Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-01-28
THE LOAN BILL.
Provisions of bill Introduced In the SEN
ate For Popular Loans.

ate For Popular Loans.
Senator Dennison's bill, recently in
troduced in the senate for popular
loans, embodies the ideas advanced by
Gov. Lewelling some time ago 1t Is
entitled San act regulating the loan
ing OF money In Kansas and authoriz-
ing the state to insure the payment
thereof" The bill provides for loan
commission Of three members, not more
than two of whom shall be from the
same political party, who shall be APP
pointed by the executive council. Each
of the commissioners is to be paid a
salary of g., 800 year and travelling ex-
penses The commission is empowered
to loan any money in the state treasury
belonging to the school fund ut a rate
of interest not exceeding i've
per cont The second section of
the bill empowers the commission
to negotiate and sell real estate mort
cages on Kansas homesteads in the
name of and in behalf of the state OF
Kansas and guarantee the payment OF
the same, both principal and interest"
1t is provided that mo real estate mort
cages shall be made to draw more than
five per cent interest per aunum,
which sum shall be made payable to
and collected by the state of Kansas
through the said commission" 1t is
also provided that the loan commission
shall not guarantee the payment of any
real estate mortgage drawing higher
rate of interest from the state to the
purchaser than four per cent per an,
nun, and the board is given authority
to guarantee the payment of mortgages
in any rate lower than five per cent.
The third section empowers the COM
mission "to issue debentures by and in
the name of the state ut rate of inter-
est not exceeding four per cent. upon
real estate mortgages upon Kansas
homesteads, taken and held by the
state, dollar for dollar, to the amount of
the mortgage owned and held by the
state, and shall hold the mortgages as
security for the debentures for and in
behalf of the state, and receive and
pay out the proceeds from the state de-
benturcs to the mortgagors."
The various boards of county COM
mssioners are made an examining
board to investigate and pass upon ap-
plications for real estate loans.
Section 1G provides that said loan
commissioner shall have full power to
pledge the credit of the state of Kansas
for the payment of all moneys coming
due on mortgages or debentures by it
guaranteed or issued, and the credit
and honor of the state shall stand by
the guarantee of the said commissioner,
when made as herein provided and by
the issue of debentures as fully as
though the state had issued and sold
her bonds.
Sec II. Said loan commissioner shall
have power to provide for the payment
OF interest on its debeutures and guar
anteed loans through agencies in east
ern cities and Eurobe, but no additional
expense shall attach thereby, eithtr to
the state of Kansas or to the mortgagors.
Sec. IS. In case of foreclosure and pur-
chase of real estat by the state as here
in provided, the real estate so purchased
shall be the property of the state of
Kansas and shall be disposed of in like
manner as the school bonds are at the
time being disposed of, but the proceeds
from any such sales shall go into and
belong TO the special fund created by
this act, and shall be loaned on
real estate by the loan commission as is
herein provided. Provided the deferred
on the sale of such lands
shall not draw greater rate of inter-
est than five per cent. per annum.
The loan commission is prohibited
from making loans in any county not
having been organized for ten years
and from making any loans on town or
city property in towns having less than
$500 inhabitants