person, firm or corporation has violated any of the provisions of this act, the board may institute proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction to have such person, firm or corporation convicted therefor, or the said board in its discretion may report the results of such examination to the attorney-general, together with sworn statement of the analyst, duly acknowledged, and such other evidence of said violation as said board shall deem necessary. Provided, however, that no prosecution under this act shall be instituted except in the manner following: When the said board or its agents find that the act has been violated, they shall give notice to the person or firm in whose hands the seed was found, designating a time and place for a hearing before an agent, officer or member of said board. This hearing shall be private and the person or firm involved shall have the right to introduce evidence, either in person, by agent or attorney. If, after said hearing, or without such hearing, in case said person. fails or refuses to appear, the said board decides that evidence warrants prosecution, the board shall proceed as herein provided. It shall be the duty of the attorney general, or in his discretion he may act through the prosecuting attorney of the county or the city attorney of the city in which said violation occurred, to institute proceedings at once against the person, or persons, firms or corporations charged with such violation. Provided, further, that the prosecuting attorney of any county or the city attorney of any city in which formal complaint arises may file proceedings under this act. Sec. 11. Provisions for free tests. Any citizen of this state shall have the privilege of submitting to the Missouri state board of agriculture samples of agricultural seeds for test and analysis, subject to such rules and regulations as may be adopted by said board. Provided, that said board may by such regulations fix the maximum number of samples that may be tested free of charge for any one citizen in any one period of time, and fix charges for tests of samples submitted in excess of those tested free of charge. Any such fees collected for testing seeds shall be deposited in the state treasury according to law as an emergency seed testing fund, available as appropriated only when the regular seed law appropriation shall have been exhausted. The said board shall co-operate with the United States department of agriculture, the Missouri college of agriculture, and the state agricultural experiment station, in the inspecting and testing of agricultural seeds. Sec. 12. Shall take effect, when.-Be it further enacted that this act shall be known as the "Uniform seed law," and shall take effect from and after January 1, 1920. Sec. 13. Repealing conflicting acts. All acts and parts of acts in conflict with this act are hereby repealed. Approved May 24, 1919. [C. S. H. B. 240.] ANIMALS: Bounties for Scalps. AN ACT to repeal sections 858, 859 and 860, article 11, chapter 6 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, 1909, and enacting in lieu thereof three new sections to be known as sections 858, 859 and 860, relating to bounties for destruction of certain animals. 859. Duty of party claiming bounty. 1. Re-enacting sections 858, 859 and 860. 858. Bounty for killing coyotes or wolves. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows: Section 1. Re-enacting sections 858, 859 and 860.-That sections 858, 859 and 860, article 11, chapter 6, of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, 1909, be and the same are hereby repealed and three new sections be and are hereby enacted in lieu thereof to be known as sections 858, 859 and 860, to read as follows: Sec. 858. Bounty for killing coyotes or wolves. The county court of any county in this state shall pay a bounty of ten dollars each for any grown coyote or wolf and three dollars each for any coyote pup or wolf pup which be killed in such county; provided that each such bounty shall not be paid for any coyote or wolf or coyote pup or wolf pup which may have been raised by the person claiming such bounty. Provided, further, that a pup shall be deemed any coyote or wolf under ten weeks old. Sec. 859. Duty of party claiming bounty.—Any person claiming the bounty under this article shall produce the scalp or scalps of the coyote, wolf, coyote pup or wolf pup, with the ears entire to the clerk of the county court within twenty days after the killing of the same, and shall take and subscribe an oath or affirmation that the scalp or scalps produced by him had been taken from a coyote or coyotes, wolf or wolves, coyote pup or pups, wolf pup or pups killed by himself within the twenty days last past and within such county, and not from any coyote or coyotes, wolf or wolves raised by him. Provided, that no scalp shall be received or accepted by the county clerk with any application for bounty, except such as are in a green or uncured condition. Sec. 860. Duty of clerk.-The clerk shall preserve all such scalps until the next regular term of the county court, when he shall produce such scalps to the county court and the court shall cause warrants to be made for the amount of bounty due to such claimant and shall forthwith order all such scalps to be destroyed by burning in the presence of the county court. The clerk shall also thereupon certify to the state auditor the name and address of the claimant for such bounty and the amount of bounty paid by the county, which shall be audited by the state auditor and upon approval by the auditor, the state treasurer shall refund to the treasurer of such county one-half of all bounties so paid by such county. Approved May 21, 1919. IC. S. H. B. 124.] ANIMALS: Carcasses. AN ACT to amend article 7, chapter 6 of the Revised Statutes of the state of Missouri, 1909, by adding at the end of said article a new section relating to the burning of dead carcasses of diseased cattle and prescribing a penalty, the same to be known as section 811a. SECTION SECTION 1. Amending article 7, chapter 6, R. S. 811a. Carcasses must be burned. 1909. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows: [Section 1.] Amending article 7, chapter 6, R. S. 1909.That article 7, chapter 6 of the Revised Statutes of the state of Missouri, 1909, be and the same is hereby amended by adding at the end of said article a new section relating to the burning of dead carcasses of diseased cattle and prescribing a penalty, the same to be known as section 811a and to read as follows: Sec. 811a. Carcasses must be burned. All dead carcasses of cattle dying of Texas or Spanish fever or any other contagious or infectious disease shall be burned within twenty-four hours after the death of such animal or animals by the owner thereof or other person or persons authorized to do so by such owner. Upon trial and conviction in any court of competent jurisdiction of such owner for knowingly violating the provisions of this section such owner shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. Approved May 21, 1919. [S. B. 102.] ANIMALS: Diseased Cattle. AN ACT to repeal sections 798 to 811, both inclusive, of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, 1909, relating to animals. SECTION 1. Repealing certain sections. