LAWS RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. 11. 



university. The directors shall select one of their number, or appoint 

 a qualified person as secretary, to carry out the plans of the board, who 

 shall receive such compensation for his services as shall be agreed upon 

 by the board; provided, that all expenses incurred under this act shall 

 not exceed the amount hereinafter provided. Said directors shall serve 

 without compensation, but shall be allowed their necessary expenses in- 

 curred in discharge of the duties of their office. 



(409-17) [Their annual report.] This bureau shall annually 

 make a report to the governor, which shall contain the results of the 

 investigation, together with such other information as the board may 

 deem necessary for the promotion of forestry in this state. Five thou- 

 sand (5,000) copies of this report are to be printed by the state, two 

 thousand (2,000) of which shall be distributed by this bureau of forestry,, 

 and the remainder by the general assembly. 



(409-18) [Appropriation for their expenses.] There is hereby 

 appropriated for the ensuing year, for the maintenance of said bureau,, 

 the sum of one thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be neces- 

 sary, for the purpose of meeting the actual expenses of carrying out- 

 trie provisions of this act. 



(409-19) [Expenditures.] Xo money shall be expended except 

 on order of the president direct, or by and with the approval of the board.. 



CROP AND STOCK SERVICE. 



(4 9-35) [SEC. 2. [Crop and stock service.] There shall be 

 and is hereby established in the state of Ohio, to be under the super- 

 vision of the secretary of agriculture, a crop and stock service, for the 

 purpose of collecting crop and stock statistics, and disseminating them 

 over the state; said secretary of agriculture shall appoint volunteer crop 

 correspondents, receive reports from them, tabulate the same for per- 

 manent record, and shall issue monthly crop and stock reports; and it- 

 shall be the duty of the state printer to print the same promptly and 

 without delay as preferred matter for distribution from the department 

 of agriculture. 



BRIDGES. 



SEC. 860. [Commissioners shall construct and repair bridges, 

 except, etc,; demand of portion of bridge tax in Hamilton Co.] The 

 commissioners shall construct and keep in repair all necessary bridges 

 over streams and public canals on all state and county roads, free turn- 

 pikes, improved roads, abandoned turnpikes and plank roads in com- 

 mon public use, except only such bridges as are wholly in such cities 

 and villages having by law the right to demand, and do demand and 

 receive part of the bridge fund levied upon property within the same : 

 and when they do not demand and receive said portion of bridge tax 

 the commissioners shall construct and keen in. repair all bridges in such 

 cities and villages. Provided, that in all cases, -except counties con- 

 taining a city of the first grade of the first class, the granting of the 

 demand, made by any city or village for its portion of the bridge tax, 

 shall be optional with the said board of commissioners. 



