Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-02-12
SENATOR M. R. K. B1ees.
His Binding Twine Pill Passed IN the
Senate Almost Unanimously.

ttdCJluS iilOTe dbbeHplUfl bldu aD1
other measure which has been intro
duced. There were only two opposinl
votes In the Senate. The bill is al
follows:
BE II enacted by uss General assembly o
The State Of Missouri, as toltolcs:
Section l. That the warden of tht
penitentiary be and he is hereby EN-
powered ia the manner approved BY
the board Of Inspectors OF the peniten
tlary and at a cost not exceeding thir
ty-Eve thousand dollars 1886, ,oO0) t
purchase, erect and maintain all thu
necessary machinery and equipments
for the manufacture Of twine used b,
farmers and commonly known as bind
ing twine.
Sec. .. That the said warden bt
and he is hereby empowered to pro
vide the necessary building for said
machinery and equipments; and il
there Is not now within the walls oi
the penitentiary building available
for said purpose, then by the advice
approval Of the said board of inspec.
tors, the said warden Is empowered to
erect brick building within the
walls of the penitentiary of proper
dimensions and adapted to the pur-
poses herein indicated at cost not Il
exceed fifteen thousand dollars tSl5,-
o0O) and in so doing he shall make use
of convict labor as far as practicable.
Sec. 3. For the purpose of pufchas-
ing and erecting said machinery and
equipments, the sum uf thirty.hve
thousand dollars 1885, ,0O0) is heieby
appropriated out Of any funds in the
State treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, or SO much thereof as may be
necessary.
Sec 4. For the purpose Of providing
the building named in Section 2 here
of the sum OF fifteen thousand dollars
tsl5,0O0) is hereby appropriated out of
any funds in the State treasury not
otherwise appropriated, or so much
thereof as may be necessary.
Sec. 5. There is hereby appropriate
ed out Of any funds in the State treas
ury not otherwise appropriated the
sum OF one hundred and twenty-five
thousand dollars 1926, ,0O0) which shall
be known as the revolving fund, = or
so much thereof as may be necessary,
shall be used only for the purpose OF
purchasing raw material required In
the manufacture Of twine and for the
purpose of carrying on the business OF
manufacturing, handling and market
ing the said twine until disposed Of ac-
cording to the provisions of this act;
aud the money in said "reyolying
fund.- shall be paid by the treasurer
Of the State upon warrants issued by
the Auditor Of the State upon veri fed
vouchers Of the said warden.
Sec. 6. All moneys derived from the
sale Of twine shall be collected by the
said warden and paid In the treasury
of the State to the credit of the RE
volving fund.- created by section 5
hereof; and it is hereby made theduty
of the treasurer Of the State to carry
as separate account upon the books
of his Office the said "Revolying fund, !"
which fund shall not be used in whole
or in part for any purpose or purposes
other than those named in section 5
hereof.
Sec. 7. The said warden is hereby
invested with power to sell the said
twine to the farmers Of the State for
cash, free on board the cars at JefTer-
son City, and at q price per pound suf-
iicient only to indemnify the State
against loss in the manufacture there
Of, and the said warden is hereby
further authorized to sell the said
twine In bulk to one or more persons
for cash in each county in the State,
and, il so, he shall require each of said
purchasers in bulk to enter into a
written or printed agreement tthe form
Of which shall be prescribed by the said
board of inspectors) that he will resell
the said twine only to actual consum-
ers and who want the same for their
own use, and that he will not in any
way attempt to evade the letter or the
spirit Of this act; and such purchaser
in bulk shall further agree that he win
resell said twine to actual consumers
at price not greater thanon cent per
pound than he pad the said warden
therefor with actual cost of tarns-
portation from the penltentiary to his
place of business added thereto.
Sec. s. The selling price of said
twine shall be fixed by the warden by
and with advice and approval of the
said board Of inspectors each year as
near as practicable and not later than
March the first; aud all twine on hand
unsold on the first day OF December of
each year may, in the discretion of
the said warden and said board Of in
srectors be kept over for the follow
ing season or sold in bulk or otherwise
to anyone who will pay for 1t at a
price 10 be fixed by the said warden
and said board Of inspectors, but only
on the conditions named in section I
hereof.
Sec. o. In his biennial report the
said warden shall include a statement
of his acts and doings under this act.
Sec. 10. ANY violation of the pro-
visions of This act on the part Of said
persons entering into the agreement
with the said warden for the resale Of
said twlne shall be punished by a fine
of not less than twenty-five nor more
than three hundred dollars upon con-
viction in the circuit court of the
county where such violation occur
red.
Sec. IL. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its pas.
sage.