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institutee; the amount appropriated by the State; the amount received from other 

 sources, desi<inatinjr tlie sources; the iiunilier of State lecturers; the iiuml)er of local 

 lecturers; the number of lecturers sui)])lie(i by tiie ajrricultural collt'u'e and experi- 

 uientstation, with thi' days contributed, shall be prepared liy the board and forwarded 

 to the Secretary of Atrricultureof the United States, on or befori'»'September 1 in each 

 year, for incorporation in the annual reports of the Division of Farmers' Institutesof 

 that Department, together with such additional information respecting the farmers' 

 institute work of the State as the said Department of Agriculture may from time to 

 time recjuest. 



Skc. '2'.]. All appropriations made by the State for farmers' institute purposes shall 

 be made to this board, to be ])aid by the State treasurer upon the presentation to the 

 auditor of the State of properly itemized vouchers certified by the president of the 

 board and countersigned by the secretary. Tiie board shall have the sole disj)osal of 

 the funds thus appropriated, and shall aj)i)ortion and expend the same in such man- 

 ner as in its judgment will best promote the interests of the farmers' institute work 

 throughout the State. It shall make no appropriation without funds in hand to 

 meet the same, and the State shall in no event l)e held liable or responsible for 

 debts, obligations, or contracts made by the board of fanners' institute directors. 



Skc. 24. The State board of fanners' instittite directois shall have ])ower to fix the 

 dates at which the institutes shall be held within the State; to ai)point speakers to 

 address the institute meetings; to review programmes of exercises prei)ared l)y the 

 county institute societies, and to strike out objectionable features or to exclude 

 speakers; to district the counties of the State into institute sections; to arrange the 

 itinerary of lecturers; to require reports from time to time respecting the institute 

 work from county institute societies upon l)lanks which it shall provide; to audit and 

 a])i)rove the accounts of the county institute societies, and to retjuire of these socie- 

 ties itemizeil statements of all receipts and expenditures, with vouchers, at such 

 times as it may direct. 



Sec. 25. Rooms at the State agricultural college shall be provided by the State for 

 the use and accommodation of the board of directors, and be fitted with the neces- 

 sary furniture and othce fixtures, which rooms shall be in charge of an officer of the 

 board and during business hours l)e open to the public. 



Sec. 26. The State board of farmers' institute (lirectors shall appoint the executive 

 committee, and the president of the board shall appoint committees on the following 

 subjects: Domestic science, improvement of institutes, rural schools, public roads, 

 experimentation in agriculture; agricultural fairs; circulating li})raries and farmers' 

 reading courses, State college and experiment station work, and the improvement 

 of country youth, and shall have power to appoint such additional committees as it 

 may deem necessary. 



Sec. 27. It shall be the duty of the State board of farmers' institute directors, in 

 cooperation with the county institute societies, to organize township institute socie- 

 ties and district institute clubs. In furtherance of this it shall prepare and transmit 

 to the county societies forms of organization for the township societies and district 

 clubs, together with sets of rules for their guidance, which form of organization and 

 sets of rules shall be uniform for the State and be framed with a view to uniting all 

 institute societies in one common institute system. 



Sec. 28. It shall be the duty of the State board of farmers' institute directors to 

 encourage the formation of institutes for women and make such appropriations for 

 their support as it may deem best. It shall also secure circulating libraries of agri- 

 cultural literature and aid in their distribution among the farmers of the State, and 

 take such measures as it shall deem effective to interest the young people of the 

 country in agricultural education. 



Sec. 29. All necessary expenses under the provisions of this act shall be paid by 

 the State treasurer, upon the presentation of itemized vouchers approved by the 

 president and secretary of the State board of farmers' institute directors: Promded, 

 That not more than S ■ shall be expended in any one year. 



Sec. 30. The board of directors is empowered to make and enforce such rules and 

 by-laws not in conflict with the laws of this State as it may deem necessary for con- 

 ducting its business and for the effective carrying out of the true intent and purposes 

 of this act. 



