Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 
Resolves of 1905, Chapter 51. 
A RESOLVE TO PROVIDE FOR PREPARING AND PRINTING A SPECIAL 
REPORT ON THE BIRDS OF THE COMMONWEALTH. 
Resolved, That there be allowed and paid ont of the treasury of the 
Commonwealth a sum not exceeding three thousand dollars for prepar- 
ing and printing, under the direction of the state board of agriculture, in 
an edition of five thousand copies, a special report on the birds of the 
Commonwealth, economically considered, to include the facts relating 
to the usefulness of birds and the necessity for their protection already 
ascertained by the ornithologist of the state board of agriculture, to be 
distributed as follows: — Two copies to each free public library in the 
Commonwealth ; two copies to each high school, and two copies to such 
schools in towns which have no high school as the school committee 
may designate; one copy to the library of congress, and one copy to 
each state or territorial library in the United States ; twenty-five copies 
to the state library ; five copies to the governor; two copies to the lieu- 
tenant governor and each member of the council; two copies to the 
secretary of the Commonwealth; two copies to the treasurer and re- 
ceiver general; two copies to the auditor of accounts; twocopies to the 
attorney-general, and one copy to each member of the present general 
court applying: for the same; the remainder to be distributed under the 
direction of the state board of agriculture. [Approved April 14, 1905. 
