Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1891-05-08

MINNESOTA LAW
rtate, with power to send tor persons and
! papers, administer oaths aud employ a
| stenographer 10 take down the testimony OF
! witnesses aud report to this house."
SEC. 2 The said committee Of the house in
connection with three (3) senators to be ap.
i pointed by the president Of the senate, one
from each political party. whoRith the said
house committee shall constitute joint COM
mltee Of the house. ard senate, shall con-
| duct further investigation into all matters
. referred TO in said resol ution, and any other
, matters pertaining to the weighing and in
| sEectlon OF grain; Said joint committee
! shall sit with open doors. examine. witnesses
! and recall witnesses heretofore examined.
The joint committee shall have authority 10
| sit after The Adjournment, Of the legislature,
! to send for persons. employ counsel and such
clerks us may be necessary. and papers and
compel The attendance OF Witnesses. The
money hereby appropriated shall be paid out
| by the slate trt asurer upon the warrants Of
| the state auditor drawn upon acquisitions
signed by the chai man and majority of the
committee: proviu. d that no member or the
investigating committee shall receive 10 ex.
coed five ~ dollars Il dry for every day
actually employed in the investigation.
The committee shall report to the governor
| or the state US soOu as The Investigation Is
completed. ana may make partial reports
+, from lime TO time.
SEC. }. This art shall take effect and be In
! force from aud after its rnssage
Approved April ~, 1891.
CHAPTER 136-H. F. NO. $685.
| An Act to establish and maintain farmers
institutes i'll Minnesota.
Be il enacted by the Legislature Of the State
| OF Minnesota:
SEC. J. That the sum Of ten thousand dol
lars shall he. and is hereby, annually appco-
priated. beginning with tho fiscal year com
mencing Aug. l, lsyl. for the maintenance of
farmers institutes to lie he'd In the several
counties Of this state as hereinafter providcd:
| SEC. >. That the average cost Of said insti-
tutes to be paid out of such appropriation
shall not exceed the sum Of one hundred and
| fifty dollars aud in such expenditure shall
only be included as legitimate and necessary,
the board and travelling expenses Of the ill.,
! structors aud reasonat le compensation for
! their services. The salary Of tho superin-
! elluent and his travelling and needful ex-
penses. together with the cost Of the ncces.
sary outfit of models. charts. outlines. etc,
! and the expenses consequent upon doing
preliminary work, reparatory to the holding
OF these institutes, shall not be Included in
| calculating this average cost
| SEC. g. 1t Is hereby. provided that none OF
! these moneys shall be expended for hsl
rent. fuel, lights, local advertising. nor com
! rensation for services Of instructors, other
thln those regularly employed.
| SEQ. !. That a board of administration
| shall be and Is hereby created to superintend
| the execution of this act, and on and after
Aug, LIST. 1891, said board shall be constituted
| as follows:
Two members of the board Of regents Of
| the university of Minnesota to be selected by
said board of regents: the president Of the
state Agricultural society, ex-oiicio: the
cx-otticio: the president Of the state Dairy
association. ex-o1lcio: and the director of
the State Experiment station, ex-otticio.
| SEC. S. Each member of the board Of re-
| rYrp f0r rt~h h,>IA + It, u =
| period of ono year from Aug. lst. 1871. at
| which time, or as soon thereafter as Is. pruct-
cable, and each three years thereafter said
| board Of regents shall make new appoint
members of said board Of administration as
successors to the members of the board Of
regents then in Office. said board of admin
istratton may select one of its humber an.
nually as president thereof.
| SEC. D. This board Of administration Is
| hereby empowered. by a majority vote there
of, to appoint suitable and conf etent per
son state superintendent of farmers inSti-
tntes. The snperintendent's term Of Office
| shall commence on Aug. |. 1891, and shall
continue tor two years, subject to the discre-
! ton of the board of administration
SEC. =. The board Of administration shall,
IN conjunction with the superintendent, ar.
| range the institute circuits TO be held an.
nually, determining the times and places
! When such Institutes shall be hek during
each year. aud shall audit the accounts a
| hereinafter provided.
