The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-30

HOUSE BILL NO. 7SJ.
AN ACT providing for the establishment Of
county hog cholera control organizations
and for the appointment of a county
deputy live stock sanitary commissioner,
making appropriations to carry out the
provisions of this act, and repeating all
acts and parts of acts in conflict here
with.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
Section /. That upon the presentation to
the state live stock sanitary commissioner
of a petition signed by fifty farmers, who
shall be resident taxpayers of any county
in this state, asking that they be permitted
to establish county hog cholera control
organization in their county. such commits
sioner shall notify in writing the president
of the State Agricultural College, and the
in spector in charge of the federal Bureau of
Animal Industry of the Department of
Agriculture, that a meeting will be held at
the county seat of the county at certain
date and hour to perfect the organization
prayed for in the petition. All persons at
tending such meeting shall proceed to per
feet the establishment Of the ----
county hog cholera control organization by
choosing a president, vice president. secre-
tary and treasurer, and one farmer from
each township in said county, who shall.
in connection with such officers, constitute
the executive board of the ---- county
hog cholera control organization.
Sec. .. That upon the completion of the
establishment of such organization the
state live stock sanitary commissioner shall
executive board competent person as
deputy state live stock sanitary commits
sioner for said county. Such county deputy
live stock sanitary commissioner shall per-
form all services and discharge all duties
in the county hog cholera control work
in exact conformity with the rules and
regulations promulgated by the live stock
sanitary commissioners department
sSec. 3. That the executive council of any
county hog cholera control organization
shall serve without pay and at no expens Sc
to the state nor the county.
Sec. 4. That such county deputy live
stock sanitary commissioner shall receive
reasonable compensation for his services.
to be determined by the state live stock
sanitary commissioner in an amount not
to exceed one hundred dollars per MONTH
and his necessary travelling expenses while
absent from his home in the discharge of
his duties.
Sec. 5. That to pay the salaries Of the
county deputy live stock sanitary commits
sioners; as provided for in section 4. there
in the state treasury, not otherwise ap-
propriated. the following sums, or so
much thereof as may be Lecessary:
For the fiscal year ending June 30.
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For the fiscal year ending June 80, oo
FoT it the fiscal year ending june 30. ,O'O''
The appropriation for the balance of the
fiscal year ending June 90 1917. to become
available at once; provided. that any
expended balance for the fiscal years 1917
and 1918 is hereby reappropriated for the
years 1918 and 1919 respectively. The audi
his warrants on the treasurer of state for
the several sums and purposes specified. on
the presentation of verified vouchers duly
itemized. and approved by the state live
Sec. 6. That all acts and parts of acts
in conflict with the provisions of this act
are hereby repealed.
Sec. Z. That this act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its publica-
ton in the official state paper.
1 hereby certify that the above Bill oriei-