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more offices on the line of the road from Leavenworth to the State line, at any one of which offices a summons, directed to the president, left with the officer in charge of said office, shall be sufficient service of process in case of suit."

SEC. 20. That section twenty of said act be amended so as to read as follows: "The board of directors shall provide for the manner and time of payment of stock, and the conditions on which certificates shall issue to stockholders."

SEC. 21. That section twenty-one of said act be amended so as to read as follows: "That the directors shall advertise for the payment of the capital stock at such times and places as they may direct, and for such amount of stock, not to exceed five per cent. on the amount subscribed, every six months. Any stockholder failing to make payment of the legal amount required, after thirty days' notice has been given, the company may recover the same, with interest; and no delinquent stockholder shall vote at any election of the company."

SEC. 22. That section twenty-two of said act be amended so as to read as follows: "That dividends of the profits of the road shall be made every six months, or oftener, if necessary, as may be ordered by the board of directors."

SEC. 23. That section twenty-three of said act be amended so as to read as follows: "That said company shall complete. said road to the southern boundary of the State of Kansas, on or before the third day of March, A. D. 1873."

SEC. 24. That section twenty-six (26) of the act to which this act is amendatory be and the same is hereby repealed. SEC. 25. This act shall be in force from and after its passage. Approved, February 29, 1864.

THOMAS CARNEY,

Governor.

CHAPTER LXXI.

TOWNS AND VILLAGES.

AN ACT entitled "An act to amend an act incorporating towns and villages," approved February 1, 1859.

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

SECTION 1. That section four of the act to which this is amendatory, be amended so as to read as follows: "Every trustee, before entering upon the duties of his office, shall take an oath to support the constitution of the United States and constitution of the State of Kansas, and faithfully to demean himself in office; and every board of trustees shall assemble, within twenty days after their appointment or election, and choose a chairman from their own number, who shall have the jurisdiction and powers of a justice of the peace in criminal cases. The board of trustees shall, by ordinance, fix the time and place of holding their stated meetings, and may be convened by the chairman at any time."

SEC. 2. That section four of the act to which this is amend-. atory is hereby repealed.

SEC. 3. This act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved, February 19, 1864.

THOMAS CARNEY,

Governor.

Amendment.

CHAPTER LXXII.

CITY OF MARYSVILLE.

AN ACT to amend an act entitled "An act to incorporate the City of
Marysville."

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

SECTION 1. That section one of article two of the act entitled "An act to incorporate the city of Marysville," approved February 2, 1861, be amended to read as follows: "That the permanent officers of said city of Marysville shall be mayor, five

aldermen, city clerk, marshal, treasurer, and such other officers as may be created by ordinance."

SEC. 2. That section two, article two of said act be amended to read as follows: "That no person shall be eligible to an elective office unless he shall have resided within the corporate limits of said city three months preceding his said election."

SEC. 3. That section one, article three, be amended to read as follows: "That there shall be in said city a city council, which shall consist of a mayor and board of aldermen, which board of aldermen shall consist of five members, said members to be chosen in the respective wards of the city, as they may be apportioned thereto by ordinance."

SEC. 4. That section eight, article three, be amended to read as follows: "That in case of a vacancy in the aldermen of said city, such vacancy shall be filled by the mayor and aldermen at any regular meeting."

SEC. 5. That section nine, article three, be amended to read as follows: "That all officers, either elected or appointed, shall, before entering upon their duties, and within ten days after their election, take and subscribe an oath that they will support the constitution of the United States, and the constitution. of the State of Kansas, and faithfully comply with and carry out the provisions of the charter to which this is amendatory, and well and truly perform the duties of their office impartially and to the best of their skill and ability; and upon refusal to take the oath in the time required by this act, the office to which such person was elected shall be declared vacant."

bond, &c.

SEC. 6. That the mayor of said city shall execute a bond Mayor to execute within the time required by officers to take and subscribe the oath of office, which bond shall be similar to a bond required by a justice of the peace, which shall be approved by the County Clerk, and filed in his office."

SEC. 7. That sections one and two, article two, and that sec- Repeal. tions one, eight and nine, article three of said act, be and the

same are hereby repealed.

This act to take effect from and after its publication.

Approved, February 9, 1864.

THOMAS CARNEY,

Governor.

CHAPTER LXXIII.

CITY OF PAOLA.

AN ACT supplemental to an act to incorporate the city of Paola, approved February 27, 1860.

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

SECTION 1. That the mayor of the city of Paola shall be, ex officio, recorder, and shall perform all the duties of such office, as prescribed in article four of an act entitled "An act to incorporate the city of Paola,” approved February 27, 1860.

SEC. 2. That an election shall be held on the first Monday in March, 1864, agreeably to the proclamation already made by the acting mayor of said city, F. W. Wilgus, for an election of officers to fill the vacancies already existing in said city, as well as for the officers of the ensuing term, and that the officers so elected shall be vested with all the powers devolving on said officers, notwithstanding any informalities existing in the want of a proper ordinance of the city council of said city, authorizing or providing for such an election.

SEC. 3. This act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved, February 26, 1864.

THOMAS CARNEY, 、

Governor.

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CHAPTER LXXIV.

INSURANCE COMPANIES.

AN ACT to amend an act entitled "An act to regulate agencies of Insurance Companies not incorporated by the State of Kansas," approved February 20, 1863.

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

SECTION 1. That section four (4) of said act be changed and amended so as to read as follows, to wit: "The statement and evidences of investment required by this act, shall be renewed

annually in the month of February in each year, and said statement shall contain a full summary of the affairs of such company upon the thirty-first day of December last preceding, the first statement to be made at any day such agent or agents may commence business; and the Auditor of State, on being satisfied that the capital securities and investments remain secure as at the first, shall furnish a renewal of certificate as aforesaid, and the agent or agents obtaining such certificate shall file the same, together with the statement on which it was obtained or renewed, in the office of the clerk of the district court of the county in which such agency is established, and shall cause the same to be published in at least one newspaper published in the county, for at least three weeks.

SEC. 2. Section four (4) of the act to which this is amendatory is hereby repealed.

SEC. 3. This act shall be in force from and after its publication once in the Topeka Tribune.

Approved, February 25, 1864.

THOMAS CARNEY,

Governor.

I hereby certify the foregoing to be a true copy of the enrolled law on file in my office, and that the same was published in the Topeka Tribune for March 1, 1864.

W. W. H. LAWRENCE,

Secretary of State.

CHAPTER LXXV.

BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION.

AN ACT to establish a Bureau of Immigration, and appoint agents therefor.

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

commissioners.

SECTION 1. That the Governor be and he is hereby empowered to appoint, by and with the consent of the Senate, two Appointment of Commissioners of Immigration, who, together with the Governor, shall constitute a bureau of immigration, which shall

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