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DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARIES OF THE HATCH FUND BY STATE LEGISLATURES. 



1. \Mien an agricultural college or station has been established under the act of 

 July 2, 1862, each college is entitled to the benefits of the pro\ isions of said act (i. e. , of 

 Mar. 2, 1887). 



2. In a State where an agricultural college has been established under the act of 

 July 2, 18(52, and agricultural stations have also been established, either under the 

 act of July 2, 1862, or by State authority, before March 2, 1887, the legislature of 

 such State shall determine which one of said institutions, or how many of them, 

 sliall receiv e the benfits of the act of March 2, 1887. 



3. If the legislature of any State in which an agricultural college has been estab- 

 lished under the act of July 2, 1862, desires to establish an agricultural station whifh 

 sliall be entitled to the benefits of said act. it must establish such station in connection 

 with said college. February 15, 1888. 



It is within the power of the legislature of any State that has accepted the provi- 

 sions of said act of March 2, 1887, to dispose of the amount appropriated by Congress 

 for 8:iid station to each one or all of the agricultural colleges or stations which may 

 liave been established in said State by virtue of either the pro^-isions of the act of 

 July 2, 1862, or the provisions of said eighth section of the act of March 2, 1887. 



The whole responsiV)ility rests upon the State legislature as to how the fund appro- 

 priated by Congress shall be distributed among these various institutions of the State, 

 provided there is one or more agricultural colleges with which an agricultural station 

 is connected or one or more agricultural stations. December 7, 1888. 



RULINGS OF THE COMPTROLLER OF THE TREASURY REGARDING UN- 

 EXPENDED BALANCES OF APPROPRIATIONS, HATCH AND ADAMS 

 ACTS. 



Section 3 of the so-called Adams Act of March 16, 1906 (34 Stat.. 63). which pro- 

 vides for an increased annual appropriation for agricultural experiment stations, re- 

 quires that such part of the money appropriated under the provisions of said act as 

 may be diminished or lost or misapplied after being received by the officer of the 

 State or Territory designated to receive same must "be replaced by said State or 

 Territory to which it belongs, and imtil so replaced no subsequent appropriation shall 

 be apportioned or paid to such State or Territory "; and this requirement is an abso- 

 lute prohil)ition upon the apportionment until such replacement is actually made, a 

 mere; withholding from the sub.sequent appropriation of an amount equal to that 

 diminiMhed, lost, or misapplied not being a compliance with said statute. (18 Comp. 

 Dec, 120.) 



Such funds may bo replaced ])y expondino; tho amount involved 

 for tho purpos(W for which tho funds wcro ori^iiudly appropriated, 

 to the satisfaction of the Secretary of Agriculture. There is "no 

 limitation on time within which the replacement shall ho made," 

 but "no apportionment whatever can bo made until tho misapphed 

 moneys arc replaced." 



The provi.«ion in the Hatch Act of March 2, 1887 (24 Stat., 440), requiring tho deduc- 

 tion of unexpcudwl apixtrtionincuts of aj)pr<ipriation8 applies atso to appropriations 

 under the Adams Act of March 16, 1906 (34 Stat., 63). (18 Comp. Dec, 485.) 



Sucli ime.\p<'nded balances must ])o a<'counted for as a part of tho 

 appropriation for the next snccee(nn<; year; in short, each station 

 must account every year for (ho specific sum (Sir>,000) provided 1)y 



