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22 GENERAL LAWS.
application except under the direction of the Commissioners'
Court, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemenaor, and upon conviction
shall pay a fine of not less than Fifty ($50.00) Dollars,
nor more than Two Hundred ($200.00) Dollars, or by imprisonment
in the county jail for any time not more than ninety days,
or by both such fine and imprisonment.
SEC. 9. The Count Commissioners of every county operating
under this Act shall advertise their purpose to distribute
feed and seed hereunder for ten days in some newspaper published
in the county prior to the date when they shall begin such
distribution, or if no newspaper is published, then by notice
posted at the usual place in the Courthouse. Said advertisement
or notice shall contain a provision that distribution will be made
at a time stated therein.
SEC. 10. If more seed and feed is applied for then can be supplied
by the Commissioners under the provisions of this Act,
then, as near as may be, considering all the facts and circumstances
a pro rata distribution shall be made by them among
those who shall have been found entitled to the benefits of this
Act, taking into consideration the acreage and necessity of each
applicant. The Commissioners shall have the right to refuse
any application which they may deem improper to grant, and
may revise their adjustment on applications at any time before
distribution.
SEC. 11. With the funds provided under this Act, it shall be
the duty of the Commissioners to purchase such seed and feed at
the lowest price at which the same can be obtained, to store and
care for the same until called for, and to furnish the same to
applicants at the actual cost thereof, which shall include transportation,
storage, insurance, handling, and any other necessary
charges, if any; provided, that in the purchase of planting seed
and feed herein provided for, the Commissioners' Court may first
make application to the Commissioner of Agriculture for assistance
in the purchase of these commodities, and that all the facilities
of said Department shall be at the service of different
counties which are making use of the funds provided for by the
provisions of this Act, to the end that said commodities may be
purchased at the smallest possible cost. Provided, that before
any Commissioners' Court shall purchase any such seed, at least
five days notice shall be given calling for bids in a paper published
at least twelve months in said county; and provided,
further, that said counties desiring to purchase seed, can,
through the Commissioner of Agriculture, purchase the same in
one quantity in order to get the best price possible.
SEC. 12. In case a county does not have the actual funds in
hand, it may issue warrants in an amount not exceeding Fifty
Thousand ($50,000.00) Dollars against its general funds due
from taxes for the current year, which warrants shall be paid
when such taxes are collected and which may bear such rate of
interest as may be fixed by the Commissioners' Court.
SEC. 13. Operation under this Act, including the Distribution
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Gammel, Hans Peter Mareus Neilsen. The Laws of Texas, 1929-1931 [Volume 27], book, 1931; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth16362/m1/468/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .