showing location as to county and particular section or division, in such county, of roads on which such expenditures are made.

APPROVED June 26, 1917.

STATE AID ROADS-UNEXPENDED BALANCE.

§ 1. Appropriates $1,173,979.07.

§ 2. How drawn.

(HOUSE BILL No. 1004. APPROVED JUNE 26, 1917.)

AN ACT making an appropriation for the building and maintaining of State aid roads in the several counties of the State.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That there be and hereby is appropriated to the Department of Public Works and Buildings for the purpose of building and maintaining State aid roads, the balance of the amount heretofore appropriated by the Forty-ninth General Assembly to the State Highway Commission for the purpose of building and maintaining State aid roads remaining unexpended on the 8th day of June, 1917, amounting to the sum of one million, one hundred seventy-three thousand, nine hundred seventy-nine and 7/100 dollars ($1,173,979.07), or so much of said balance as may remain unexpended on July 1, 1917. The said Department of Public Works and Buildings is hereby authorized to use so much of the amount herein appropriated as may be necessary for the purpose of constructing State aid roads in any county of the State which has accepted its allotment of State aid funds and passed a preliminary resolution and which resolution has been approved by the State Highway Commission prior to July 1, 1917; and to use the balance. of the amount herein appropriated for the building and maintaining of State aid roads in the several counties of the State.

§ 2. The Auditor of Public Accounts is hereby authorized and required to draw his warrants upon the State Treasurer for the aforesaid sums of money upon the order of the Department of Public Works and Buildings, signed by the Director of said Department, and approved by the Director of Finance: Provided, said order shall be accompanied by a detailed statement showing the amounts expended, specifying the purpose of such expenditure and clearly distinguishing amounts expended for the building from those of maintaining State aid roads and showing location as to county and particular section or division, in such county, of roads on which such expenditures are made.

APPROVED June 26, 1917.

AN ACT making an appropriation to meet a deficiency in the appropriapriation for the expenses of the Illinois State Board of Dental Ex-,

aminers.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That the sum of one hundred

dollars ($100.00), or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and the same is hereby appropriated for the expenses of the Illinois State Board of Dental Examiners to and including the 30th day of June, A. D. 1917.

§ 2. The Auditor of Public Accounts is hereby authorized and directed to draw his warrents for the sum hereby appropriated, upon the presentation of itemized vouchers, certified to by the secretary of the Illinois State Board of Dental Examiners, and approved by the Governor. §3. WHEREAS, an emergency exists, therefore, this Act shall be in force from and after its passage and approval.

AN ACT making an appropriation to meet a deficiency in the appropriation for the per diem of members of the Illinois State Board of Dental Examiners.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That the sum of one thousand two hundred dollars ($1,200.00), or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and the same is hereby appropriated to pay the per diem of members of the Illinois State Board of Dental Examiners, to and including the 30th day of June, A. D. 1917.

§ 2. The Auditor of Public Accounts is hereby authorized and directed to draw his warrants for the sum hereby appropriated, upon the presentation of itemized vouchers, certified to by the secretary of the Illinois State Board of Dental Examiners, and approved by the Governor. § 3. WHEREAS, an emergency exists, therefore, this Act shall be in force from and after its passage and approval.

APPROVED June 25, 1917.

AN ACT to establish a State Council of Defense, and making an appropriation therefor.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: There is hereby established a State Council of Defense.

§ 2. The State Council of Defense shall consist of fifteen persons who shall be appointed by the Governor by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Their term of office shall be for the duration of the war in which the United States is now engaged, and no longer. The Governor shall designate the member who shall act as chairman.

§ 3. The members of the State Council of Defense shall be appointed with reference to their special knowledge of labor, industries, public utilities, the development of natural resources, sanitation, finance, transportation, or some other subject matter relating to National or State defense.

§ 4. It shall be the duty of the State Council of Defense:

(1) To cooperate with and assist the Council of National Defense in the execution of the duties prescribed by an Act of the Congress of the United States approved August 29, 1916, entitled, "An Act making appropriations for the support of the army for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and seventeen and for other purposes," or any Act amendatory thereof or supplemental or additional thereto; (2) To cooperate with councils of defense in other states in so far as such cooperation is in harmony with the policies of the Council of National Defense;

(3) To carry out within the State of Illinois such plans of National defense as are mutually agreed upon between it and the Council of National Defense;

(4) To recommend to the Governor and to the General Assembly the enactment of such laws as are, in its judgment, necessary, in time of war, to the common defense or the public welfare.

ship;

§ 5. The State Council of Defense shall have power:

(1) To adopt rules for its internal government and procedure;
(2) To form advisory and other committees outside of its member-

(3) To organize subordinate bodies for its assistance in special investigations;

(4) To appoint, without reference to the State Civil Service Law, experts, stenographers and clerks and to fix their compensation;

(5) To make full investigation as to all questions directly or indirectly relating to or bearing upon the powers or duties vested in it by this Act, and to subpoena witnesses and to require their testimony and to compel the production of account books and files and all papers and documents relevant to any investigation or matter which may be under consideration by it.

§ 6. The members of the State Council of Defense shall serve without compensation, but the actual and necessary expenses of the members thereof, incurred in the discharge of duties under this Act, shall be a proper and legitimate charge against the appropriation hereinafter made.

§ 7. All officers, departments, institutions and agencies of the State Government, and all local and municipal officers, shall cooperate with and render such aid and assistance as the State Council of Defense may require.

§ 8. The Secretary of State shall provide the State Council of Defense with suitably furnished rooms in the capitol. The Superintendent of Printing or the Department of Public Works and Buildings, after July 1, 1917, shall furnish it with all necessary printing, binding, stationery and office supplies.

§ 9. In case of the refusal of any person to comply with any subpoena issued hereunder or to testify to any matter regarding which he may be interrogated or to produce account books, files, papers and documents relative to any investigation being conducted by the State Council of Defense, any Circuit Court of this State, or any judge thereof, either in term time or in vacation, upon the application of the State Council of Defense, or any member thereof, shall issue an order requiring such person to comply with such subpoena, or to testify, or to produce account books, files, papers and documents, or either, and any failure to obey such order of the court, or judge thereof, may be punished by the court as a contempt of court.

§ 10. The sum of fifty thousand dollars is hereby appropriated for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act. The Auditor of Public Accounts shall draw his warrant for the sum hereby appropriated upon the presentation of vouchers certified to by the chairman of the State Council of Defense and approved by the Governor.

§ 11. WHEREAS, an emergency exists, therefore this Act shall take effect from and after its passage.

APPROVED May 2, 1917.

STATE ENTOMOLOGIST-DEFICIENCY.

§ 1. Appropriates $300.00.

§ 2. How drawn.

§ 3. Emergency.

(HOUSE BILL NO. 1009. APPROVED JUNE 27, 1917.)

AN ACT making an appropriation to meet a deficiency in the appropri ation to the State Entomologist.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That the sum of three hundred dollars ($300.00), or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and the same is hereby appropriated to the State Entomologist for printing and distribution of circulars, posters, advertisements and other printed matter, relative to the suppression of a chinch bug outbreak, the said moneys herein appropriated to be available for expenses incurred up to and including the 30th day of June A. D. 1917.

2. The Auditor of Public Accounts is hereby authorized and directed to draw his warrants for the sum herein appropriated upon the presentation of itemized vouchers certified to as correct by the State Entomologist and approved by the Governor.

§ 3. WHEREAS, an emergency exists, therefore, this Act shall be in force from and after its passage and approval.

APPROVED June 27, 1917.