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THIRD ANNUAL REPORT 



PR]eAMBI,B. 



1. For expenses of an- 

 nual meetings, per an- 

 num, $1,000; officers 

 to receive no salary. 



§ 2. How drawn. 

 § 3. Duty of Treasurer of 

 Association. 



Approved May IS, 1903. 



A BILL 



An Act making- an appropriation for the Illinois State 

 Bee-Keepers' Association. 



Whereas, The members of the Illinois State Bee-Keep- 

 ers' Association have for years given much time and labor 

 without compensation in the -endeavor to promote the inter- 

 ests of the bee-keepers of the State; and, 



WhereaSj The importance of the industry to the farmers 

 and fruit growers of the State warrants the expenditure 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, publishing reports, suppressing foul brood among 

 bees in the State, and promote this industry in Illinois : 



Section i. Be it enacted by the People 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 

 ($i,ooo) per annum for the years 1903 and 1904, for the 

 purpose of advancing the growth and developing the inter- 

 ests of the bee-keepers of Illinois, said sum to be expended 

 under the direction of the Illinois State Bee-Keepers' Asso- 

 ciation for the purpose of paying the expenses of holding an- 

 nual meetings, publishing the proceedings of said meetings, 

 suppressing foul brood among bees in Illinois, etc. 



Provided, however, That no officer or officers of the Illi- 

 nois State Bee-Keepers' Association shall be entitled to receive 

 any money compensation whatever for any services rendered 

 for same. 



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