treasurer, and be by him disbursed for the purpose hereinbefore specified, and no other.

SEC. 6. That said board of county commissioners shall Tax to pay inter-levy annually such a per cent. on the taxable property in said county as shall be necessary to pay the interest on all bonds issued under the provisions of this act, as the same shall mature; also levy a tax necessary to create a sinking fund for the final redemption of the principal of said bonds, which taxes, when paid into the treasury for the redemption of said bonds, it shall be the duty of the commissioners of said county to apply the same to the taking up of such bonds in the order in which they may presented by the holders thereof, and in case no bond or bonds are presented, the said board of commissioners may call in and take up the same, and no bond or bonds shall draw interest after the said board of county commissioners have given actual notice to any holder or holders that they are ready to pay the principal and interest of said bond or bonds.

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SEC. 7. That the amount of the bonds issued under the provisions of this act shall not exceed five thousand dollars.

SEC. 8. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the Kansas Daily Commonwealth.

Approved February 24, 1872.

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 Kansas Daily Commonwealth February 25, 1872.

W. II. SMALLWOOD,

Secretary of State.

CHAPTER LXXII.

JEFFERSON COUNTY.

AN ACT to authorize the board of county commissioners of Jefferson county to issue

and sell the bonds of said county for the purpose of building and completing bridges, and building a jail.

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

which bonds may be issued.

SECTION 1. That for the purpose of completing bridges now under process of construction, and building a jail Purposes for at the county seat of Jefferson county, the board of county commissioners of said county are hereby authorized and empowered to issue, negotiate and dispose of the bonds of said county, to the amount of thirty-five thousand dol- Amount. lars, which bonds hereby authorized shall bear date July 1, 1872, and shall bear interest at the rate of ten per cent. per annum, payable semi-annually, and said bonds shall be payable in not less than ten nor more than twenty years from the date thereof, the time and place of payment within the foregoing limits to be determined by the commissioners issuing the same, and said bonds shall be issued in sums of one hundred, five hundred, or one thousand

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dollars each, and each bond shall have coupons attached for the interest to accrue on said bonds, and said bonds when duly authorized under the provisions of this act, shall be signed by the chairman of the board and attested by the county clerk, under the seal of said county.

SEC. 2. That the proceeds of ten thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be needed of said bonds shall be appropriated to the completion of the several iron bridges now in process of construction under the apportionment and supervision of the board of county commissioners; and the proceeds of four thousand five hundred dollars of said bonds, or so much thereof as may be needed, shall be appropriated for the purpose of an iron bridge over the Grasshopper creek, at the city of Grasshopper, at or near the place known as the old township bridge; and the proceeds of two thousand dollars of said bonds, or so much thereof as may be needed, shall be appropriated for the purpose of building and completing an iron bridge over the Slough creek, at or near what is known as the Hartsel Ford, in Osawkee township.

SEC. 3. That the residue of the proceeds of said bonds shall be appropriated to the erection and completion of a jail at the county seat of said county of Jefferson, to be completed on or before the first day of January, A. D. 1873, the contract to be let by the board of county commissioners, under proper specifications therefor, to the lowest responsible bidder, who shall give bonds in twice the amount, with at least two good and sufficient sureties, for the faithful performance of said contract.

SEC. 4. That before any bonds shall be issued, negoQuestion to be tiated or sold, as provided in the first section of this act, the question of issuing the same shall be first submitted to a vote of the qualified voters of said county at some time on or before the first day of May, A. D. 1872; the question to be submitted by the board of county commissioners in manner and form as follows: Those voting for the proposition shall have written or printed on their ballots "For the county bonds; " those voting against the

proposition shall have written or printed on their ballots "Against the county bonds;" Provided, That when said Proviso. board of county commissioners shall determine to submit the question, the chairman of the board shall give notice thereof for three successive weeks in the Jefferson county papers, stating the time and manner in which said vote shall be taken; and if a majority of said votes cast at such election shall be for the issuing of said bonds, then the board of county commissioners shall at once proceed to issue, negotiate and dispose of said bonds and complete said bridges, and erect said jail at the county seat of Jefferson county: Provided further, That said bonds shall not be sold for less than eighty-five cents on the dollar, and the board of county commissioners shall provide at each annual tax levy for the payment of the interest Tax to pay interaccruing on said bonds as the same shall become due, sinking fund. and shall also at the same time provide a sinking fund for the payment of said bonds when they shall become due, and are hereby authorized to levy taxes in addition to the other taxes for that purpose, and the money raised for sinking fund may be invested in the bonds of the United States, or the State of Kansas, or such like securities as shall be deemed most advisable by the commissioners, or said fund may be used in the purchase of bonds issued under the provisions of this act at their market value: Provided, Such market value shall not exceed the par value of the same.

SEC. 5. This act shall be in force from the date of its publication in the Kansas Daily Commonwealth.

Approved February 24, 1872.

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 Kansas Daily Commonwealth February 27, 1872.

W. H. SMALLWOOD,
Secretary of State.

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