Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-10-19

agement Of all real estate. buildings. per-
sonal property, books, records. documents,
office equipment and files Of each Of the
departments, to which this act applies,
Except such as pertain particularly and
exclusively to the state fair at Sedalia),
are hereby transferred to n vested in
the Missouri state department Of agri-
culture.
Section 81. That the title to all prop
erty, real. personal or mixed. heretofore
held by any board. commission or officer,
the duties of which, or Of whom, are by
this act conferred upon the commissioner
of agriculture, be and thes same Is hereby
transferred to and vested in the commits
sinner of agriculture for the use and bene-
ft of the said Missouri state department
Of agriculture.
Section %. That the title to all prop
erty, real. personal or mixed. held in trust
by any commission. board or officer to
which this act applies. and the duties of
which. or of whom, are by this act con-
ferred upon the commissioner of agricul-
ture, be and the same is hereb. trans
ferred to, and vested in. the commissioner
Of agriculture, for the purposes In. said
trust set forth.
Section 20. That whenever, or wher-
ever. in any law of this state, any COM
mission, board or officer, or any deputy.
assistant, appointee or employee thereof,
to which this act applies, Is referred to.
or required to do any act or thing, such
reference shall hereafter be deemed to
refer to the state department of agricul-
ture, or the commissioner of agriculture,
as the context of the section in which
such reference is made may require, n
the duty required to be performed and
the authority or power conferred or re-
CURED by such law, to be exercised. shall
be performed and exercised by the COM
missioner of agriculture with the same
legal force and effect as such duty, au-
thority and power. or any thereof, have
heretofore been exercised and performed
by the board, commission, commissioners.
deputy or other officer or employee to
whom such reference is made, except as
herein specifically, or otherwise by law,
provided.
Section 80. That until otherwise or
dered by the governor or the commits
sioner Of agriculture, every commissioner,
deputy. clerk, inspector or employee ap-
pointed or employed in any department,
or institution, to which his act applies
at the time 1t shall take effect, shall here
after be under the direction and supervi-
sion of agriculture, and they. or any of
them, may be removed by said commits
sioner or the governor at pleasure.
Section 81. II the commissioner of agri-
culture, or any deputy, officer. assistant,
agent, clerk or stenographer or other en-
ployee of said commissioner shall violate
any of the provisions Of article IL, chap
ter 81; chapter 46; article 2, chapter 40;
article 7, chapter Sc; or of any of the pro-
visions of chapter 100, Revised Statutes
of Missouri, 1919, to which this act ap-
plies for the violation Of which a civil
liability attaches, or the violation Of which
constitutes a crime. he shall be liable
ciVilly or criminally, as the case may be
and proceeded against accordingly, and if
convicted of any crime defined in any law
in this section referred to, he shall be
punished as herein or otherwise provided
by aw.
Section go. That If the Jurisdiction of
the commissioner of agriculture as in this
a defined h overlap with the jurisdic-
ton of any other board, commission, or
member thereof or any other officer of
this state, such jurisdiction h be
deemed concurrent and not conflicting.
but shall not be exercised by said COM
missioner of agriculture, or by any other
commission, or officer thereof. or by any
other officer, in this state in such manner
as to cause any duplication expense to
the state or in. such manner as to i'm
pose any unnecessary burden upon any
citizen Of this state.
Section SO. In the selection Of the dep
uties. inspectors, clerks, stenographers
and other appointees of the department
of agriculture. same shall be done with
the view of obtaining the highest possible
degree of efficiency in said department.
and as nearly as may be done without i'm
pairing the efficiency thereof. shall be
conducted as a bipartisan department of
the state government.
Section "a. That in the enactment of
this law it is hereby declared to be the
intent and purpose of the general as
sembly to effectually provide for the con-
centration of auth "rity, with reference to
the management. and the coordination OF
the activities. Of the several agencies OF
branches. of the state government to
which this act applies, to the end that
state revenues may be conserved and a
higher standard of efficiency obtained in
the administration of laws to which this
act refers.
Section 34a. That the total number OF
employees and appointees, by whatever
designation known, employed or appointed
under the provisions of this act, shall not
be greater than the number of appointees
or employees heretofore appointed OIL
employed by the several boards, commits
Sions and officers to which, or to whom
his act applies and that the aggregate
salaries paid to such appointee or en-
ployee shall not be greater than the ag-
gregate salary heretofore paid by the
several boards. commissions and officer:
tdawhich. and to whom, this act applies
Section IS. That all laws or parts Of
laws in conflict with this act be, and the
same are, in SO far as they conflict with
this act, hereby repealed.