The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-18
LEGAL.
Published in The Topeka State Journal
February 49, 1909
SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE BILL NO.
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SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE BILL NO.
AN ACT to define legislative counsel and
registration of legislative counsel ana
agents, and prescribing penalties for the
violation of the provisions of this act;
Be it enacted by the Legislature or the
State of Kansas:
Section 1. That any person who shall be
employed, appointed or retained by any
person, firm, association, organization or
corporation having any interest in any
measure or measures pending before or 10
be introduced in either branch of the Iegls-
lature of this state, distinct from that OF
the whole people of this state, who shall
attempt at any time to influence in any
manner the act or vote of any member OF
special or regular session thereof upon
or concerning such measure or measures,
shall be deemed a legislative counsel or
agent as hereinafter defined, provided,
that nothing in this act shall be con-
strued to prohibit any person not so en-
ployed, appointed or retained by any per-
son, firm, association organization or cor
poration so interested from attempting to
influence by arguments, briefs, or writ
ten statements the legislature or any MEM
ber thereof.
Section . Legislative counsel shall be
such persons appear before the legts-
lative bodies or committees thereof. in
behalf of any person, firm, association,
organization corporation having such
interest or interests in any measure, or
measures pending before the legislature OF
this state as specified in section one of
this act, and examine witnesses, make oral
arguments or submit briefs to such bodles
or committees Legislative agents shall
be such nersons as are enployed appoint
ed or retained to promote or oppose legls-
lation by any person. firm, association,
organization corporation. having such
interest or interests in any measure pend
ing before or to be introduced in the leg
islature of this state as specified in sec
tion one of this act, other than the services
performed by legislative counsel.
Section 3. The secretary of state Shall
prepare and keep two legislative dockets,
with appropriate blanks and indices in
one of which shall be known as the docket
of legislative counsel, and the other as the
docket of legislative agents. It shall be
the duty of the secretary OF state TO
forthwith enter in the appropriate docket
the names of all legislative counsel and
agents as defined by section two of this
act, together with the names of the per-
sons, firms, associations OrganiZa tionS,
and corporations in whose interest such
counsel or agents are employed appointed
or retained, together with brief descrfp-
tion of the legislation in reference to which
such service is to be rendered, which
dockets shall be open to public inspection,
provided, that whenever further subjects
which such counsel or agent is to promote
or oppose, such counsel or agent shall
make or cause to be made additional en-
tries opposite his name in the appropriate
DOCKET, stating such special employy1m1ent
orders, bills or other subjects of legislation
TO which the same relates. and such en-
names of such counsel or agents in such
a manner that such entries shall show all
the subjects of legislation in relation to
Section 4 No person, firm, association,
organization or corporation shall employ,
tive counsel or agent, nor shall any per-
son accept such employment upon con-
tingent fee dependent upon the passage
or defeat of any measure or measures
by the legislature or dependent upon tn
action. or failure to act of any legislative
committee. Provided: That nothing in
this section shall be construed to prohibit
any person having a -ciaim against the
employing legislative counsel to present
such claim upon a contingent fee.
Section D. At each session of the legiS-
Iature and before entering upon any of
his duties it shall be the duty of any per-
a legislative counsel or agent to enter
or cause to be entered upon the appro-
pirate docket all Of the facts. relating to
ton as specified by section three of this
act; provided, if any committee shall in
struct its chairman to invite: any person
to appear before such committee in open
session for the purpose of furnishing in
formation to such committee upon or con-
cerning any measure or measures pending
before the legislature or such committee,
it shall not be lawful for such person so
invited to appear before such committee in
open session and furnish such information
without registering under the provisions of
this act.
Section 6. Whenever any legislative
counsel shall deliver any, written state
ment T[ argument or brief f. to any ieglsIa
qulred by. such body or committee, deposit
forty copies thereof with the state libra
riap.
Section Z. 1t shall be unlawful for any
legislative counsel or agent, as defined
by this act, to go upon the floor of eth
er house OF the legislature reserved for
the members thereof while such house
is in session. and attempt in any way to
vitation of such house extended by vote
thereof
Section S. Any person convicted of vio-
lating any of the provisions of this act
shall for such offenSe be punished by a
fine of not more than five thousand dol
Jail of not more than one year, or by both
sucn fine and Imprisonment, at the dis
conviction shall be had and may by the
court be debarred from acting in the ca
pacity of legislative counsel or agent for
a period of three years from the date of
association convicted of violating the pro-
such offense by a fine of not exceeding
five thousand dollars.
any municipal or other public corporation
or it's accredited attorneys. agents or
while ,,;o acting for tro such
Section TO- 1t shall be the duty of the
attorney general upon complaint made to
him to bring prosecution under the pro-
visions of this act.
Section II. This act shall take effect
II I hereby certify that the above bill orig
mated in the Senate, and passed that body
l GU w ]. FITZGERALD.
President of the Senate.
u. f. WYANT,
Secretary of the Senate.
Passed the House February II, 1909.
J. N. DOLLEY,
Speaker of the House.
w. T. BECK,
Chief Clerk of the House.
Approved February Is. 1909
w. R. STUBBS,
Governor.
STATE OF KANSAS
Office of the Secretary of State.
L 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