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the said vouchers, and he attested by the clerk of the county in which the products 

 are grown ; and, moreover, the said vouchers shall he certified by the chief of the 

 bureau of labor and industries of this State : 



I. — Jute. 



For every ton of two thousand pounds of abutilon avicennae stalks grown in New' 

 Jersey not less than three feet long, five dollars; for every ton of two thousand 

 pounds of what is known as rose or marsh mallow not less than three feet long and 

 not more than one inch in diameter at the butt, five dollars ; fractions, of not less than 

 a quarter ton in each case will be paid for at same rate; for every pound of marketa- 

 ble quality of disintegrated jute, two and a half cents. 



II. — Ramie. 



For every two thousand pounds of ramie stocks not less than two ^n^ a half feet 

 long, ten dollars ; fractious of not less than a quarter ton will be paid for at same rate ; 

 for every pound of disintegrated ramie ready for combing, five cents; for every pound 

 of ramie yarn ready to weave, ten cents. 



III.— Flax. 



For every ton of two thousand pounds of flax stalks for fiber of the ordinary 

 lengths, seven dollars; fractions of not less than a quarter ton will be paid for at same 

 rate ; for every pound of decorticated or cleaned flax of fixst American quality, three 

 and a half cents. 



rv. — Hemp. 



For every ton of hemp stalks of two thousand pounds of the ordinary lengths, six 

 dollars ; fractions of not less than a quarter ton will be paid for at same rate ; for 

 every pound of decorticated or cleaned hemp of best American quality, three cents : 

 Provided, That the bounties hereby authorized shall cease on the first day of April, one 

 tbousand eight hundred and eighty-five: And provided fur the)-, That in no event shall 

 the total amount expended in the form of bounties under this act exceed the sum of 

 fifteen thousand dollars, to be apportioned as follows: five thousand dollars to be 

 awarded to the enumerated stalks, five thousand dollars to the enumerated cleaned 

 fiber, and five thousand dollars to the ramie yarn. 



And he it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the chief of the bureau of labor 

 and industries to certify the vouchers refen-ed to in the first section of this act, and to 

 have general supervision, control, and decision of all questions which may arise pur- 

 suant to the provisions of this act. 



And he it enacted, That the treasurer of this State is hereby authorized to pay any 

 money in the treasiuy not otherwise appropriated in pursuance of the provisions of 

 this act. 



And he it enacted. That this act shall take effect immediately. 



APPENDIX III. 



LIST OF PATENTS FOR FIBER MACHINERY AND PROCESSES. 



The following is a list of patents granted during the past five years— January, 1875, 

 to December 31, 1879 — for iuTentions for obtaining and preparing fibrous substancea 

 other than cotton and wool, with name of inventor and date of issue: 



Improvement in machines for combing and cutting grass and bristles. Patent No. 

 158650. Granted to Joseph Pickering, of Philadelphia, Pa., January 12, 1875. 



Improvement in processes of making paper-pulp from palm. No. 664G. Reissued to 

 James P. Herron, of Washington, D. C, June 2, 1875. 



Improvement in hemp and flax macliines. No. 165826. Granted to Christopher 

 Herrschaft and James Lawrence, of Brooklyn, N. Y., July 20, 1875. 



Improvement in processes of treating rattan. No. 167409. Granted to Carleton 

 Newman, of San Francisco, Cal., September 7, 1875. 



Improvement in machines for dressing tampico. No. 171080. Granted to J. D. Baker, 

 of Burlington, Vt., December 14, 1875. 



Improvement in hemp-hackling machines. No. 170947. Granted to Frederick D. 

 Jbl^ost, of Loudon, England, December 14, 1875. 



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