The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-02
keep OUT fever.
VIII BE Principal Duty OF Live
Stock Commissioner.
Entire South Line of State to
Be PatrOIled.
KILLS "GOOD ROADS,"
House Bill PrOmptlySlaughtered
In Senate.
Evidently Used for Campaign
Purposes Only.


tive Stannard's house bill Wednesday
afternoon providing for a live stock
sanitary commissioner and for the pa
trolling of the south line of Kansas to
prevent the infection of Kansas cattle
with Texas fever.
The house provided in the bill for the
patrolling of the Kansas line east of
Arkansas City but the senate amended
the bill to include the entire south line
of the state. Senator Simons, of Sum
ner. and Senator Noftzger, of Harper,
advocated this change and Senator Fitz-
patrick opposed it,
The bill as passed provides that;
1T shall be the duty of the commits
sioner provided for in the first section
of this act to protect the health of do
mestic animals of the state from all
contagious or infectious diseases of a
malignant character, and for this pur-
pose he is hereby authorized and en-
powered to establish, maintain and en-
force such quarantine, sanitary and 9th
er regulations as he may deem neceS-
sary-
or persons to bring, drive or transport
any cattle into any county of the state
of Kansas, except for immediate slaugh-
ter, as provided in preceding section,
from any point south of the south line
such animal or animals to be inspected
and passed under certificate of health
by the live stock sanitary commissioner
of this state or some inspector thereof,
duly authorized by such commissioner,
or by the bureau of animal industry OF
the int rior department of the United
States government; and any person or
persons violating the provisions OF TINS
section shall be deemed guilty Of mis-
demeanOr, and upon conviction thereof
shall be punished by fine of not less
than fifty nor more than one thousand
dollars. or by imprisonment in the coun-
" Jail not less taan thirty days nor
more than one year, or by both such
fine and Imprisonment.
THE live stock sanitary commission |
er is hereby authorized and empowered /
to establish a patrol along that part
of the south line of the state of Kansas, |
and such commissioner is hereby au- |
thorized to employ not to exceed three |
competent persons, whose duty it shall
be to maintain such patrol and super |
wise the movement of cattle from south |
of said line into the state of Kansas; |
provided. that each of said persons so
employed shall be authorized and en-
powered by such commissioner to in |
spect cattle brought into the state of
Kansas from south of said line and pass
the same under certificate of health, as
provided in the preceding section"
The senate committee of the whole
promptly killed the bill by the COM
nnittee on roads and highways pro-
viding means for road Improvement |
The bill provided that upon a petition
from the property owners living along
a highway that the commissioners
might order the improving of the
highway by the use of gravel, oil,
macadam, or other means. Good
roads" was a slogan of the late cam
paign, but not of the senate, evidently. |
The senate committee of the whole
recommended for passage Senator
~l1r,F III a TO- 3
the state normal school to issue teach !
ers' certificates.
The senate committee of the whole
recommended for passage Senator /
Harrisons bill providing that "the de-
fendant owner may redeem any real
property sold under execution, special I
execution or order of sale at the /
amount sold for. together with in
terest, COSTS and taxes, as provided /
for in this act, at any time within six |
months from the day of sale. as here /
in provided and shall in the mean I
time be entitled to the possession of /
the property; provided, that where \
the court or judge shall find that the .
lands and tenements have been aban-
doned or are not occupied in good /
faith, the sale shall be absolute, with
out redemption as to the defendant
owner, and all junior lien holders
shall be entitled to three months in
which to redeem
The senate committee of the whole
cut the following out of the bill:
Provided. that the defendant owner
shall not be entitled to the possession
OF the property after sale where the
right to such possession has been
waived in the instrument on which
the judgment under which the sale
was made is founded or Otherwise
The senate committee of the whole rec
omnended Tor passage Senator Samuel
Forfer's Dill providing for county inspec- |
tors for gas pipe lines and gas wells. The
bill provides that:
Such inspector shall also inspect all
natural gas pipe lines in his county at
least once in every period of SIX months
during his term of nffice. and much
oitener as may be necessary or as may
be directed by the board OF county COM
lnlSslOners. and shall test and record the
pressure OF the gas therein and the vol
nearly as is practicable. If he shall dis
cover any leakage or waste of gas from
any such well or pipe line he shall notify
the owner thereof, his agents or SER
wants or some one of Them of TIE fact,
and if such lea ge or waste be not stop
ped within two days after such notice it
OF such Inspector to take such steps and
make such changes and repairs as may in
his judgment be necessary to stop said
waste or leakage: and he shall have a
lien upon said well or pipe line and all
wells with which the same may be con-
nected for the material. labo~ and cost of
Of which. with all costs of suit and a
reasonable attorneys fee. action NAV
&c Mai; taincd y said inspector in f1y
court of competent Jurisdiction. and if gas
shall be taken from any well at a rate
such to reduce the existing rock ures-
sure thereof in excess of 20 per cent if
ing of this ,la:sse To the exteit of 81 ~ |
excess Ii any owner Of any such well ~.
pipe line, or any agent or sesrTan- of such
owner in charge and control Of such ven
or piDS line, shall. for more 4hn, d,