The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-22
lPublished in The Topeka State Journal
March %, 1913

| SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE BILLS No.
| 523 AND No. 500
| AN ACT to provide for the representation
OF the state of Kansas at the Panama
Pacific International Expositions at San
celebrating the opening and commercial
use OF the Panama canal, and making
appropriations therefor.
Be it enacted by the LEGISLATURE of the
state of Kansas:
Section 1. There is hereby authorized a
commission to be known as the Panama
Pacific Exposition Commission to repre-
sent the state of Kansas at the Panama
Paclfic International Expostions, to be
california, in nineteen hundred and fif-
teen, and celebrate the completion and
commercial use of the Panama canal.
Sec The commission hereby author
lied shall consist of five members not
more than three of whom shall belong TO
the same political party to be appointed
by the governor; and the governor shall
De eX-onfcio chairman of said commission.
said commission shall encourage and
agricultural, mineral, commercial, educa-
tional, industrial, artistic, military or
other interests of the state, and its citi-
zens at such expositions and celebrations
and shall provide, furnish and maintain
during the expositions a booth or build
ings for a state exhibit and for official
comfort and convenience of its citizens
and exhibitors. This commission shall
and upon notification by the secretary OF
state convene in the city of Topeka, to
perfect its organization for the transac-
ton of the duties deVolving upon it by
reason of this act.
Sec. 3. The members of the commission
shall receive no compensation for their
services, but shall be entitled to the actual
and necessary expenses incurred while in
the discharge of duties imposed upon
them by the commission with the approval
of the governor. Such commission may
appoint, with the approval of the govez-
nor, secretary and fix his compensation
for all services to be performed in carry
provisions
commission may, with the approval of the
governor, also provide for such other clor-
ical assistance and office facilities in this
state or in California as it deems neces-
sary and for the best interest of promot-
ing said expositions, but no salaries or
expenses shall be incurred for longer
period than sixty days after the close OF
the eXpositiens.
Sec. L. The sum of forty. thousand (s4O,-
COO dollars, so much thereof as may be
necessary for the accomplishment of the
purposes set out in section one of this
ma-Pacific Exposition to be held in the
city of San Francisco, California; provid-
ed, that of said sum so appropriated the
sum of twenty thousand $4,000 dollars
shall be available for the fiscal year
twenty thousand (s2OoOO) dollars shall
ending June 30, 1875 provided, further,
that any unexpended balance of the appro-
priation made available for the fiscal
year ended June 80, 1914, shall be and the
same is hereby appropriated and made
available for the fiscal year ending June
80, 1915
Sec. 5. The sum of ten thousand (s1o-
O0O) dollars, or much thereof may be
necessary fer the accomplishment of the
act, is hereby appropriated for the Pan
ama-Pacfic Exposition to be held in the
city OF San Diego, California; provided.
that of said sum So appropriated the sum
of five thousand (S5 OG0) dollars shall be
available for the fiscal year ending June
80. 1914, and the sum of five thousand
-lo.I- -I,oI fJo101 L. FOR he
fiscal year ending June 80, 1915; provided |
further, that any unexpended balance OF
the appropriation made available for the
fiscal year ending June 3d. 1914 is hereby
the appropriation made available for the
FISCAL year ending June 80, 1915. /
Sec. 6. The auditor of state is hereby
treasurer of state for the amounts specI-
fled in sections four and five of this act i
for the purposes stated in section two
fled vouchers signed by the secretary of |
said commission and approved by the
governor as ex-officio chairman of said |
commission.
Sec. T. Within ninety days after the |
close of the expositions, such commission |
shall make itemized, verified report |
to the auditor of state of the disburse- |
ments made by it, and shall return to the !
of money drawn pursuant to this act No |
or obligation shall be in !
under this act in excess of the ap- |
herein made to either expo |
sition, both.
Sec. s. The commission shall, as re- |
quested by the governor. from time to |
time, make and render to him full and |
reports of its proceedings. which |
said reports shall be filed with the Ex- !
ecutive Council of the state
Sec. 9. 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 Senate, and passed that t
body March Z. 1913.
Senate adopted conference report March |
IL, 1913.
SHEFFIELD INGALLS,,
President of the Senate.
BURT E. BROWN,
Secretary of the Senate.
Passed the House March s. 1913.