The Advocate and news., 1899-03-08
published IN the Advocate and News, OFF,
cial State paper March 8, 1884,
House Bill No. OI6.

AN AAgI AuUNODklWlluH sum Vi kWNAby
one thousand seventy-three and ninety
One-hundredthB dollars ($2l.V38O out OF
any money In the State treasury not oth-
erWlse appropriated, or 80 muh theheoH as
persons firm and corporations for moneys
by them advanced and actually loaned
to the State OF Kansas, upon the request
OF the Hon. John w. Leedy, Governor OF
and promise that the State OF Kansas
would repay the several parties the re-
spectiVe amounts so advanced and ac-
tually loaned to the State OF Kansas, for
the purpose Of representing the State OF
Kansas in an exhibit at the Trans Mis-
slssippi international Exposition held In
the City Of Omaha, State of Nebraska, In
the year A. d. 1893.
Whereas The Legislature OF the State Of
Kansas In Its regular session Of 1897 failed
to make an appropriation for an exhibit
at the Mississippi international Bx-
position held In the City OF Omaha, State
OF Nebraska, in the year A. ID. 1888; and,
Whereas, an urgent appeal was made to
the people, corporations, heads OK Industry,
and whOsoeyer would, to contribute to q
fund for the purpose OF carrying forward
to q successful contamination an exempllh-
cation OF Kansas at said exposition; and
Whereas, the Hon. John w. Leedy, Gov
ernor Of the State Of Kansas, promised all
such persons, corporations, heads of indus
try, and whOmsoeVer would contribute, that
he would recommend to the Legislature to
they would contribute; and
Whereas, many persons, corporations
heads of industries responded to the call
OF the Governor, and actually loaned and
advanced money for this purpose, and said
sums have never been repaid, therefore
BE II enacted by the Legislature Of the
State Of Kansas:
Section /. That there is hereby appropri-
ated out Of any money In the State treasury
not otherwise appropriated, OF 80 much
thereof as may be necessary, the sum OF
twenty-one thousand seVenty-three and
ninety one-hundredths dollars $500,
to reimburse the following named persons,
corporations, companies and counties, in
amounts set opposite their names, for
money advanced and loaned by them to
the State Of Kansas In making an exhibit
OF the products of Kansas at the Trans
Mississippi Exposition held in the City Of
0mAhRi State OF Nebraska, In the year A. ID.
1893, as follows.
IL. ID. Coburn. n........,.........,.,,.,..,. $40 90
II. il. CODurn, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. i w
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Rail-
way Company .........................S 5000 90
way Company ........................ 6O49 40
Missouri Pacific Railroad Company 4S43 SO
Company ................, ............. $50 90
George w. Watson, for citizens Of
Edwards County ..................... 1O5 90
Whitmore, for citizens Of Washing
ton County ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, 800 90
County Commissioners Of Sumner
County .................... ............ as 90
County Commissioners OF Finney
H. j. Pyle, for citizens Of Flnney
County ...".,...,...... .....,..,.".. SO 90
County -. -. 80. :,s...,.... 2a 90
County -. ....,.,. ................... 154 90
County Commissioners of Harvey
County .,..,,...,.... .".,.....:,...,.. 29l 90
County s......,..;......... .:.."...%.. 1886 90
County ...,:..,.,.".,y.. ..,..,..".. S79 90
Brown County .:...,................,. 242 90
County Commissioners of Pratt
County ...,.....,........... ....."....... 167 90
qua County ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 147 90
County ;.....,,.,. .,......:"...".... 294 90
County Commissioners of Harper
County ..........,...... ..,.",.....,.. 1872 90
County .....,..,......,. ....y,......,. 1888 90
County Commissioners Of Sedgwick
County, a..,,.""..... .....:,........ 76l 90
County .....,,,,;,........:,. ,,,..",..: 215 %
County .....,".,.... .,..,......:....... 276 90
County Commissioners Of Mcpherson
County :......,........ ........,....... 200 90
County ...,..:",.....,.. ..,..,...'..... SOs 90
County Commissioners Of Montgom-
cry County ,..,.....,n..........,,.... 290 90
County Commissioners OF Cherokee
County .,..",.... ..:....,....,,...,,.. 200 90
Cherokee-Lanyon Spelter Co., Pitts
burg .....,., .......,......,..,,..... $500 90
Kansas q Texas Coal Co., PIttsburg, rs 90
Wear Coal Company, Pittsburgh. rs 00
First National Bank, Pittshurg. Is 90
National Bank OF Pittsburg. ...,...... Is 90
Section 2. The appropriations hereby
made shall not become available until the
Treasurer Of the Kansas Commission OF the
Trans-Mississippi Exposition, John Il.
Frost, covers into the treasury Of the State
OK Kansas the balance now In his hands
as shown by his report, the sum OF $2096 %
and upon receipt Of said money by the
Treasurer of State, the Auditor of State
10 hereby authorized and directed to draw
his warrants upon the Treasurer Of State
for the amounts and purposes and to the
persons, firms counties and corporations
herein named.
Section g. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its publication
In the official State paper
hereby certify that the above bill origi-
mated In the HO1I1n and nNqqad thnR hhHv