The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-04

companies. The sFnilitary- board of the
the general management and care Of
tnese armories. . In the larger cities Of
tine east these armories are among the
largest and finest of their structures
encouraging the efficiency of and in
terest IN national guard companies
IIhey are used for drill, rendezvous
meetings, storehouse for supplies and
ordance and many other functions.
Stone OF Shawnee. today introduced
la bill which requires all companies
furnishing natural gas to the cities OF
TINS state to keep in their reservoirs In
tsaid cities a supply of gas that will
last said cities for a period of at least
three days in case OF accident or fail
ure OF the supply for any cause This
the reservoirs from the middle of Oc-
Etober to the middle of April. A fine
of from 500 to $4,000 per day is the
penalty for violating this law.
The bill introduced today by Dea-
con of Cherokee is directed against
| wildcat stock companies and their
| misrepresentation of the facts which
| have so often been the means of de-
| frauding purchasers of their stock.
| The bill provides that any person who
knowingly makes or publishes in any
| way whatever any book, prospectus
/
publication concerning the affairs
| financial condition or property of any
| corporation, stock association or CO.
/ partnership that shall contain any
statements that are false or wilfully
| exaggerated or which shall be in
| tended to give a greater apparent
value to the shares of stock of such
company or corporation shall be
deemed guilty of a felony and upon
conviction shall be imprisoned for not
| more than ten years or fined not more
than $4,000 or shall suffer both fine
and imprisonment.
|: Bills in the House.
The following bills were introduced
| in the house today:
| H. B. No. sos. BY Harbaugh-An
act to amend the session laws of 1905.
| H. B. No. 607. BY Harbaugh-An
act amending the general statutes
of 1901.
H. B. No. 60S BY Loofbourrow (By
of public utilities.
H. B. No. 500. By Loofbourrow (By
request act to prevent the rum
ming at large of cattle, hogs, horses,
animals in a city of second class.
H. B. No. $40. BY Flagg-An act
concerning drainage and water
courses.
Il p . No; Gil: By era ,soz act to
H. B. No. 612. By F. H. Cron-An
act relating to school districts fur
nishing text books.
H. B. No. 613. BY Shoemaker (By
request) act to establish a code
of criminal procedure,
H. B. No. 614. BY Banker-An act
authorizing common school examina-
tions and providing for the issue of
common school diplomas of gradua-
which such diplomas shall be issued.
H. B. No. SIS. BY Brighton-An
act limiting the rate of taxation in
cities of the second class.
H. B. No. 616. BY Landrey-An act
to authorize and empower the mayor
and council of the city of Argentine,
Wyandotte county, Kansas. to open,-
grade and macadamize certain
II. B. No. ST.. by Landrey of
Wyandotte-An act making an APP
for the payment OF special taxes.
act to provide the way for annexing
to cities of the first class, territory
adjoining the city limits.
H, B. No. 619 BY Amrine-An act
to repeal Sec. No 2o75 OF the general
statutes of 1901
H, B. No. $40. BY Com. on Militia
An act providing for the erection of
armories for the use of the Kansas
the Republic, the Spanish-American
war veterans and their auxiliary or
ganizations.
H. B. No. 621. BY Com. on Militia
An. act relating to the organized
militia of the state Of Kansas.
H.gB. No. 622. BY Stone of Shaw
nee-An act requiring the establish
ment and maintenance of tanks or
reservoirs to supply cities and their
inhabitants with natural gas
H. B. No. 623. BY Walker-An act
authorizing the board of county COM
missioners of Stafford county to call
a special election.
II. B. No. 624. By Davis of Bour-
bon-An act to mend the session laws
of 1908
H. B. No. 625. BY Deacon-An act
to prohibit the making or publishing
Of false or exaggerated statements or
publications of or concerning the af
fairs, pecuniary condition or property
of any corporation, joint stock asso-
citation, copartnership or individual.
H. 5. No. 626 By Cunningham-An act
comforting upon street, suburban and in
terurban railway companies the power
and authority of eminent domain. u
H. B. No. 267. By Matson-An act re-
lating to primary elections in certain
H B. No. CPS. By stannard-An act to