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AN ACT TO PROVIDE THE ENTOMOLOGIST OF THE EXPERIMENT STATION 
OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA WITH THE MEANS TO DESTROY 
THE CHINCH-BUGS AND OTHER INSECTS INJURIOUS TO THE CROPS OF 
THE STATE. 
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota: 
SECTION 1. It shall bethe duty of the Entomologist at the Experiment 
Station of the University of Minnesota, as soon as practicable, after the 
passage and approval of this act, to procure the necessary equipment and 
assistance and proceed to combat chinch-bugs and other insect plagues, 
and to propagate such contagion or infection as is supposed to be destruc- 
tive to chinch-bugs and other insects that are destructive to crops in this 
state; such contagion or infection shall be propagated at the State Exper- 
iment Station, and in such quantities as may be necessary to supply the 
farmers of this state with the same when required, and shall be furnished 
to them free of charge, and distributed under such rules and regulations 
as may be adopted by the Entomologist. 
Src. 2. That the expenses of combatting such insect plagues and the 
propagation of such contagion or infection, and the procuring of the nec- 
essary equipment and assistance therefor, shall be paid by the state out 
of the moneys hereby appropriated by this act. 
Sec. 3. The Entomologist shall on or before the first of January in 
each year, make a report to the Governor of the results of his experiments 
and expenditures incurred under the provisions of this act. 
Src. 4. That the sum of five thousand ($5,000) dollars, or as much 
thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated from the moneys in 
the state treasury belonging to the general revenue fund not otherwise 
appropriated, for the carrying out of the provisions of this act for the 
fiscal year ending July 31st, 1895, and annually thereafter, and the State 
Auditor is hereby directed to draw his warrantor warrants upon the State 
Treasurer for such sum or sums in favor of such person or persons as the 
Governor shall in writing indicate and approve as entitled to the benefits 
of this act, and the same shall thereupon be payable out of the appropri- 
ation hereby made. 
Sro. 5. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its 
passage. 
Approved March 25, 1895. 
(Signed) D. M. CLOUGH. 
(S. F. 353. H. F. 372.) 
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