veterinarian, and is reported as free from infectious, contagious, or transmissible disease or unsoundness, and is licensed to stand for public service in the State of Illinois.

(Signed)..

Date

Secretary Illinois State Board of Agriculture and Stallion Registration Board. .19....

The license certificate issued for a grade stallion, whose sire or dam is not pure-bred, shall be in the following form:

ILLINOIS STALLION REGISTRATION BOARD.

Certificate of Grade Stallion No.

The pedigree of the stallion (name)

Owned by

Bred by

Described as follows:

Color ..

.......

Foaled in the year has been duly examined, and it is hereby certified that the said stallion is not of pure breeding and is, therefore, not eligible for registration in any stud book recognized by the Illinois Stallion Registration Law. The above named stallion has been examined by veterinarian, and is reported as free from infectious, contagious, or transmissible disease or unsoundness, and is licensed to stand for public service in the State of Illinois. This license expires on..

Date..

(Signed)..

19....

Secretary Illinois State Board of Agricul ture and Stallion Registration Board. .19.....

The license certificate issued for a stallion whose sire and dam are purebred, but not of the same breed, shall be in the following form:

ILLINOIS STALLION REGISTRATION BOARD.

Certificate of Cross-Bred Stallion No......

The pedigree of the stallion (name)...

Foaled in the year....., has been duly examined and it is found that his sire is registered in the stud book of.

as number.

as number..

and his dam in the stud book of.... Such being the case, said stallion is not eligible

for registration in any stud book recognized by the Illinois Stallion

registration law. The above named stallion has been examined by ..., veterinarian, and is reported as free from infectious, contagious, or transmissible disease or unsoundness, and is licensed to stand for public service in the State of Illinois.

This license expires on.

Date..

(Signed).

Secretary Illinois State Board of Agriculture and Stallion Registration Board. .19....

§ 2. WHEREAS, An emergency exists, therefore, this Act shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval. APPROVED June 5, 1911.

AN ACT making appropriation for county fairs or other agricultural societies of the State of Illinois.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That the sum of sixty thousand dollars ($60,000.00) per annum, or so much thereof as may be annually necessary, be, and the same is, hereby appropriated to county fairs or other agricultural societies of the State of Illinois, said appropriation to be divided between such county fairs or agricultural societies which have complied with the conditions prescribed by section 7 of an Act entitled "An Act to revise the law in relation to the department of agriculture, agricultural societies and agricultural fairs, and to provide for reports of the same," approved June 23, 1883, in force July 1, 1883, as amended by Act approved April 26, 1907, in force July 1, 1907: Provided, that the amounts to be paid to any county fair or agricultural society during any one year shall not exceed the sum of twenty-five hundred dollars ($2,500.00) each.

2. The Auditor of Public Accounts is hereby authorized and directed to draw his warrants upon the State Treasurer for the moneys herein appropriated in favor of the several county fairs or agricultural societies of this State, who shall have complied with the provisions of section of the Act referred to herein, and the certificate of the State Board of Agriculture, signed by its president and attested by its secretary, shall be required by the Auditor of Public Accounts as proof of such compliance.

APPROVED May 29, 1911,

AN ACT making an appropriation for the Illinois Farmers' Institute and county farmers' institutes.

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 Illinois Farmers' Institute the following sums, to-wit: For clerk hire, janitor service, postage, expressage, office library, furniture, incidental office expenses, etc., four thousand dollars ($4,000) per annum for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 1911 and 1912. The Secretary of State shall provide all needful books, papers, stationery and printing on requisition by the secretary of the Illinois Farmers' Institute.

§ 2. For the salary of superintendent of institutes, three thousand dollars ($3,000) per annum ; for two stenographers, one thousand dollars ($1,000) each per annum, $2,000 per annum for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 1911 and 1912.

§3. For the per diem and necessary expenses of expert judges, instructors and speakers furnished by the board of directors for county farmers' institutes, farmers' short courses in agriculture, farmers' study clubs, etc., six thousand dollars ($6,000) per annum for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 1911 and 1912.

4. For the actual expenses of the members of the board of directors and officers of the Illinois Farmers' Institute, in the performance of their duties as such members and officers, for the expenses of the district conferences, the expenses of the State institute meetings, and for the incidental expenses in promoting the development of the farmers' institute work throughout the State, five thousand dollars ($5,000) per annum for the years beginning July 1, 1911 and 1912.

