The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-19
Deluge Starts Today With
Twenty-Five Bills.
Salary of $500 For Mayors of
Second Glass Cities.
TOTAL OF 1O2 INTRODUCED
Burdick Asks For Regulation of
Stock Yards.
FriZell Wants Remedy For
Grain and Meat Market.

Under the head of introduction of
bills in the state senate THIS morning
the deluge started again, and twenty
nine measures, making a present total
of 102 bills before that body, were
presented.
The bills presented were as follows:
No. IA. by Senator Hegler, providing
for the pensioning of officers and men
of the fire departments of cities of the
first class with populations of more
than $4,000.
To Establish Poll Tax.
No. rs, by Senator Mccoy, providing
for the esta blishment of poll tax for
the maintenance of roads and high
ways, with certain provisions as to ex
emptions, and penalties for violation.
No 76. by Senator Culp, relating to
tuition in high schools.
No II, by Senator Van de Mark.
relating to the competency of witnesses
in court cases.
No. rs, by Senator Van de Mark,
relating to the. creation of cemetery
districts and providing for the 1evyinG,
of a tax for their maintenance.
No. 10. by Senator Gates, fixing the
status of taxation of business organi-
cations.
No. so. by Senator Gates, authorizing
cities of the second class to own and
maintain cemeteries.
No. 81, by Senator Gates, fixing the
salaries of mayors and city commits
sioners of the cities of the second class
at $500 and $3.50 a year. respectively.
New City Clerks Bill.
No 50, by Senator Vincent, defining
the duties of clerks of cities of the sec
ond class, and fixing their salaries at
not more than $2,400 a year.
No. S4, by Senator Vincent, provid
ing for the annual registration of at
torneys.
No. s5, by Senator Vincent. provid-
employees and servants at least as often
as semi monthly, and amending the
present state law on the subject.
No. 86, by Senator Vincent, provid-
ing for the appointment of interpreters
in district court and providing for
their payment.
No. ST, by Senator Vincent relating
to the fixing of the salaries of county
commissioners.
To Regulate Stock Yards.
No. SS, by Senator Burdick, provid-
ing for the regulation of the stock
yards and stock business of the state
by the state industrial court, and re-
pealing the present legislation provid-
ding for the appointment of a board
of commissioners to regulate the pack
ers and stock yards
No. SO, by Senator Burdick, author
izing county commissioners to levy an
additional tax for the completion of
county court houses in counties under
$4,000 and with more than $4,000 pop
ulatiOn, under certain conditions.
No. 80, by Senator Coleman. relating
to the examination and certification
of shorthand reporters.
Introduce Grain Bill.
No. 81, by Senator Frizeu. relating
to the sale of grain, meat or ether
farm products, directing that the sales
must be bona fide and the sellers in
actual possession of the goods and
providing that the county attorney
shall have investigational powers to
see to the enforcement of the law,
which carries with it a penalty of a
fine of not less than $4,000 and i'm
prisonment of not less than ten years
for violation.
No. 80, by Senator Frizell, author
izing cities to vote bonds for the con-
Struction or purchase and operation of
municipal ice plants
No. SO, by Senator Frizell, provid-
ing for the payment of expenses of
judges of the district court
No. "a. by Frizell, providing for the
payment of the expenses of court
stenographers.
No. 95, by Senator Frizel1, providing
for the levy of general county tax
for the support of certain high
No. SO. by Senator McIvor. relating
to the transportation of pupils to and
from rural high schools, by the dis
tricts.
No. 97, by Senator Price, providing
that the names of the congressional
candidates shall appear on the gen.
eral ballots just preceding the names
of the state officers.
Branch of State Normal School,
No. SO. by Senator Price, providing
for the establishment of a branch of
the state normal school at Dodge City,
and appropriating the sum of $4,000
a year for the maintenance of the
school.
No. SO, by Senator Ridgway, repair
ing and repaving of streets in cities
of the first class with a population of
more than $4,000. by resolution of
the city commission.
No. 100, by Senator Ridgway, rela-
tive to the rate of interest to be borne
by municipal bonds for internal i'm
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