The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-27
NEW STOCK YARDS BILL.
Permits Charge of Only 100 Per Cent
Over Market Price.

The agricultural committee in the
senate today faVorab bly, reported Sen
ator Caldwells stock yards bill. The
bill as among the first introduced in
er it was hung up" until today. when
it is probably too late to pass it in
both houses
The bill reads as follows:
Section 1. Any stock yards within
this state. into which live stock is re-
ceived for the purpose of exposing or
having the same exposed for sale or
feeding, and doing business for a com
pensation, are hereby declared to be
public stock yards.
Sec. 2. Any person. company or cor
poratiOn owing or operating any pub
lie stock yard or stock yards within
this state is hereby declared to be a
public stock yards operator, whether
living or being within this state or not
Sec. 3. Every public stock yards OPP
orator or operators snail annually on
the 31st day of December of each year,
file with the secretary of state an item
lied statement certified and sworn to.
setting forth the number of head of
cattle, calves. sheep, hogs, horses and
mules received in his or their public
stock yards during the year next pre-
ceding.
Sec T. It shall be unlawful for the
owners. proDrietors, or the employees OF
the owners or DroDrietors of any such
public stock yards within this state to
charge for driving, yarding. watering
and weighing of stock greater prices
than the following: For driving, yard
ing. watering and weighing of cattle, Is
cents per head; calves, s cents per head;
hogs cents per head sheep, 4 cents
Der head. and there shall be but one
yardage charged.
owner, owners or DroprietOrs or their
employees Of any such stock yards with
in this state to sell and deliver at the
rate of less than 1000 pounds for a ton
0F H1N or. n M thereof
be of good quality, or to charge for or to
sell the same at more than 100 per cent.
above the average market price or value
of such upon the markets Of the
towns or cities wherein such stock yard
are located. upon the day preceding such
sale and delivery and it shall also bS
unlawful for any such owners or pro
prietors or employees to sell and deliver
less than 90 pounds of corn in the ear
for busheL or less than 56 pounds of
shelled corn for bushel. or to charEe
for or to sell the same at more than 100
per cent above the average market
price or value of such ear corn or
shelled corn on the market Of the towns
or cities wherein said stock yards are
located, on the day next preceding such
sale and delivery. All feed not above
named shall be sold for no greater per
cent. Of profit than herein before pro
vided.
Sec. c. It shall be unlawful for the
owners or DrODrietors of any stock
yards to prohibit the owner or owners
or the representatives of any owner or
owners, Of any dead stock in such yard
OF yards from selling such dead stock
to any person or persons.
Sec. z. That any person or persons
violating any of the provisions of this
act shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor, and upon conviction thereof
shall be fined for the first offense not
more than 500; for the second offense
not less than 500 nor more than 5000
and for the third offense not less than
5000 nor more than $500 and BY impris-
onment in the county jail not exceed
ing six months for each offense, and
for each subsequent offense he or they
shall be fined in any sum not less man
81, 900 and by Imprisonment in the
county jail not less than six months.
"Sec. 8. It is hereby made the duty OF
the attorney general to prosecute all
violations of the provisions of this act