with the clerk of such city, board of education or school board, as the case may be, a statement of the amount of money on hand at the close of business each day during the previous month and the amount of interest accrued thereon to said date. (Laws 1909, ch. 89, sec. 1.)

ARTICLE III.—Cities of the First Class.

$117. Cities of the first class defined.
118. Attachment of adjacent territory.
119. Powers of board of education.
120. Duty of president.
121. Duty of vice president.'
122. Bond of clerk; oath of office.
123. Duty of treasurer.
124. Members of board shall not receive

рау.
125. Vacancy in examining committee.
126, Annual levy of taxes.
127. Taxes paid in money.
128. Levy; limitations.
129. Boards may purchase or lease play-

grounds. 130. Tax authorized for playgrounds. 131. Whole city shall compose school dis

trict. 132. School property held by board of

education. 133. Sale of property. 134. Meetings of board. 135. Annual report. 136. Expenditures. 137. Sectarian doctrine.

$138. School property exempt from taxa

tion. 139. Free dental inspection. 140. Employment of dentists; regulations. 141. Certificate of inspection. 142. Bonds. 143. Bond election; limitation.. 144. Date, rate, time, and signature. 145. Annual levy for interest and sinking

fund. 146. Use of sinking fund. 147. Payment of interest. 148. Security. 149. Registry of bonds. 150. Refunding of outstanding bonds. 151. Registration and signature. 152. Tax levy to pay interest and bonds. 153. Penalty for failure to levy tax for

payment of coupons. 154. Use of money levied and collected

under this act. 155. Bonds for outstanding warrants. 156. Denominations; payment. 157. Bonds to be sold at par; warrants

delivered. 158. Tax for interest and sinking fund.

SECTION 117. Cities of the First Class Defined. [7554] All cities of more than 15,000 inhabitants shall be governed by the provisions of this act. (Laws 1876, ch. 122, art. 10, sec. 1.)

SEC. 118. Attachment of Adjacent Territory. Territory outside the city limits of any city of the first class, but adjacent thereto, may be attached to such city for school purposes, upon the application being made to the board of education of such city by a majority of the electors of such adjacent territory; and upon the application being made to the board of education they shall, if they deem it proper and to the best interests of the school of said city and territory seeking to be attached, issue an order attaching such territory to such city for school purposes and to enter the same upon their journal, and such territory shall from the date of such order be and compose a part of such city for school purposes only, and the taxable property of such adjacent territory shall be subject to taxation and bear its full proportion of all expenses incurred in the erection of school buildings and in maintaining the schools of said city. Such territory shall be attached to the several wards of such city contiguous thereto as shall be determined by the board of education of any such city, and when so attached shall remain parts of such for school purposes only. Persons residing upon such attached territory and possessing the qualifications of electors under the laws of the state of Kansas shall be qualified to vote at an election held in any such

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city for school purposes only in any such ward of such city to which such territory shall be attached, and official ballots shall be printed for such attached territory to such wards as in other cases. (Laws 1911, ch. 93, sec. 1.)

SEC. 119. Powers of Board of Education.19 [7584] The board of education shall have power to elect their own officers, make all necessary rules for the government of the schools of such city under its charge and control and of the board, subject to the provisions of this act and the laws of this state; to organize and maintain separate schools for the education of white and colored children, including the high schools in Kansas City, Kan.; no discrimination on account of color shall be made in high schools, except as provided herein; to exercise the sole control over the public schools and school property of such city; and shall have the power to establish a high school or high schools in connection with manual training and instruction or otherwise, and to maintain the same as a part of the public-school system of said city. (Laws 1905, ch. 414, sec. 1.)

SEC. 120. Duty of President. [7563] It shall be the duty of the president to preside at all meetings of the board of education, to appoint all committees whose appointment is not otherwise provided for, and to sign all warrants ordered by the board of education to be drawn upon the city treasurer for school moneys. (Laws 1876, ch. 122, art. 10, sec. 6.)

SEC. 121. Duty of Vice President. [7564] It shall be the duty of the vice president to perform all the duties of the president, in case of his absence or disability. (Laws 1876, ch. 122, art. 10, sec. 7.)

SEC. 122. Bond of Clerk; Oath of Office. [7566] Before entering upon the discharge of his duties, the clerk of the board of education shall give bond in the sum of $1000, with good and sufficient securities, to be approved by the board, and shall take and subscribe an oath or affirmation before a proper officer that he will support the constitution of the United States, the constitution of the state of Kansas, and faithfully perform the duties of his office. (Laws 1876, ch. 122, art. 10, sec. 9.)

SEC. 123. Duty of Treasurer. That section 7567 is amended to read as follows: Sec. 7567. The treasurer of the city shall be ex officio the treasurer of the board of education, and shall give bond to the board of education as the board may require, said bond to be approved by the board of education and filed with its clerk. It shall be the duty of the treasurer to deposit daily all money belonging to the board of education in some responsible bank, to be designated by the board of education,

in the name of such treasurer as such officer, which bank shall pay interest on monthly average balances as may be agreed upon by such bank and the board of education; and before making such deposits the board of education shall take from such bank a good and sufficient bond in a sum to be designated by the board of education, conditioned that such deposits shall be promptly paid on the check or draft of such treasurer. The treasurer shall attend all of the meetings of the board when required to do so; shall prepare and submit in writing a monthly report of the finances of said board; and shall pay school monies only upon a warrant signed by the president, or in his absence by the vice president, and countersigned by the clerk. The treasurer shall receive from the board of education fifty dollars per annum for his services as treasurer, and no more; provided, that boards of education in cities of the first class may, if they deem it proper, elect the treasurer of the board of education to serve during the pleasure of the board and receive such salary as they may determine. (Laws 1911, ch. 97, sec. 1.)

