The advocate., 1895-02-13

applicant and by two disinterested witnesses
who shall be known to some member or the
board Of county commissioners. NO pergon
shall receive seed who has not been resident
OF the state for the year last past and who has
not lost his crop Of 1894 by reason OF drouth
and who is otherwise able TO procure seed
and not more than twenty dollars worth OF
seed shall be furnished to any one applicant
SEC. 5, The county commissioners shall
take from each applicant for seed an obltga-
tion for the cost OF seed furnished to such ap-
plicAnt: said obligation to become due and
payable on or before November /, 1895, and to
bear interest at the rate Of 6 per cent per an
mum after maturity, to contain q description
Of the land on which the seed is TO be sown
and a statement Of the interest Of the appli-
cant In such land, q copy OF which shall be
fled in the office Of the register Of deeds and
shall lthereup0n become first 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 obligation
and immediately transmit such collections to
the state treasurer who shall indorse the same
upon the proper county warrants.
SEC 6. The board OF county commissioners
shall receive the sum OF two dollars per day
for the time actually employed in carrying
out the provisions Of this act, but such COM
pensation shall not exceed the sum Of twenty
dollars for each commissioner, the same to be
paid by the respective counties.
SEC. z. For carrying out the provisions Of
this act there Is hereby appropriated out OF
the monies In the state treasury, not other,
wise appropriated, the sum Of one hundred
thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may
be necessary.
SEC. 8. The state auditor Is hereby directed
to draw in favor Of the railroad commission
ers his warrants upon the treasurer Of the
state from time to time for the amount Of pur-
chases Of seed made by the railroad commits
siOners, in all not exceeding the amount
herein appropriated. All acquisitions by the
said railroad commissioners for warrants of
the auditor shall be in writing and shall be
accompanied by detailed statement OF the
kind, quantity and cost Of the seed purchased
and shall be verified by the oath OF one OF the
railroad commissioners,
SEC. 9. This act shall take effect and be In
force from and after Its passage and publica-
tion in the official state paper
hereby certify that the above bill origi-
mated in the house and passed that body jan
uary 81, 1896.
C. Z. LOBDELL,
Speaker Of House.
FRANK L. BROWN,
Chief Clerk of House.
Passed the senate February 8, 1895.
JAMES A. TRoUTMAN,
President Of Senate.
w. /. BROWN,
Secretary Of Senate.
February 8, 1885,
Approved February 9, 1895, 8:45 m:
+. N. MORRILL,, Governor,
STATE OF KANSAS,
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE.
I, w. G. Edwards, secretary Of state Of the
state Of Kansas, do hereby certify that the
hereto attached bill Is a correct copy Of the
original enrolled bill now on file in my office.
In testimony whereof, / nave hereunto sub
scrlbed my name and affixed my
[sEAL1 official seal, this 9th day Of Feb
ruary, 1895.
w. @. EDWARDS,
Secretary of State.