NINTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART XV 947 
Sec. 1657-1. Distribution of Year Hook— competitive bids. The Iowa 
Year Book of Agriculture shall be printed and bound in cloth and 
such number as the executive council shall direct, to be distributed as 
follows: One copy to each state officer and member of the general as- 
sembly; ten copies to the state library and ten copies to the libraries of 
the state univei-sity and the state college of agriculture and mechanic 
arts; one copy to each library in the state open to the general public; one 
copy to the president and secretary of each county and district agricul- 
tural society, and one copy to the board of supervisors of each county in 
which there is no such agricultural society, and the balance as may be 
directed by the board of agriculture. The executive council shall receive 
competitive bids for the printing and binding of the year book and let the 
contract to the lowest responsible bidder. Such bidding, however, shall 
be confined to concerns in Iowa and to persons or corporations paying 
the union scale of wages. [28 G. A., ch. 5 8, § 11.]. 
Sec. lG57-m. Present ortieers and directors. The present officers and 
directors of the state agricultural society, upon taking effect of this act, 
shall be, and they are hereby made and constituted officers and directors 
of the department of agriculture, who, with the ex officio members named 
in section two (2) hereof, shall have full control and management of the 
department of agriculture until the members of the state board of agri- 
culture are elected as provided in section three (3) of this act. [28 
G. A., ch. 58, § 12.] 
Sec. 1657-n. Office — supplies — salary of secretary and assistant. 
The office of the department of agriculture shall be in rooms numbers 
eleven (11) and twelve (12), in the capitol building; the said office 
shall be entitled to such supplies, sationery, postage and express as 
may be required, which shall be furnished by the excutive council in 
the same manner as other officers are supplied. The salary of the 
secretary shall not exceed eighteen hundred dollars ($1,500) per an- 
num; and when the board deem it necessary it may employ an assis- 
tant at an expense of not more than seventy-five dollars ($75) per 
month. [28 G. A., ch. 58, § 13] [31 G. A., ch. 67.] 
[The amendment by the 31 G. A., was by striking out the word "fif- 
teen" in line 6 and inserting in lieu thereof the word "eighteen," but the 
figures "($1,500)" were unchanged.] 
Sec. 1657-0. Treasurer — duties — bond — compensation. The board shall 
elect a treasurer for a term of one year, whose duties shall be to keeji 
a correct account of the receipts and disbursements of all moneys belong- 
ing to the department of agriculture, and shall make payments only on 
warrants signed by the president and secretary thereof, except in payment 
of premiums. He shall execute a bond for the faithful performance of 
his duty, to be approved by the board and filed with the secretary, and 
shall receive such compensation for his services as shall be fixed by the 
board, not exceeding one hundred dollars per annum. [28 G. A., ch. 
58, § 14.] 
Sec. 1657-p. Compensation of elective members. The elective mem- 
bers of the state board of agriculture, for attending the meetings of the 
board, and for the special work pertaining to the holding of the state 
