The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-03
AID THE SANTA FE
Bill Passes House Authorizing
Big Bond Issue.
No One Seemed to Know Why It
Was Necessary.
ELECTION BILL AGAIN.
May Be a New Primary Law
After All.
House Passes a Pure Food Bill
Requiring Publicity.
ELECTION BILL AGAIN

OOU,OUU worth OF new railroad DOndS, the
Santa Fe railroad has been obliged to
get the permission of the state for their
issuance.
With this object in view, a bill was
introduced in the house by C. S. Beck
man of Cowley, giving to all railroads
the right to issue such amount of bonds
as the majority of the directors might
determine necessary. While general in
its terms, the bill is intended to apply
especially to the present needs of the
Santa Fe
When the bill came up before the
house for passage Thursday night, there
was some disposition to make a fight
upon it, on the ground that the house
did not know anything about the case,
ana should not pass a bill without
knowing its effect.
What authority does the Santa Fe
need from US to issue bonds, anyway %
asked one member
4 don't know said Beekman. the
father of the bill. "All I know is that
the bill was put into my hands for in
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We'll, if the Santa Fe wants it, let's
give it to them,'' said another mem
ber.
And SO the bill was passed.
This bin is intended to strengthen.
I
IN some way, the standing of the $50 :
OOO,0OO In bonds which the Santa F7e will
issue Tor the purpose of extending its
IlneS ana buying other properties
Ihere was a good deal of opposition to
the bond issue among the stockholders
when the last annual meeting was held
IN IN Iopeka, but the proposition was
nnally carried by a decisive vote
The bill as passed by the house is
very short. 1t saws:
section L That any railway corpor-
alton organized under the laws of this
state may issue and sell its bonds or in
cur other Indebtedness for any of its
lawful purposes to such amount as a
majority OF the board of directors of
such railway corporation shall deem
necessary, and may mortgage its prop
erty and franchises to secure the paw
ment of such bonds or other indebted
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after it's pubIica-
ton in the official state paper
Morgan's Election Bill
The house Thursday scheduled as a
special order for o'clock this after
noon the new primary election bills
which have been introduced. One of
the bills was introduced by w Y
Morgan, chairman of the committee
appointed to draft a bill; the other a
shorter bill, was presented by ]. w
Adams of Sedgwick, the chairman of
the committee on elections
The first bill introduced by Adams
committee was criticised because it
was too long. Mr.. Adams has evil
IDENTIFY tried to demonstrate in his new
Dill that he can write a short primary
election law if that is the kind which
is wanted 1t comprises only sever
sections, and covers a page and a half
of typewriter matter. 1t fixes the
hours for primaries and provides pen
alties for illegal voting.
Mr. Morgan's bill. which is likely to
be passed by the house today, is as
follows:
Section 1. Whenever the central
any district, county township or city
of the state, shall call a convention
with primaries to elect delegates or a
primary election to make nominations
for candidates for offices. or to elect
delegates to other conventions. it shall
prepare a call and publish the same in
d newspaper having general cfrcula-I
tiOn in said district, county, township
or city for at least ten days before the
date of said primaries or primary cleo
ton, or if there be no newspaper pub
lished in said district. county, township
or city, by posting notices in at least
three public places in said district,
county, township or city, ten days be-
fore said primaries or primary election
are held. This call shall state the
qualification of the electors who may
take part in such primaries or prl-
mary election, the hours for the open
ing and the closing of the polls, and
the name of one qualified voter who
shall act as supervisor in each election
precinct.
'sSec. ?. No person can vote in any
primary or primary election who Isl
not a lawful voter in the general pre-
cinct in which he offers to vote and
who is not qualified to vote mem
Der of the political party under the
provisions of the call issued by the
central committee, or who has re-
ceived or been promised, directly or
indirectly, any money or consideration
for his vote at said primaries or pri-
mary election, or who has voted before
at any other primary held under said
CALL or at the party primary held by
any other political party during the
calendar year in which the primary
or primary election is held.
''Sec. 8. The supervisor appointed
bv the central committee or in his alb
chosen by the electors present at the
opening of the primaries or primary
election to be such supervisor, shall
take an oath that he is a legal voter
in said precinct, and that ne will faith
fully and correctly conduct such cleo
+ion. carefully and truly canvass all !
votes thereat, in the manner prescrib- |
ed bv the call of the central commit
taa The supervisor shall cause the |
electors present at the opening of the |
urinary or primary election to choose
two Judges and two clerks, to each of
whom shall be administered the oath /
taken by the supervisor; and a town. !
shin trustee or clerk or a supervisor
who has been sworn may administer
the prescribed OATH
Sec. T. Any recognized member of
the party in whose interest The nsl-
mary election is held may challenge
the right of any person offering to /
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