SEC. 124. Members of Board Shall Not Receive Pay. [7568] No member of the board of education shall receive any pay or emolument for his services. (Laws 1876, ch. 122, art. 10, sec. 11.)

SEC. 125. Vacancy in Examining Committee. [7550] The board of education shall have power to fill any vacancy which may occur in the examining committee. (Laws 1876, ch. 122, art. 10, sec. 13.)

SEC. 126. Annual Levy of Taxes. [7556] That the board of education in cities of the first class shall, in the month of August of each year, levy a tax for the support of the schools of the city, including building and repair of school buildings, for the fiscal year commencing on the 1st day of July last preceding the month of August in which levy shall be made, not exceeding in any one year twenty mills20 on the dollar on all personal, mixed and real property within said city which is taxable according to the laws of the state of Kansas, which levy the president and clerk of the board shall, on or before August 25, certify to the county clerk, who is hereby authorized and required to place the same on the tax-roll of said county, to be collected by the treasurer of the county as are other taxes and paid over by him to the treasurer of the board of education, subject to the order of said board of education; provided, that in all cities of the first class having a population of exceeding thirty-eight thousand inhabitants, the board of education of such city shall have power and is hereby authorized to levy a tax for the support of the schools of such

city for such fiscal year of not to exceed seventeen mills20 on the dollar of all taxable property in such city, 21 and shall have power, in addition thereto, to levy a tax upon all the taxable property in such city of not exceeding three mills20 on the dollar of the assessed valuation for building purposes and repairs of school buildings in such city; and provided further, that each and all of the foregoing levies hereby authorized shall be exclusive of and in addition to the amount necessary to be levied under existing laws for the payment of interest upon bonds heretofore issued or which may be hereafter issued by boards of education of cities of the first class and for a sinking-fund for the redemption of such bonds, as provided by the laws under which such bonds have been or may be issued. (Laws 1907, ch. 330, sec. 1.)

. SEC. 127. Taxes Paid in Money. [7571] All taxes collected for the benefit of the public schools shall be paid in money, and shall be placed in the hands of the city treasurer, subject to the order of the board of education. Laws 1876, ch. 122, art. 10, sec. 15.)

SEC. 128. Levy, Limitations. [9415] The authority of boards of education in cities of the first class to levy taxes, as provided in chapter 330, Laws of 1907, is hereby limited so that the board of education of any such city shall not fix a rate of levy for the respective purposes in excess of the followingnamed rates: For the support of the schools of the city, including building and repairs of school buildings in all cities of 40,000 population or under, the rate of levy shall not exceed six mills; for the support of the schools in all cities having a population of over 40,000, the rate of levy shall not exceed five mills; for building purposes and repairs of school buildings in all cities having a population of over 40,000, the rate of levy shall not exceed one mill. (Laws 1909, ch. 245, sec. 22.)

SEC. 129. Boards May Purchase or Lease Playgrounds. Boards of education in cities of the first class are hereby authorized to purchase or lease grounds for public recreation places and playgrounds and to establish and maintain for children on such grounds and in the public school buildings and on the public school grounds, under the custody and management of such boards of education, public recreation places and playgrounds and necessary accommodations for the same. Such boards of education are also hereby authorized to cooperate with the officers having the custody and management of public buildings and public parks and other public grounds in such cities, and, by making satisfactory arrangements with such officers, to provide for the supervision, instruction and oversight necessary to carry on public educational and recreational activities as described in this section in such buildings and upon such parks and grounds. (Laws 1915, ch. 309, sec. 1.)

SEC. 130. Tax Authorized for Playgrounds. That, in addition to the taxes which boards of education in cities of the first class are empowered to levy under existing statutes, such boards of education are hereby authorized to levy a tax not exceeding, in any one year, one-fourth of one mill on the dollar on all personal, mixed and real property, within such cities of the first class, taxable according to the laws of the state of Kansas, for the purpose of paying the cost of the activities hereinbefore mentioned in this act. Such tax shall be levied at the same time and in the same manner, and collected and disbursed by the same officers, as other taxes levied by such boards of education. (Laws 1915, ch. 309, sec. 2.)

SEC. 131. Whole City Shall Compose School District. [7572] The whole city shall compose a school district for all purposes of taxation, but may be subdivided by the board of education into as many districts as they may think proper. (Laws 1876, ch. 122, art. 10, sec. 16.)

SEC. 132. School Property Held by Board of Education. [7573] The title of all property held for the use or benefit of the public schools shall be vested in the board of education, and held by them in trust for the city; and the board of education may sue in its own name for all money due or to become due to the board or the school fund, and for any trespass upon, injury to or concession of any of the school property of said city, for the benefit of the school fund of such city. (Laws 1876, ch. 122, art. 10, sec. 17.)

SEC. 133. Sale of Property. [7574] No school property of any kind shall be sold or conveyed by the board of education, except at a regular meeting of the same, and not then without an affirmative recorded vote of at least two-thirds of all the members of said board. (Laws 1876, ch. 122, art. 10, sec. 18.)

SEC. 134. Meetings of the Board. [7575] The regular meetings of the board of education shall be upon the first Monday in each month, but special meetings may be held from time to time, as circumstances may demand. (Laws 1876, ch. 122, art. 10, sec. 19.)

SEC. 135. Annual Report. [7576] The board of education at the close of each school year, or as soon thereafter as practicable, shall make an annual report of the progress, prosperity, and condition, financial as well as educational, of all the schools under their charge; and said report, or such por