at the last session of the Legislature, and that they believe the same to be justly due; and the Auditor shall audit only the amount so found actually due, dollar for dollar, according to the legal or ordinary compensation or prices for services rendered, salaries or fees of officers, or material furnished. SEC. 3. This Act shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the Evening Bulletin, and the Secretary of State is hereby directed to cause such publication to be made immediately after its approval by the Gov ernor. Approved, February 26, 1867. S. J. CRAWFORD, Governor. I hereby certify that the foregoing is a correct copy of the original enrolled law on file in my office, and that the same was published in the Leavenworth Bulletin, March 1, 1867. R. A. BARKER, Secretary of State. CHAPTER IX. APPROPRIATION TO J. B. EVANS. AN ACT appropriating the sum of Seventy Dollars to J. B. Evans, Sergeant-at-Arms of a Special Committee. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas: SECTION 1. That the sum of seventy dollars ($70) be, and the same is hereby, appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to J. B. Evans for services and money expended as Sergeant-at-Arms of the Special Committee appointed at the present session of the Legislature, to investigate charges of bribery and corruption at the recent Senatorial election. SEC. 2. That it is hereby made the duty of the Auditor of State to draw his warrant on the Treasurer for said sum, and the Treasurer to pay the said Evans on the presentation thereof, out of any money not otherwise appropriated. SEC. 3. This Act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved, February 26th, 1867. S. J. CRAWFORD, Governor. CHAPTER X. APPROPRIATION TO J, W. HALL. AN ACT appropriating the sum of Twenty Dollars to Captain J. W. Hall, for witness and traveling fees. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas: SECTION 1. That the sum of twenty dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Capt. J. W. Hall for witness and traveling fees in appearing before [the] Special Committee appointed by this Legislature to investigate charges of bribery and corruption in the recent Senatorial election. SEC. 2. That it is hereby made the duty of the Auditor of State to draw his warrant on the Treasurer for the said sum. SEC. 3. This Act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved, February 26th, 1867. S. J. CRAWFORD, Governor. CHAPTER XI. A ppropriation. APPROPRIATION TO DEFEND A SUIT. A JOINT RESOLUTION to provide for defraying the expenses of defending the case of Charles Blue Jacket, et al., vs. the County of Johnson, in the U. S. Supreme Court. Be it resolved by the Legislature of the State of Kansas: WHEREAS, The case of Charles Blue Jacket, et al, vs. Johnson County, now pending in the Supreme Court of the United States, involves questions of great importance to the State of Kansas, and the expense of defending said suit has hitherto been borne by Johnson County, Resolved, That the Governor is instructed to retain any competent counsel he may select, to defend the said case, and that the sum of one thousand dollars is hereby appropriated, out of any moneys in the treasury, to be expended, under the direction of the Governor, in the payment of the expenses of said suit, and the Auditor is hereby authorized to order [draw] his warrant on the Treasurer for said amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to properly defend said suit. Approved, February 26th, 1867. S. J. CRAWFORD, Governor. CHAPTER XII. ARMS.-PREVENT CARRYING OF. AN ACT to prevent the carrying of Deadly Weapons. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas: Conviction ons. SECTION 1. Any person who is not engaged in any legiti- for carrying mate business, any person under the influence of intoxicat- deadly weap ing drink, and any person who has ever borne arms against the Government of the United States, who shall be found within the limits of this State, carrying on his person a pistol, bowie-knife, dirk or other deadly weapon, shall be subject to arrest upon charge of misdemeanor; and upon conviction shall be fined in a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding three months, or both, at the discretion of the court. SEC. 2. Justices of the Peace shall have original jurisdiction of all cases arising under this Act, and on complaint being made, shall proceed to hear and determine the same in a summary manner, and shall have full authority to enforce both fine and imprisonment as provided in this Act, Provided, that nothing in this Act shall conflict with the ordinance of any incorporated city of the State. SEC. 3. In all cases arising under this Act, the accused shall be entitled to a jury of six men, possessing the qualifications of electors, who, if they find the defendant guilty, shall assess the fine to be paid by him, and fix the term of his imprisonment; and if convicted, may appeal to the District Court of the proper county as in other cases provided by law. SEC. 4. This Act to take effect and be in force from and after its publication. Approved, February 23d, 1867. S. J. CRAWFORD, Governer. Assessment corrected. CHAPTER XIII. ASSESSMENT IN DONIPHAN COUNTY. AN ACT to authorize the correction of Assessments in Doniphan WHEREAS, The streets, alleys, parks, and public grounds of Petersburg and Charleston, in Doniphan county, were vacated by an Act of the Legislature of the State of Kansas, approved February 20, 1864; and WHEREAS, The County Assessor of Doniphan county, for the year 1866, assessed and returned said town sites by lots and blocks: Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas: SECTION 1. That the County Clerk of Doniphan county is hereby authorized and required to correct the assessment of said town sites on the assessment books for 1866, and assess the same as tracts of land, according to their number and sub-division. SEC. 2. That it shall be the duty of the County Treasurer of said county to correct the same on the tax roll containing said town sites, to correspond with the correction of the Clerk on the assessment books. SEC. 3. That the assessment of any part of said town sites by lots and blocks is hereby declared void. SEC. 4. This Act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved, February 21st, 1867. S. J. CRAWFORD, Governor. |