The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-02-02
SEED GRAIN BILL PASSES.
Provisions for Relieving the Destitute
Farmers of Western Kansas.

Provisions for Relieving the Destitute
Farmers of Western Kansas.
Topeka. Kan, Feb. 1-(SpeciaD-The
seed grain bill for the destitute farmers
of western Kansas passed the house to-
day. Its material provisions are as fol-
lows:
Section /. The state board Of railroad
commissioners shall purchase seed and
apportion the same among the counties
of the Sixth and Seventh congressional
districts of the state according to pOpu-
lation as hereafter provided, excepting
tn counties Of Jewell. Mitchell. McPher-
son, Marvey, Sedgwick, Sumner, Har-
per, Kingman, Reno and Rice and shall
notify the county commissioners OF the
amount to which their several counties
are entitled under this act. The COM
missioners shall thereupon forthwith
transmit to the board of railroad COM
missionerS the county warrant OF their
respective counties payable to the treas
urer of the state for the amount of such
apportionIAnt which warrants shall
have priority over all outstanding war
rants and shall mature Feb. l, 1896.
Section 2 1t shall be the duty of the
county commissioners Of the several
counties to make acquisitions upon the
board of county commissioners for the
quantity and kind of seed required, not
exceeding in value their proportlonate
amount.
Section g. Every applicant for seed
shall be required to state in writing, on
blanks which shall be furnished by the
state board of railroad commissioners
that he or she is the head of family
the amount and kind of seed needed and
such application shall show the number
of acres the applicant has in cultiva-
ton, the amount and kind of seed, If
any, he has on hand, list of his farm
Ing implements, the number and kind
of teams owned by him, the length of
time he has resided in the county and
state and such other information as
may be required by the state board of
railroad commissioners. No person shall
receive seed who has not been resi-
dent 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 $40
worth Of seed shall be furnished to any
one applicant.
Section 5. The county commissioners
shall take from each applicant for seed
an obligation for the cost of seed FUR
nished to such applicant; said obliga-
ton to become due and payable on or
before Nov l, 1885, and to bear interest
at the rate Of per cent per annum
after maturity, to contain a descrip-
lion Of the land on which the seed IL TO
be sown and statement OF the interest
9f the applicant IN SuCH d copy vi
which shah be filed in the office OF the
register Of deeds and shall thereupon be
come a first lien on the crop Known from
such seed s1d the cost of such filing
shall be added TO the obligation. The
form of such obligation shall be pro-
yided by the railroad commissioners.
The county commissioners shall collect
such obligation and Immediately trans
NIT such collections to the state treas
urer who shall indorse the same upon
the proper county warrants.
Section s. The board of county COM
missioners shall receive the sum of 81
per day for the time actually employed
in carrying out the provisions of this
act, but such compensation shall not
exceed $50 for each commissioner. the
same to be paid by their respective
counties.
Section Z. For carrying out the pro-
visions Of this act there is hereby ap-
propriated out of the monies of the
state treasury not otherwise appro-
priated the sum of 100000 or so much
thereof as may be necessary.
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