Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-02
State FAIR HOG
BARN MEETS new
SNAG ON ITS WAY
Measure May Be Tied Up in
Senate by Amendment to
Change Its Entire
Purpose.
TAX ON SALES PROPOSED
Plan to Discourage Live Stock
Exhibits Ponds Action
Of Senate.
PART OF VETS FIGHT?

(From Staff Correspondent,
Lincoln, April 1.-(Special.) 1.-The
bill to appropriate $4,000 for a new
hog barn at the state fair grounds is
to be changed into measure to dis
courage the exhibition of live stock at
the Nebraska state fair. This is the
purpose Of an amendment to be of
fered in the senate when the bill
makes its next appearance. 1t has
passed the house, and has been rec
commended for passage by the COM
mittee of the whole senate. When
the engrossed copy OF the bill is re-
turned for final passage motion will
be made to recommit it to the COM
mittee of the whole for the purpose
of specific amendment.
Text Of the Amendment.
This specific amendment" is re-
ported to be in the custody of Sena-
tor Mates of Otoe county, and pro-
vides:
Amend the title to the engrossed
bill by striking out the period fol-
lowing the word necessary" in the
last line of the title and inserting in
lieu thereof semicolon g followed
by the words, ITO provide for the
payment Of yardage charge by the
owner to the state of Nebraska, and
of the collection of the same, on all
swine or other live stock publicly
shown or exhibited in the building
authorized by this act and sold dur
ing the dates of the Nebraska State
fair, or for which any agreement of
sale or transfer is entered into by
written or verbal contract or agree
ment during the dates of the Nebraska
State fair and to provide penalties for
the violation of this act"
Heavy Tax on Stock Sales.
Amend the engrossed bill by insert
ing after the word direct at the
end of section 2, the following:
Provided, that there shall be paid
to the state treasurer for the benefit
and use of the state OF Nebraska a
yardage charge amounting to 10 per
cent Of the gross amount Of any sale,
or contract or agreement 'of sale. on
all swine or other live stock publicly
shown or exhibited in the building
authorized by this act and sold dur
ing the dates of the Nebraska State
fair, or for which any agreement Of
sale or transfer is entered into by
written or verbal contract or agree
ment during the dates of the Ne
braska State fair, and provided, fur
ther that any one or any number
of swine or other live stock subject
TO the provisions OF this act which
may be offered for shipment to any
common carrier at the close of the
Nebraska State fair consigned to a
name other than that alone of the
consignee which appeared in the bill
of lading on which the said swine or
other live stock was received at the
said Nebraska State fair will be
deemed for the purposes OF this act
to have been sold or transferred and
to be thereby subject to the provi-
sions of this act, and provided, further,
that to secure the payment of the
said yardage charge the officers OF
the State Board Of Agriculture arc
hereby empowered AND directed to
hold any swine or other live stock
subject to the provisions OF this act
and on which the yardage charge re-
mains unpaid when the same is with
drawn or offered for transportation
from the said state fair, after which
said ten-day period the said officers.
or their authorized representatives,
are authorized and directed to sell
the same in the manner provided by
law for the sale OF goods and chat
tells under chattel mortgages and TO
pay into the state treasury the
amount of the yardage charge as
herein provided and to remit the re-
If any, to the owner of said
swine or other live stock"
Stiff Penalty Attached.
Amend the engrossed bill by strick-
ing out the word and figure, Section
g." where the same appears and re-
said section, Section g."
Amend the engrossed bill by in
serting new section between Sec
ton 3 and 4 as they appear in the en-
crossed bill and numbering said new
section, Section B." by inserting the
following words and figures:
Section 3. Any person, firm,
agent. or the officer or
officers Of any corporation, violating
any of the provisions OF this act shall
be guilty of misdemeanor and on
conviction shall be punished by fine
Of not less than one hundred dollars
nor more five hundred dollars, or by
in the county jail for
not more than three months OF by no
fine and imprisonment and any at
tempt to conceal, or evade the pay