The Red Cloud chief., 1895-03-29
NEBRASKA HELPS HER OWN
A Biil ApprOpriating 100000
for Relief Becomes u Law.

Governor Holcomb yesterday signed
houss roll No. 525, the bill approp,i.
stiug 5000, 600 for relief Of people IN
the drou,h stricken districts. and the
state relief commission will appropri-
ate the money between counties that
appl, for a share before April l.. TIE
following 10 the full text Of the bill:
Section 1. That there be aud is
hereby appropriated from the state
treasury, from funds not otherwise
appropriated, the sum of 100000
for the purpose Of procuring seed and
feed for teams for the destitute farm
srs of this state during the spring Of
1895.
Sec. 2. 1t is hereby made the duty
of the auditor OF public accounts to
draw his warrants on the state treas.
urer, on the requisition Of the state
relief commission, approved BY the
president and secretary thereof, in
favor of the several county treasures
Of the counties entitled to receive aid
under the provisions Of this act, for
such portion Of the amount herein ap-
propriated as the state relief commits.
sion may determine necessary in a o
cordancc with the provisions Of this
act.
Sec. 3. 1t shall be and is hereby
made the duty Of the state relief com
mission to appoint in each Of the
counties entitled to receive aid under
this act, where such appointments
have not already been made, a county
central relief commission and in every
county entitled to receive aid under
this act, the county central relief com
mission shall have charge of all seed
and feed procured for their respective
counties, and said county central re.
lief commission shall appoint a sub
committee in each voting precinct.
Two or more Of the county commits.
s%ioners or supervisors, as the case
may be, together with the county
clerk shall be members Of the county
central relief commission, and sucl.
county central relief commission shall
on its appointment, Immediately or.
ganize BY. the election of a preslden,
and secretary.
Sec. 4. The county clerk shall, on
requisition Of the county central re-
lief commission, signed by the presi'
dent and secretary, draw his warrant
on the sum placed in the county
treasury by the provisions of this act
ip payment for such feed and seed at
may be procured BY the eounty cen
tral relief commission, and the sxpens
es incurred in procuring the same.
Sec. 5. The county central relic
commission Of the several counties
shall use the sum placed iu the connt,
treasury by the provisions of this &C
or so much thereof as nay be requir
ed, in the procuring of seed and feet
for teams and shall apportion thu
same pro rata to the several precincts
in proportion to the number Of NEEDY
in such precinct. Said seed and feet
as apportioned by the county centra
relief commission shall be delivered
to the several sub-relief commission!
for distribution.
Sec. 6. 1t is hereby made the duty
of the state relief commission to ait
the several county central relief com
missions in the procuring Of seed ant
feed. when requested by the sale
county central relief commission 81
to do, and furnish to them upon appli
cation all Information upon the sub
jeet which they, the state relief com
mission, may possess; provided, tina
where the county central relief com
may SO desire, they may procure thei
supply Of seed and feed through tn
state relief commission.
Sec. Z. The sub.relief commission
of the several counties shall report t
their county central relief commission
the disposition Of all seed and fee
passing through their hands. givin.
the names of the persons receiving tn
same the amount and kind Of seed an
feed each person received, and tn
several county relief commission
shall compile the reports so receive
from the sub-relisf commissions int