TO PUNISH HORSE STEALING. AN ACT to punish Horse Stealing. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Kansas, as follows: SECTION 1. Every person who shall be convicted of feloni Any person convicted of horse stealing, &c., ously stealing, taking and carrying away any horse, mule, gelding, colt, filly, or ass, of the value of twenty-five dollars, grand larceny; with intent to deprive the owner of such animal, shall be deem- the same. ed guilty of grand larceny, and shall be confined at hard labor for not less than ten years. This act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved February 10th, 1857. punishment for TO PREVENT OFFICERS FROM SPECULATING IN AN ACT to prevent civil officers from speculating in Territorial or County Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Kansas, as follows: To prevent civil officers from spec rants. SECTION 1. That hereafter no civil officer within this territory shall purchase or procure, directly or indirectly, by him- ulating in warself or others, any warrant on the treasury of the territory, or on the treasury of any county of this territory, at any discount. upon the face of any such warrant. SEC. 2. Any such civil officer who shall violate the provisions of the preceding section of this act shall be liable to indictment, and punished by fine not less than double the amount of the warrant so purchased or procured, and shall be liable to the person from whom such warrant was so purchased or procured for double the amount of the discount thereon, to be recovered by action of assumpsit before any justice of the peace, or other court having jurisdiction. This act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved February 20th, 1857. Indictment, fine, fence. &c., for such of Duties of the trustees. Duty of the clerk or county commissioners. County commis point a school treasurer; his du ties. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMON SCHOOLS. AN ACT to amend an act, entitled "An act providing for the establishment of Common Schools." Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Kansas, as follows: SECTION 1. It shall be the duty of the trustees of each of the school districts in the several counties to make out and deliver to the clerk of the board of county commissioners, in their respective counties, on or before the first Monday in September in each year, a report in writing, dated said day, showing the whole number of white children in their district over the age of five and under the age of twenty-one years; the number taught during the last year; the length of time a school has been taught, and whether by male or female teachers; the amount of money paid for teachers' wages, and what portion thereof from public moneys, and such information as may be necessary to enable him to make a satisfactory report to the board of county commissioners. SEC. 2. It shall be the duty of the clerk of the board of county commissioners to make out a similar report for his entire county, embodying the reports of the several districts therein, and to deliver the same to the secretary of the territory on or before the first Monday in December in each year. SEC. 3. The board of county commissioners in each county sioners shall ap- shall appoint a school treasurer, who shall be allowed a reasonable compensation for his services, and whose duty it shall be to receive and keep the school fund of the county and of the several townships; to lend out the same upon good and sufficient security and upon interest, to be approved by the board of county commissioners; to report annually to the said board, at their September term, all moneys in his hands or lent out by him, and the various townships to which the same belong, and to pay all orders or warrants for the payment of the school fund which may be drawn upon him by said board. Before entering upon the duties of his office, the said school treasurer shall execute his bond, with security to be approved by the board, in the sum of at least two thousand dollars, conditioned that he will pay over, according law, all school moneys that may come into his hands, and that he will faithfully discharge the duties of his office, and deliver to his success or all moneys, books and papers in his hands appertaining to his office, which bond shall be filed in the office of the county clerk. The said board may, whenever they deem necessary, require the amount of said bond to be increased; Provided, that the said school treasurer shall be allowed at least twenty days' notice of such requirement; and in case of his failure to comply with the same within the time specified, his office shall be deemed vacated. Of the appor SEC. 4. The board of county commissioners in each county tionment of the shall, at their October term, in each year, apportion the income school funds. of the school fund of the several townships among the school districts in proportion to the number of children in each district, and shall issue their warrants, drawn in favor of the trustees of each of the said districts, directed to the school treasurer, for the amount due to the said district. This act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved February 20th, 1857. PLATS OF TOWNS AND VILLAGES. AN ACT to amend an act, entitled "An act concerning the Plats of Towns and Villages." Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Kansas, as follows: SECTION 1. Three months from the date of the passage of this act shall be allowed to the proprietor or proprietors of any town or village, heretofore laid out in this territory, to deposit in the office of the recorder for the county, the map or plat thereof; and when so deposited, shall be held and deemed a full and sufficient compliance with the act of which this is amendatory. SEC. 2. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed. This act to be in force from and after its passage. Damage for trespass on school lands. Penalties to be recovered, &c. Officers must prosecute. TRESPASS ON SCHOOL LANDS. AN ACT in relation to trespass on School Lands. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of SECTION 1. If any person shall cut down, injure, destroy, or SEC. 2. All penalties contained in the preceding section may be recovered by action of trespass or debt founded on this statute, or by indictment, in any court having jurisdiction of the same. SEC. 3. It shall be the duty of every constable, justice of the peace, or sheriff, having knowledge of the commission of any of the offences enumerated in the first section, within the limits of their county, to prosecute the same. This act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved February 20th, 1857. Boundary dividing Missouri and Kansas. EASTERN BOUNDARY OF LEAVENWORTH COUNTY. AN ACT more definitely to define the Eastern boundary of Leavenworth Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of SECTION 1. The eastern boundary of the county of Leaven- This act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved February 20th, 1857. B BUTLER AND MADISON COUNTIES ATTACHED. AN ACT amendatory to an act, entitled "An act attaching certain territory to the County of Madison." Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Kansas, as follows: SECTION 1. The county of Butler shall be attached, for all civil, criminal and military purposes, to the county of Madison, provided the inhabitants of the county so attached shall not be taxed for local purposes in the said county of Madison. SEC. 2. The town of Columbia shall be the temporary seat of justice of Madison county. Butler attached to Madison. Temporary seat of justice. Commissioners to locate permanent SEC. 3. At the next general election for members of the legislative assembly, the qualified voters of the said county shall seat of justice. elect three commissioners, whose duty it shall be, after having first taken an oath faithfully and impartially to execute their office, to locate permanently the seat of justice of the said county as near to the geographical centre thereof as may be practicable. SEC. 4. All laws, and sections and clauses of laws, repugnant to the provisions of this act, be and the same are hereby repealed. This act to take effect from and after its passage. Laws repealed. BROWNE AND DONIPHAN COUNTIES DETACHED. AN ACT to detach the County of Browne from the County of Doniphan, and to organize Browne County. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Kansas, as follows: SECTION 1. That the county of Browne, which is attached to the county of Doniphan, is hereby detached from said county of Doniphan. SEC. 2. That the town of Claytonville shall be the temporary seat of justice of Browne county. Browne detached from Doniphan. Temporary sea t of Browne. Commissioners shall locate per SEC. 3. That at the first general election there shall be elected by the qualified voters of said county three commissioners, manent seat of justice. |