The advocate., 1897-04-07


mails mentioned in the first section OF this act,
or his, her, or their agents desiring to keep
and herd Within the abOve-named counties In
this State as hereinbefore provided to set out
In certificate under the hand OF said owner,
or owners, his, her, or their agents. the mum.
ber OF animals whether neat, cattle, horses,
mares, geldings, mules, asses or sheep to.
gether with the brands or marks II any, upon
the same and hle the said certificate with the
| County Clerk OF the county in which said ami
mails may thereafter be kept and herded which
| certificate may be in the following form, to-
wit;
State OF Kansas, ........... County, ss.
The undersigned, owner or owners Tor
| agents OF the owner as the case may be) OF the
following described animals, proposed to keep
| and herd the same for grazing purposes
within the county aforesaid, to-wit: describ-
ing the number Of animals Of each kind re-.
spectiVely, with the brands or mark, II any
from the ...... day Of ...... A. D. 189.. until
the ...... day OF ...." A. D. 49,.
(Signed) Observation-Disclosures.
Which certificate may be acknowledged be-.
fore the Register Of Deeds, County Clerk,
Clerk OF the District couBt, Probate Judge,
Notary Public, or any Justice Of the Peace, OF
the county by the person executing the same I;
which acknowledgment indorsed upon said
certificate may be in the following form:
The within certificate was acknowledged
before me this ...... day Of ..... A. D. 189.
.,......................Iit OF officer
SEC 3. County Clerk Inde1 and Certify to Treas
urer (Treaswers Duty) (COllect IN Tweaty DuysJ
HOaU Created. 1t shall be the duty OF the
County Clerk, upon said certificate being &C.
4 lad ~ 49, l..
same In his Office for inspection Of all persons,
as Is now provided by law in other cases, and
within ten days after the filing Of the same, to
certify a copy Of said certificate under his
hand to the Treasurer Of the county, 1t shall
be the duty OF the County Treasurer immedi-
ately to enter an abstract Of said certificate
under his hand to the tax list Of the current
year In his hands and to collect the sum of
money due and payable from the owner or
owners of said animals, his, her, or their
agent within twenty days thereafter IL the
same shall not previously be paid, by distress
and sale OF said stock, or 80 much thereof as
may be necessary to pay the said sum OF
money, with all costs accruing therefrom, In
the same manner as is now provided by law
for the annual collection OF taxes assessed on
personal property, without any further war.
rant to him for that purpose; and when said
money shall be collected by said Treasurer he
shall credit the same to the State, county,
school and road funds respectively In the
same proportion as other taxes.
SEC. 4. Duty Of County Clerk, Fees of clerk and
Treasurer. The County Clerk Of the county as
Clerk, also charge the amount due ON each
certificate 50 filed, to the amount Of the an.
nual warrant Of county taxes delivered to the
County Treasurer; he shall receive the sum Of
n la fPOr ba al
cate which sum shall be in full OF all fees for
his services in each case. The Treasurer of
the county shall receive the same fees as are
now allowed by law for the usual collection Of
taxes for similar service.
SEC. 5. Forfeit for Neglect, Cattle Two Dollars,
Sheep FIFTY Cents. Any nonresident, owner or
owners OF animals specified in the first section
OF this act, his, her, or their agents, who shall
keep and herd for grazing purposes his, her,
or their animals, In any county mentioned In
section / Of this act, without irst having filed
his, her, or their certificates, acknowledging
the same, and paying the amount Of money
per head as Is hereinbeiore provided shall for
felt and pay the sum Of two dollars for each
and every head of stock so kept and herded |
except sheep, upon which latter.named ami |
mails shall be forfeited and paid the sum Of |
seventy-fve cents for each and every head |
thereof, which said sum Of money per head, |
shall be collected by an action Of debt in the |
name Of the county in which said animals |
were 80 kept and herded threefourths of
which sum shall be applied to the use Of the
county, and the remaining one,fourth 70 the
Use of the State.
SRC. 6. Duty of County Boards, Suit, and |
agents. 1t is hereby made the duty of the !
County Commissioners OF any county In
which any animal belonging to any non-resi-
lent shall be kept and herded without having
irst complied with the provisions Of this act,
lpon information received OF the same from
my person or persons either verbally or in
writing to institute proceedings in the name
# the county, against such non resident
,wner or owners, according to the provisions