FEDERAL LAWS, HECULATTONS, AND RULINGS. 9 



Nelson Amendment of 1907. 



[Extract from "An Act making appropriations for the Department of Agriculture 

 for the fiscal year ending June Ihirtielh, iiineleeii hundred and eight," approved 

 Mar. 4, 1907 (Public— No'^, 242).] 



Be it enacted hy the Senate arid. House of Representatwes of the United 

 States of America in Congress assembled, 



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That tJiero shall bo, and hcroby is, annually appropriatod, out of any 

 money in the Troasuiy not otherwise appropriated, to be paid as here- 

 mafter provided, to each State and Territory for the more complete 

 endowment and maintenance of agricultural colleges now established, 

 or which may hereafter be established, in accordance A\dth the Act of 

 Congress approved July second, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, and 

 the Act of Congress approved August thirtieth, eighteen hundred and 

 ninety, the sum of five thousand dollars, in addition to the sums named 

 in the said Act, for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hun- 

 dred and eight, and an annual increase of the amount of such appro- 

 priation thereafter for four years ]:)y an additional sum of five thousand 

 dollai-s over the preceding 3^ear, and the annual sum to be paid there- 

 after to each State and Territoiy shall be fifty thousand dollars, to be 

 applied only for the purposes of the agricultural colleges as defined and 

 limited in the Act of Congress approved July second, eighteen hundred 

 and sixty-two, and the Act of Congress approved August thirtieth, 

 eighteen hundred and ninety. 



That the sum hereby appropriated to the States and Territories for 

 the further endowment and support of the colleges shall be paitl by, to, 

 and in the manner prescribed b}^ tlie Act of Congress approved August 

 thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety, entitled "An Act to apply a 

 portion of the proceeds of the public lands to tlie more complete 

 endowment and support of the colleges for the benefit of agriculture 

 and the mechanic arts established under the provisions of the Act of 

 Congress approved July second, eighteen luuidred and sixty-two," 

 and the expenditure of the said money shall be governed in all respects 

 by the provisions of the said Act of Congress approved July second, 

 eighteen hundred and sLxty-two, and the said Act of Congress ap- 

 proved August thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety: Protnded, 

 That said colleges may use a portion of this money for providmg 

 courses for the special preparation of instructors for teaching the 

 elements of agriculture and tlie mechanic arts. 



