The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-04
Published in The Topeka State Journal
March f. 1907


March 4, 1901
HOUSE BILL NO. 70.
AN ACT to amend Section 6 of Chapter
1856 of the Session Laws of 1907 relating
TO the protection of horticultural and
agricultural interests and the Entomolo-
g1cal Commission and to repeal said orig
appropriations to carry out the provisions
of said original act to which this act is
amendatory.
Be it enacted by the LEGISLATURE of the
Section /; That Section 6. Chapter ss6.
Laws or 1917, be amended to read: Sec. g.
That should any of the officers aforesaid
through their assistants and employees,
or by any notification whatsoever, find
any trees, vines, shrubs plants or grains
infested or diseased with the aforesaid in
sects or diseases, the aforesaid officers
way all trees, vines, shrubs, plants or
grains infested with aforesaid insects or
to the owner or owners, tenants or person
in charge of such premises of the condi-
son or persons so notified shall not within
ten days after notification destroy or treat
and rules of said commimssion. a copy of
winch VIII be sent on application to any
through their officers. iS9 assistants or siei em
ployees, destroy or treat all such trees,
vines, shrubs: plants or grains. Whenever
place within, or on the property of any
nonresident, or on any property, the own
er or owners of which cannot be found
within the county after diligent search.
by the Entomologist in charge or his dep
owners, upon which the notice aforesaid
has been served, and who shall refuse or
time specified; it shall be the duty of the
State Entomologist or his duly authorized
deputy to cause said infestation to be at
once removed by eradicating or destroy
ing said plant diseases or Injurious in
sects, their eggs or larvae. The necessary
or owners of the real estate from which
said infestation has been removed in pur-
gist or his deputy shall serve or cause to
be served upon said owner or any one in
possession and in charge of said real
estate, notice, stating the amount OF
said charge and further stating that if
said charge be not paid to the County
Treasurer of the county wherein said real
estate is located within twenty days from
the date of the service of said notice, that
the same will become a lien upon said real
estate. Copy of said notice, together with
the proof of service shall be at once filed
with with the SoulIy n1, Cierk ana II saId anlount l
said County Clerk shall spread the same
upon the tax roll roll prepared by M him and and
said real estate and be collected as other
taxes are collected and said real estate
taxes the same as now or hereafter may
be provided by law for sale of real estate
for delinquent taxes. Should the owner of
said real estate not pay said charges
within the stated time, the same shall be
presented to the Board of County Com
missioners by the County Clerk, and by
them allowed and paid out of the general
fund of said county by the county treas
urer, and when said amount is collected
as taxes, it shall be paid into the general
fund of said county. The cost of eradica-
tion or treatment of such infestation, as
above stated shall be paid to the county
treasurer, to whom the county clerk shall
certify al amounts due as reported ITO to
county treasuTCr shall forward to the
state treasurer on the first Of each month
shall be paid into the general fund of the
chronological Commission.
M Irafr fI.ae If hT1-
lied by the provisions of this act, the fol-
lowing sums are hereby appropriated out
wise op appropriated. OF lat viz: The sum ' of five
thousand ($5,O00.00) dollars for the fiscal
fwo Eear honsand doifars for the
odasS $4,000 6e dollars fSE the DgoHSed fSs
that if upon the presentation of the facts
by the chronological Commission, it shall
unnecessary to be expended for the pur-
poses of this act, then, the unexpended
fund; and provided further, that no por-
ton of said appropriation shall be used for
salary 5 or f is f0r aRg agery 9ne fTo Wo
the State of Kansas; provided further,
that any upexpended P9rtion 9a OF the e,s1 aP7
year is hereby reappropriated and made
available for the next succeeding fiscal
Sec. 8. All acts or parts of acts incon-
sistent with or in conflict with the pro-
Visions OF this act, are nereDy repeated =
Sec A. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its publication in
the official state paper.
I hereby certify that the above bill or
iginated in the House, and passed that
body February 1st, 1909.
Senate amendment nonconcurred in
February 18th. 1909. Conference com;
appointed. Report Of Conf. Com. adopted
February 25th, 1909.
J. N. DOLLY,
Speaker of the House.
w. T. BECK,
Chiaf Cy1erlr of fhe House
Passed the Senate February II, 1909.
Report of Conference Com. adopted
February Is. 1909.
WI. FITZGERALD,
President OF the Senate.
e. z. WYANT,
Secretary of the Senate.
Approved March End 1909.
w. r. STUBBS,
Governor.
STATE OF-KANSAS.
Office of the Secretary of State.
I, c. E. DENTON, Secretary of State
of the State of Kansas, do hereby certify
that the above and foregoing is a correct
copy of the original enrolled bill now on
file in my office.
IN TESTIMONY. WHEREOF. have
hereunto subscribed my name and affixed
my official seal, this End day of March,
fSeaI1 C. F. DENTON.