Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-01-24
from the old line company men in

from the old line company men IN
Kansas.
Every county treasurer and every
state bank is to be made an actual
agent for the state life insurance but
soliciting of the business is not to be
permitted and the county treasurers
and state banks are to be allowed but
small percentage for collections, not
enough to make it possible for them
to turn the insurance plan into a
profit-making business but just
enough to pay for transacting the
business. Any person, man or wom-
an who desires life insurance need
only present an application to the
county treasurer or state banker.
The state is to furnish the applica-
ton blanks. With the application
must be paid the first premium and
with the receipt for the money the
applicant can go to any physician for
an examination and the medical re-
port is sent to Topeka with the appli
cation. The state superintendent OF
insurance, the state treasurer, attorn'
ey general and members of the school
fund commission make up the insur-
ance board to pass on all the applica
lions and invest the funds.
The insurance funds are to be in
vested under the same regulations as
now surround the investment of the
nine million dollars of the state school
fund. All bonds of the municipal d.
visions of Kansas must be offered to
the school fund for purchase before
being sold to any other person. The
school fund commission has available
only two million dollars year for in
vestment and the annual bond issues
lOf the counties, cities, school dis
tricts and townships amount to over
seven million dollars a year. The
school fund commission would buy as
many of these bonds as the funds Of
the life insurance plan permitted. Thi:
would be the only form of investment
permitted by the insurance fund un
less the funds should become so larg'
that there were not enough bonds
available and then mortgages on Kan
sas real estate could be purchased.
Wants HeirIess Estates.
Representative Ashcroft of Graham
county and Senator Malone of Raw
Inns introduced in both branches Of
the legislature today bills intended
to bring in considerable amounts into
the state school fund. The bills were
prepared by John S. Dawson, attorne
general, and are to stop the despoil
alton Of estates where there are NJ
, heirs. There have been several es
tates in Kansas last year where NJ
heirs were known but it is asserted
!, that fictitious heirs were found ant
the state did not get the property
Under the law, all estates where NJ
: heirs are known, the property goes
to the state.
: Under the bills introduced today tn
= probate judges and county attorneys
f are required to report to the govern
| or and attorney general whenever a
/. estate is found where the heirs ar,
l not personally known to the officials
| or who live in the state. The attOr
| ney general is then to appoint
/ special assistant attorney general t
e look after the estate and search TO
t the heirs. If he finds them he col
.Iects a fee from the estate. If h
does not find any heirs within tw
years then the property goes to tn,
state school fund and the attorne,
is paid by the state.
End of Keg Parties.
Representative Hamm of ALE,
county has introduced a bill whicl
prohibits key parties in Kansas. Tn
bill provides that when any persol
or persons put money into hat an
purchase liquor and then meet an
drink it that it is a violation of tn
prohibitory law and the viOlator
may be fined one to five hundre
dollars and sent to jail for frOr
:, three to six months.