SEC. =. The duties OF the superintendent
| OF farmers institutes shall 10 as follows
| viz:
To superlntend the several Institutes when
located as hereinafter provided, to engage
competent Instructors therefor: 70 receive,
examine and report upon uIl bills for ex.
penses and services payable from said ap:
| preparation. and at the end Of each fiscal
year to make Il detailedreport Of all farmers
Institutes held under his direction, with an
81 m f<,$ do
! this act. during the year last pissed. to said
| board of administration.
SEC. o. That the expense Of such insti
tntes, together with the salary Of said super
lntendent, which Is hcreuv fixed n, fifteen
hundred dollars per annum and the neces
sary expenses Of his suDerin Evidence. and
| all other money named in this act shall be
paid out OF said institute fund by the state
auditor. which warrants shall only he drawn
| upon the certificate Of the superintendent
or institutes. approved by the president OF
| the board Of administration.
SEC. ID. That the said board of admins.
| tratIon is hereby empowered to act as all
auditing board, and shall receive and audit
! the report and accounts of said superiutetd-
ent US aforesaid at The close of each fiscal
| year.
SEC II. That snid board of aimnlstrati ton
| shall cause to he published annually hand.
BOOK of practical agriculture for free dstri.
button among the farmers Of this state said
! ooon " VIC CdlSN CdTLlcTS institute All
nual, and No. for the year 1871. and consec.
utively. thereafter, and the necessary ex-
! psnse for said publication shall be met out
OF the appropriation herein made; provided,
| that the expense of said annual III any one
year shall not exceed the sum Of fifteen hun:
! died dollars. All accounts for said annual
Shai! appear In the annual report made as
hereinbefore provided.
SEC. II. In arranging for such farmers In.
stltltes they shall be held, SO far as pos. itle,
! At times and places when most convenient IL
the farmers Of this stale each shall continue
ior not less than one dav nor more than three
Gays: with mnrni ng, afternoon. and when
practicable, evening session.: each shall be
free to the public. and each shall consist Of
| practical and Instructive lectures upon topics
pertaining to the farm aud home: with essay
| aho addresses discussions and illustrations
| OF such methods and practices as possess real
| merit ana are adapted to tho conditions OF
our agriculture: the sole object and purposes
OF these institutes being to disseminate prac
ucal Snowledye upon questions pertaining tc
agriculture. horticulture stock and dairy
farming. with the least expense and incon
| venence TO the people of the srate
! SEC. Is. This act Shall take effect and be In
force from and after Its passage.
! Approved April p, 1891.
! CHAPTER ETH, F. No. 627.
An ACT to provide for the collection. arrange
ment and display of the products of he
state OF Minnesota at the Worlds Coiumbi
| az CAPoS1lioH VI oue tnpustlOu elgnt nun
dred and ninety-three uS03), and to make
Al approximation therefor
| Whereas. The congress of the United States
has provided. BY an act approved April
twenty-ffth (25th ,one thousa nd eight hun
dred and ninety (ls!r). for celebrating the
four bundredth (49oth) anniversary Of The
discovery Of America by Christopher co.
! inmbus, BY holding an International exhi.
bition Of arts. Industries, manufactures
and the products of the soil. mine and sen,
III the city Of Chicago, in the State of Hi
nofs in the year one thousand eight hun.
dred and ninety-three (lsG,); and whereas
it Is Of great importance that the natural
resources, industrial development and zen.
eral progress of the State of Minnesota
should be fully and creditably displayed to
the world at said exposition, therefore,
BE It enacted by the Legislature Of the State
| OF Minnesota:
SECTION l. That for the purpose Of ex
hibiting the resources, produce and general
devclopment Of the State of Minnesota al
the Worlds Columbian exposition OF one
thousand eight hundred and ninety-three
(ls93). q commission is hereby constituted
to BE- designated the board Of worlds fail
| managers Of MINNESOTA vuhioh shall oop.3e