Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-01-30
THE WORLDS FAIR.
The Bill Recommended in the House by
the Committee on Agriculture.
HOUSE BILL NO. 10.

HOUSE BILL NO. 10,
Rep Minto of the committee on
agriculture reported the following;
Section /. The board Of commits
sioners appointed under and by the
provisions Of this Act, and for the
purpose Of carrying out and com
pleting the purposes aud objects
thereof, shall he known ~ the Ore
g0n state board of commissioners.
Section 2. The said Oregon state
board Of commissioners shall con.
sist Of the following: 0n)0ne citizen
10 be chosen from each Judicial dis
trict In the state Lg this Legislative
assembly; provided, that such citi.
zen shall be elected by aud during u
joint session Of this legislative AZ
sembly; and provided further, that
the said citizens shall be selected
with reference 10 their special quail
ifications for sucli Office, and shall
represent all political parties equally
80 far as the same may be practic-
able d. The several state officers,
consisting Of the governor, secretary
Of state, state treasurer, superinten-
dent Of public instruction and state
printer, shall be ex ofiiclo members.
(c)The present members Of the
United states bonId Of commission
ers, appointed by the United states
government for he state Of Oregon
and now serving Ia such capacity,
shall be ex oillcio members. ID The
master ofthe state grange shall be
an ex ofiiciO member.
Section 3. II Is hereby provided
that the governor shall be ex Ofilcio
chairman Of all meetings Of the said
state board Of commissioners.
Section 4. The duties of the said
state board cf commissioners shall
be az follows.
Flrsi--They shall hold semi-an-
nual meetings at convenient pplnts
In the state during the years 1891 and
1892.
Second-Thcy shall have power
10 appoint an auxiliary board of
commissioners, entitled the county
board Of commissioners, and consist.
Ing of one member from each Coun-
~ In the state; provided, that such
nlemhcrs shall be selected with refer
ence to special qualifications only,
without reference to sex or political
parties.
Third They (the said board Of
commissIoners) shall have power To
establish and adopt all noedfll rules
aud regulations for the government
and direction Ofull boards of com
mlssloners established by this act.
Fourth-They shall have full pow.
er TO provide for the proper expendl-
lures OF all moneys.arising under the
provision Of this act.
Fifth --rhoy shall have power TO
appoint all chiefs aud supcriutcnd-
enis Of divisions, executive com
mlttees, finance aud auditing com
mitlces, aud other necessary COM
mittccs fur the heitcr observance
and carrying olrt uf The objects af
this aci.
section .. III II further prov died
that the first scmlnnnunl meeting
Of the said state board of commits.
sloners shall be lleld not later than
the first Wednesday la Jurr, 1891.
Section o, That for the purpose ol
defraying the expense Incurred by
the state board of commissioners al.
pointed und ,liizl ri, that There is
hereby uppGiHihteI 10,0D; Sl0,O00
30 be expended iu 1901, $4,000 Ia
1892 aud S20, ,n00 Ia lSua.
Section Z. The state treasurer ls
hensby authorized aud directed tuI
pay out moneys la the treasury pro
v.ded for aud appropriated by tins
net on the warrants issuvd hy the
authority of tie sdd state board Of
commissioners, provided, that the
same shall be- expended strictly la
accoldanee with ,he olJecI set forth
la this act, aud all ~ said approprl.
alton net 80 used andrNpsndtd shall
be covered back inlo The treasury;
anl provided, further, that said
warrants shall bc counlrrsigred hy
the secretary OF state, with whom
shall be iiled proper vouchers for all
sums OF moncy expended under
this act, aud the SECRETARY Of state
shall make an itenized statement
of the expenditure Of all said mon.
eys 10 the next legislature.
Section &, II Is further provided
that nothing la this act shah PIE
vent city, county aud state Ranis
az Trade, corporate b,dies, private
aud public socieiies aud private cill.
Hens from subscribing to aud sup.
plementlng the amount of naoneys ys
Go be seeured by the provisiony of
this act.
section 3, The n'sounvs of the
state shall be- classified aud eNhib.
lied as nearly AZ may be under the
following heads.