The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-09
HERE IT is.
The Most Feasible Anti-Pass
Law of All,
Is introduced by Representative
Gardenhire
IN THE LOWER HOUSE.
1t Does Not Prevent Officials
From Taking Passes,
But They Must Be Publicly
Registered.

Representative S. NJ. Gardenhire, from
the southern district of Shawnee county,
today introduced in the house bill (No.
S3) which should and no doubt will, meet
the approval of every member of the
legislature, including both the house
and senate
This measure will be known as the
"Gardenhire Pass Bill" and is in line with
the pass restrictions which have been
advocated by the STATE JOURNAL during
the last two years
This bill will not work an injury to
any person, either public official or priv
ate Individual. but it will no doubt have
a whole some influence.
The bill is as follows, including the
title:
AN ACT requiring the registration OF annual
ana tl1ne passes issued 10 certain puDlc Of
and prescribing certain duties in relation
thereto. and providing penalties for the VOL
alton thereof.
Be it Enacted by the Legislature of the state
of Kansas
SECTION /. Any state, county, munich
pal or township officer receiving from
any railway company any time or annual
pass, other than trip passes, shall imme-
diately present. or cause the same to be
presented at the Office of the secretary of
state for registration.
SEC 2. Upon the presentation to the
secretary of state of any time or annual
pass. the secretary OF state will SO endorse
upon said pass the official position held
by the person to whom the pass is
issued, and shall register the same
in record to be kept for
the purpose. which shall be open
to the inspection of the public at all
business hours. He shall enter in such
public record the name of the person
holding the pass, the official position
held by him, the number of said pass
! and the name of the railroad issuing the
same, and he shall also endorse upon
| said pass by means of a stamp which he
! shall procure for the purpose, the words,
"Registered in the office of the Secretary
of State" together with the date of such
registry, to which he shall subscribe his
name. The secretary of state shall col.
lect for such registration and service the
tsum of twenty-five cents to be paid by
the person registering such pass.
SEC. 3. Any state, county, municipal
| or township officer who shall accept any
| ime or annual pass from any railroad
company and shall, without the same
| having been registered as herein pro-
vided, attempt to use the same for the
purpose of procuring any transportation
| upon any railroad lines operated within
| this state. shall be guilty of a misde-
meanor, and upon conviction thereof in
court of competent jurisdiction, shall
| be punished by a fine of not less than
fifty dollars nor more than one hundred
dollars, or Imprisonment in the county
! Jail for a period of not more than thirty
days, or by both such fine aud imprison-
ment.
Sec 4. 1t shall be the duty of any rail
way conductor serving upon any line of
railroad operated within this state to take
up and return to the company issuing
such pass, any time or annual pass pre-
sented to him by any public official on
which does not appear the stamp of the
secretary of state as hereinbefore set
forth, and he shall collect from said per
son SO offering said pass, full legal fare
under the rules of the company, as if
such pass had not been offered and any
conductor of any railroad who shall fail
to take up such pass so offered, and re-
fuse to collect such fare as aforesaid,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanof and
upon conviction thereof shall be pun
ished by a fine of not less than fifty dol
lars OF more than one hundred dollars or
imprisonment in the county Jail for d
period of not more than thirty days or by
both said fine and imprisonment