The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-04-03
An ACT

Supplemental to act entitled IAN act provide for
the regulation of the running at large of animals.
approved February oath. 1872, being chapter 1873
Of the session laws of Kansas for lSi2.
Be IL enacted By the Legisafmyr of the State of Kaa-
SECTION l. That the Board of County Commission
Of any County in this State wherein any orders
have been or may hereafter be made, under and by
virtue Of the act to which this act is supplemental
directing what animals shall not be allowed 70
at large within the bonds of said Counties, here
by authorized to rescind or modify any snch order
or orders in the manner hereinafter prov ided
SEC. .. Said order Of rescissiou or modification
shall be made only at regular meeting Of the Board,
and when all members Of the Board are present,
whenever petition presented to the Board of Coun
~ Commissioners OF any such County. signed by .
majority or more electors of such County, asking the
ton for the purpose Of submitting the question to the
qualified voters of such county, whether not such
Board shall make an order suspending the opera
tons Of the herd law in such County it shall be the
duty of such Board of County Commissioners TO call
election to be held not less than thirty more
than fifty days after the presentation Of such peti
place within ninety days after the presentation of
such petition. in which the question shall be
submitted by them at such general township elec-
mitted. The call for such special election the
der submitting the question at general or township
election shall be published in some newspaper pub
fore said election Those in favor of the Board Of
County Commissioners making the order for the sus
pension OF the operations Of the herd Law shall nave
written or printed upon their ballots, "Against the
Herd Law, and those opposed thereto shall have
written printed upon their ballots, For the Herd
Law" Such election shall be held at the place
conducted in all respects in the manner, and the
returns thereof made and canvassed - provided by
law for general or township elections II majority
Of all the votes cast be Against the Herd Law the
said Board of County Commissioners shall make an
order suspending the operations of the herd law in
such County at and after time to be designated in
such order Such order shall be ente rcd in the jour
nal of said Board and after the time fixed in such order
for the suspension of the herd Law, the same shall
become entirely imperative in such County, and such
County shall be entirely relieved from the operations
of the herd law to the same extent no such herd
law existed. The electors of the County may desig-
nate by petition the Board Of County Commission
the time at which they desire the operations Of
the herd Law to cease and if such petitions arc pre-
sented to them afixing different dates, the Commis
sion shall fix the date asked for by the largest
number of petitions, but if only date is mention
ed in such petition the Commissioners shall designate
that date in their order, and the order shall not be
made for two weeks after the canvass of the vote.
If majority of the votes be for the herd law. the
Board shall declare the proposition lost. Subse-
quent votes shall be had upon said proposition in the
same manner at any general or township election.
whenever petition asking therefor. shall be pre-
sentel to the Board of County Commissioners. signed
by at least majority of the legal electors Of the
County.