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows: Section 1. Repealing certain sections. That sections 789 to 811 both inclusive, of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, 1909, relating to animals, be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved May 2, 1919. [H. B. 67.] ANIMALS: Herding by Non-Residents. AN ACT to repeal article six chapter six of the Revised Statutes of the state of Missouri, 1909, entitled, "Herding by non-residents," and an act amendatory thereto, approved March 27, 1911, session acts of 1911, page 89, being an act to amend section 794 article six chapter six, entitled, "Animals: herding by non-residents-driving cattle," and to enact one new section in lieu thereof to be known as section 791, relating to herding and grazing cattle by non-residents, bringing or driving cattle from other states by residents, and to prohibit cattle being driven from one county to another for grazing purposes, or from one range to another in the same county, providing penalties and prosecutions for violation of this act, with an emergency clause. SECTION 1. Repealing certain sections. 791. Herding by non-residents. SECTION 2. Emergency. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows: Section 1. Repealing certain sections. That sections 791 to 797 both inclusive, of article 6, chapter 6, of the Revised Statutes of the state of Missouri, 1909, and the act of the forty-sixth general assembly, approved March 27, 1911, amending section 794 thereof, and found in acts 1911 at page 89, be and the same are hereby repealed and the following new section enacted in lieu thereof, with an emergency clause. Sec. 791. Herding by non-residents. It shall be unlawful for any person to take or drive any cattle from any other state into this state, or from one county in this state to another county in this state, or from one range to another in the same county, any neat or horned cattle, mules, horses, sheep or goats, for the purpose of herding or grazing, or causing the same to be herded or grazed, upon any of the unimproved or uninclosed land or premises in this state. Any person violating the provisions of this section, or who, in anywise connives at, assists or encourages any other person in the violation thereof, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. Provided, that each day any such animal or animals shall be allowed to remain on such unimproved or uninclosed lands or premises, shall constitute a separate offense: Provided, further, that this section shall not be so construed as to prevent any person from herding or grazing his own animals. upon his own premises or upon the lands of any other person who shall consent thereto in writing: Provided, further, that this section shall in no way affect any resident of this state who resides in any county which has not adopted the provisions of article 5, chapter 6, Revised Statutes of Missouri, 1909, from the free use of the range permitting his cattle to go at large. Sec. 2. Emergency.-Inasmuch as there is no law in this state now in force prohibiting, regulating or governing the herding, grazing or driving of cattle from one county in this state to another county, or from such other state into this state and the perpetration of such wrongful practice in this state, creates an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution and this act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval. Approved May 21, 1919. AN ACT to repeal sections 845-846 and 847, article 9, chapter 6 of the Revised Statutes of the state of Missouri, 1909, relating to contracts by the secretary of state for advertising stray animals. SECTION 1. Repealing certain sections. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows: Section 1. Repealing certain sections.-That sections 845846 and 847, article 9, chapter 6 of the Revised Statutes of the state of Missouri, 1909, be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved May 2, 1919. [H. B. 872.] ANIMALS: Townships May Vote on Restraining. AN ACT to repeal sections 784 and 785 of article 5, chapter 6 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, 1909, entitled, "Animals restrained from running at large," and to enact two new sections in lieu thereof to be sections 784 and 785; with an emergency clause. SECTION 1. Repealing and re-enacting sections 784 and 785. 784. Question of restraining animals in certain townships may be submitted. SECTION 785. Townships adjacent to navigable stream may vote on proposition, when. 2. Emergency. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows: Section 1. Repealing and re-enacting sections 784 and 785.— That sections 784 and 785 of article 5, chapter 6 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, 1909, be and the same are hereby repealed and the following new sections enacted in lieu thereof to be known. as sections 784 and 785: Sec. 784. Question of restraining animals in certain townships may be submitted. Whenever three or more townships in one body in any county in the state of Missouri, by a petition of one hundred householders, not less than ten of whom shall be from any one of said townships, petition the county court for the privilege to vote on the question of restraining horses, mules, asses, cattle, goats, swine and sheep from running at large, the same law governing counties is hereby applied to said townships, and said petitioners shall not be debarred the right to restrain said animals if a majority of the qualified voters of said townships, voting at any general or special election, shall vote in favor of so restraining such animals. Nothing in this section shall be so construed as to debar the right of restraining any two or more species of such animals. Sec. 785. Townships adjacent to navigable stream may vote on proposition, when. Whenever any one or more municipal townships in one body in any county in the state of Missouri, that lie adjacent to or are divided by any river, by a petition of not less than ten householders from said township or from each of said townships, petition the county court for the privilege to vote on the question of restraining horses, mules, asses, cattle, goats, swine, and sheep from running at large, the same law governing counties is hereby applied to said township or townships, and the said petitioners shall not be debarred the right to restrain said animals if a majority of the qualified voters of said township or townships, when more than one, voting on the proposition, at any general or special election, shall vote in favor of so restraining such animals. |