The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-02-19
Bancroft EP 1jan73
An ACT

OF state ponds Tor the purpose
of supplying the destitute citi-
zens of the State with grain and
seeds for spring planting in the
year 1875, and to punish the
violation of the provisions of
this act, and repeating an act
entitled can act authorizing the
issue of bonds for the relief of
the destitute people of the from
tier" approved September 81,
1874.
BE it enacted by the Legislature
of the State of Kansas;
Section /. That ninety-five
thousand dollars of the bonds of
the State of Kansas, in denomina-
tons not less than one hundred
dollars, bearing interest at the
rate of seven per centum per an
mum, the interest payable semi
annually on the first DAYS of Jan
uary and July of each year, which
bonds and the interest thereon
shall be payable at the fiscal agen-
cy of the State of Kansas in New
York city, twenty years after their
date, and shall have interest cou-
pons attached, are hereby author
lied and directed to be issued and
sold for the purpose of supplying
the destitute people of this State
with grains and seeds for the
spring planting ofthe year A. D.
1875, and for no other purpose,
except as provided in the eight
zenith section of this act. Said
bonds shall be issued under the
direction of the State Auditor,
shall be signed by the Governor
and Treasurer, and countersigned
and registered by the Auditor, and
shall have the seal of the State at
tached. They shall be made pay
able to bearer, and shall be known
as 'Kansas Relief Bonds"
Sec. 3. The proper officer or Of
ffcers of the State shall cause to
be levied and collected with the
other taxes of the State, an
amount sufficient to pay the inter
est on said bonds as it becomes
due, and to create sinking fund
sufficient to pay the principal of
said bonds and maturity. The
State Treasurer shall cause the in
terest on said bonds to be paid
promptly as the same becomes due
and payable.
Sec. ;. The Auditor and Treas
urer OF State are hereby made the
agents of the State to sell and dis
pose of said bonds, at not less than
ninety eight cents on the dollar,
and they shall place the proceeds
thereof in the treasury of the State
to be disbursed as hereinafter pro-
vided.
Sec. i. The moneys arising from
the sale of the bonds authorized
by this act to be issued and sold
shall be known as the "Relief
Fund"
Sec. ). The President. Vice
President, Treasurer and Secretary
of the State Board of Agriculture
are hereby appointed and consti-
tuted a commission to purchase
and distribute the grain and seeds
as hereinafter provided, and they
shall take and subscribe an oflic-
ial oath as other public officers.
Sec. 6. 1t shall be the duty of
said board of relief commissioners
to Immediately obtain all the in
formation they can, and take such
other steps or measures as they
shall deem best for the purpose of
speedily ascertaining the real ne
cessites of the destitute people of
those counties which shall apply
for the aid provided in this act,
and they shall take immediate
steps to relieve such necessities in
the most expeditions, economical
and equitable method within their
power.
Sec. Z. Said commission shall
advertise for ten days in such
newspapers mot exceeding five)
as in their judgement will give
greater publicity, that at a time
and place named in such adver-
tisement they will receive sealed
bids for furnishing such supplies
of grain and seeds as the board
shall determine to purchase; and
at the time and place named, in
the presence of at least two of the
State officers, such bids shall be
by the said commission,
and the contract or contracts, as
the case may be, shall be awarded
to the lowest bidder or bidders,
and all such bids shall be preserv-
ed filed with the commissioners
Provided, That other
things being equal, the commits
siOners' shall purchase such grain
and seeds from citizens of the
State of Kansas; Provided, .furth-
er, That for good cause said COM
missioners' may reject any and all
such bids; and thereafter the said
commissioners shall proceed to adj
vertise for other bids in accord
ance with the provisions of this
section.
Sec. s. The seeds and grain
thus purchased shall be turned
over in bulk to the board of coun-
ty commissioners, of the counties
that are to receive aid, as provided
for in this act, in proportion to
the amount that each county is
entitled to receive, accompanied
with detailed invoice thereof,
stating the quantity of each of the
kinds of such seeds and grain,
and it shall be the duty of said
county commissioners to at once
verify the correctness of such in
voice, and return it duly receipted
by their chairman, to the board of
relief commissioners. Said in
voice and receipts shall be in trip
licate, one copy to be filed in the
office of the county clerk of said
county, one copy to be given to
the board of relief commissioners,
and the third sent directly to the
Secretary of State for record in
his Office.
Sec. 9. 1t shall be the duty of
county clerks of the respective
that desire to avail them
selves of the aid provided for in
this act, under the direction of the
chairman of the board of county
commissioners, to call a meeting
of the board of comfy commits