5. For the purpose of holding one or more farmers' institute meetings in each county in the State the sum of seventy-five dollars ($75.00) per annum for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 1911 and 1912, said sum to be paid to the treasurer of each county farmers' institute when such institute shall file with the Secretary of the Illinois Farmers' Institute a sworn statement which shall show that said county farmers' institute has held one or more duly advertised public sessions annually, in accordance with such rules as may be prescribed by the board of directors of the Illinois Farmers' Institute: Provided, that if the necessary expenses of a county farmers' institute shall not equal the sum of seventy-five dollars ($75.00) as aforesaid, the said warrant shall only be drawn for the sum expended.

§ 6. That on the order of the president, approved by the directors of the congressional district, the secretary of the Illinois Farmers' Institute shall draw his warrant on the treasurer of the Illinois Farmers' Institute for the sum herein appropriated, seventy-five dollars ($75.00) or so much thereof as may be received for its use and benefit, as aforesaid, and it shall be the duty of the treasurer of the Illinois Farmers' Institute to pay over to the treasurer of the said county farmers' institue the said sum, and make annual report to the Governor, as provided by law.

§ 7. No officer or officers of a county farmers' institute shall be entitled, as such officer or officers, to receive any moneyed compensation for any service, rendered the same.

§ 8. The State Auditor is hereby authorized and instructed to draw his warrant for the sums herein specified and deliver the same to the treasurer of the Illinois Farmers' Institute upon his presenting voucher for same, signed by the president and secretary of said Illinois Farmers' Institute, and the State Treasurer shall pay the same out of any money in the State treasury not otherwise appropriated.

AN ACT to make an appropriation to the State Entomologist for the protection of farm crops against injurious insects.

WHEREAS, The agriculture of the State is in imminent danger of very great loss, due to the reappearance in extraordinary numbers of one of its most destructive insect pests and to the rapid multiplication of the same; and,

WHEREAS, The State Entomologist has matured and successfully tested measures for the destruction of this insect, which should be made fully available at the earliest opportunity to all whose crops are endangered by it; and,

WHEREAS, The State Entomologist is required by law, to instruct the people of the State, by lecture and demonstration, in the best methods. of preserving and protecting their property against injury by insects.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That the sum of eight thousand dollars ($8,000.00) or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated to the State Entomologist for the demonstration of methods for the destruction of chinch-bugs in this State, and for such measures of instruction and supervision as may, in his judgment, be necessary to enable the farmers of the State to protect their crops most efficiently and at the least expense against insect injury.

§ 2. The Auditor of Public Accounts is hereby authorized to draw warrants on the State Treasurer for the sum herein appropriated, on itemized bills certified by the State Entomologist and approved by the Governor.

WHEREAS, An emergency exists, therefore this Act shall be in force and effect from and after its passage and approval.

APPROVED May 6, 1911.

AGRICULTURE-STATE BOARD.

§ 2. How drawn.

§ 1. Appropriates $26,000 per annum for items enumerated.

(HOUSE BILL No. 244. APPROVED JUNE 2, 1911.)

AN ACT making an appropriation for the State Board of Agriculture and county and other agricultural fairs.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That there be, and is hereby appropriated to the State Board of Agriculture the following sums, to-wit:

For the encouragement of an exhibit at the State Fair, the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000) per annum for the years 1911 and 1912. For the salary of the secretary, the sum of two thousand dollars ($2,000) per annum for the years 1911 and 1912.

For traveling expenses of the members and officers of the Board, the sum of two thousand dollars ($2,000) per annum for the years 1911 and 1912.

For clerk hire, the sum of thirty-six hundred dollars ($3,600) per annum for the years 1911 and 1912.

For receiving and shipping clerk, the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000) per annum for the years 1911 and 1912.

For janitor, the sum of six hundred dollars ($600) per annum for the years 1911 and 1912.

For the expenses of collecting, compiling and publishing live stock and agricultural statistics, the sum of six hundred dollars ($600) per annum for the years 1911 and 1912.

For office expenses, furniture, repairs, postage, expressage, etc., the sum of twelve hundred dollars ($1,200) per annum for the years 1911 and 1912.

For the maintenance, repairs and care of the Illinois State Fair grounds and buildings thereon, the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per annum for the years 1911 and 1912.

2. That on the order of the president, countersigned by the sec retary of the State Board of Agriculture, and approved by the Governor. the Auditor of Public Accounts shall draw his warrant upon the State Treasurer in favor of the treasurer of the State Board of Agriculture for the sums herein appropriated.

APPROVED June 2, 1911.