Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-02-14
SEED GRAIN BILL.

The Measure Finally Agreed Upon In
Conference.
The seed grain bill for the relief of
the destitute settlers of western coun.
ties, as finally agreed upon by the con-
ference of the two houses of the Kan
sas legislature, is as follows:
Section l. The state board of railroad COM
missioners shall purchase seed and apportion
the same among the counties OF the Fourth,
Sixth and Seventh congressional districts OF
the state. according to population, as herein
after provided. excepting the counties Of
Jewell MITCHELL Mcpherson, Harvey, Sedg-
wick, Sumner, Harper, Kingman, Reno, Rice,
Shawnee, Wabaunsee, Usage, Lyon. Coffey,
Chase Marion. Greenwood, Butler and Wood
son, and shall notify the county commissioners
of the amount to which the several counties
are entitled under this act. The commissioners
shall thereupon forthwith transmit to the board
of railroad commissioners the county warrant
of Their respective counties, payable to the
treasurer of state for the amount of such ap-
port1onment, which warrant shall have prior
ity all other outstanding warrants, and
shall mature February /, 1896.
Sec. 2 1t shall be the duty of the county
commissioners of the several counties to make
acquisitions upon the board of railroad COM
missioners for the quantity and kinds of seeds
required, not exceeding in value their proper
tiOnate amount
Sec. 8. The county commissioners of the
several counties shall receive said seed and
shall give at least ten days notice in the official
paper of their respective counties. setting
forth the time and place where they shall dis
tribute said seed.
Sec. 4. Every applicant for seed shall be re-
CURED to state in writing, blanks which
shall be furnished by the board of railroad
commissioners, that he or she is the head of a
family. the amount and kind of seed needed,
and such application shall show the number of
acres the applicant has in cultivation, the
amount and kind of seed, if any, he has on
hand, list of his farming implements, the
number and kind of teams owned by him, the
length OF time he has been residing in the
county and state, and such other information
as may be required by the state board Of rail-
road commissioners, all to be verified by the
applicant and two disinterested witnesses, who
shall be known to some member of the board
of county commissioners. No person shall re-
ce1ve seed who has not been resident of the
state for the year last past and has not lost his
crop of 1894 by reason of drought and who is
otherwise able to procure seed, and not more
than $40 worth of seed shall be furnished to any
one applicant
Sec. 5. The county commissioner shall take
from each applicant for seed an obligation for
the cost OF the seed furnished to such appli-
oSnts: said obligation to become due, and pay
able on or before November 1, 1885, and to bear
interest at the rate of per cent. per annuIq
after maturity: to contain a description of the
land on which the seed is to be Sown and q
statement of the interest of the applicant in
such land, copy of which shall be filed in the
office of the register of deeds, and shall there
upon D0cOIQ0 a nFSC lien on the crop grown
from such seed, and the cost of such filing shall
be added to the obligation. The form of such
obligation shall be provided by the railroad
commissioners; the county commissioners
shall collect such obligations and Immediately
transmit such collections to the state treas
urer, who shall indorse the same upon the
proper county warrants.
Sec. 9. The board of county commissioners
shall receive the sum of 81 per day for the time
actually employed in carrying out the provi-
Sions of this act, but such compensation shall
not exceed the sum of $50 for each commits
sioner, the same to be paid by their respective
counties.
Sec. Z. For carrying out the provisions of this
act there is hereby appropriated. out of the
moneys of the state treasury not otherwise ap-
propriated. the sum OF 100000, or as much
Sec. 8. The state auditor is hereby directed
to draw in favor of the railroad commissioners
his warrants upon the treasurer of the state,
from time to time, for the amount of purchases
of seed made by the railroad commissioners,
in all not exceeding the amount herein appro-
priated: all acquisitions by the said railroad
commissioners for warrants OF the auditor
shall be in writing and shall be ACCOMPANIED
oy detailed statement OF the kind. quantity
and cost OF the seed purchased and shall be
Verlhed by the oath OF one OF the railroad COM
missioners.