ILLINOIS STATE BEE-KEEPERS' ASSOCIATION 



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(Bill passed in the 50th General Assembly.) 



Bee-Keepers^ Association* 



THE ORIGINAL BILL. 



§ 1. Appropriates $1,000 per annum — pro- 

 viso. 



§ 2. How drawn. 



§ 3. Annual Repoort. 



An Act making an appropriation for the Illinois State Bee-Keepers' Association. 



Whereas, The members of the Illi- 

 nois State Bee-Keepers' Association 

 have for years given much time and 

 labor without compensation in the en- 

 deavor to promote the interests of the 

 bee-keepers of the State; and, 



Whereas, The importance of the In- 

 dustry to the farmers and fruit-grow- 

 ers of the State warrants the expendi- 

 ture of a reasonable sum for the 

 holding of annual meetings, the publi- 

 cation of reports and papers containing 

 practical information concerning bee- 

 keeping, therefore, to sustain the same 

 and enable this organization to defray 

 the expenses of annual meetings, pub- 

 lishing reports^ suppressing foul brood 

 among bees in the State, and promote 

 the industry in Illinois; 



Section 1. Be it enacted by the Peo- 

 ple of the State of Illinois represented 

 in the General Assembly: That there 

 be and is hereby appropriated for the 

 use of the Illinois State Bee-Keepers' 

 Association the sum of one thousand 

 dollars ($1,000) per annum for the 

 years 1915 and 1916. For the purpose 

 of advancing the growth and develop- 

 ing the interests of the bee-keepers of 

 Illinois, said sum to be expended un- 

 der the direction of the Illinois State 



Bee-Keepers' Association for the pur- 

 pose of paying the expenses of holding 

 annual meetings, publishing the pro- 

 ceedings of said metings, suppressing 

 foul brood among bees in Illinois, etc. 

 Provided, however, That no oflftcer 

 or officers of .the Illinois State Bee- 

 Keepers' Association shall be entitled 

 to receive any money compensation 

 whatever for any services rendered for 

 the same, out of this fund. 



Sec. 2. Tihat on the order of the 

 President, countersigned by the Secre- 

 tary of the Illinois State Bee-Keepers' 

 Association, and approved by the Gov- 

 ernor, the Auditor of Public Accounts 

 shall draw his warrant on the Treas- 

 urer of the StP'.e of Illinois in favor 

 of the treasurer of the Illinois State 

 Bee-Keepers' Association for the sum 

 herein appropriated. 



Sec. 3. It shall be the duty of the 

 treasurer of the Illinois State Bee- 

 Keepers' Association to pay out of said 

 appropriation, on itemized and re- 

 ceipted vouchers, such sums as may be 

 authorized by vote of said organiza- 

 tion on the order of the president, 

 countersigned by the secretary, and 

 make annual report to the (^vernor of 

 all such expenditures, as provided by 

 law. 



Itemized in the Omnibus Bill as follows: 



For Shorthand Reporting $ 200 . 00 



For Postage and Stationery , 100 . 00 



For Printing 500 . 00 



Expense of Meetings 200 . 00 



Total Amount of the Appropriation. $1,000.00 



