The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1901-1901, 1901-04-18

ficio members, and the president of the
following named organizations: The
Montana Wool Growers association,
the Montana Livestock association,
the Montana Horticultural society, the
Montana Agricultural association, and
the Montana Dairyman's association,
when these last two shall have been
duly organized. Members of such
board of administration shall be desig-
mated the directors of the Montana
Farmers Institutes and shall be au-
thorized to hold Institutes for the in
struction of the citizens of this state
in the various branches of agriculture
and shall prescribe such rules and
regulations as they may deem best
for organizing and conducting the
same. Such institutes shall be held
at least once in each county in each
year and at such times and places as
the directors may designate. The
directors may employ an agent or
agents to perform such work in organ
ization and conducting said institutes
as they may deem best. The course
of instruction at such Institutes shall
be so arranged as to present to those
in attendance the results of the most
recent Investigations in theoretical and
practical agriculture.
Sec. 2. For the purpose mentioned
III this act, the directors may use
such sum as they may deem proper,
not exceeding the sum of two thousand
dollars in any one year; and such
amount is hereby annuall, approp. tat
ed for that purpose out of the moneys
in the state treasury not otherwise
appropriated. Each institute held
under authority of this act shall he ell
titled to the sum of not exceeding fifty
dollars from the amount appropriated
under this act.
Sec. g. The board of administration
shall hold Office for the period of three
years from the date of the passage
of this act, and at the expiration of
that time, those acting as the presi-
dents of the associations mentioned
and the directors of the Montana ex-
pertinent station, shall be entitled, ex-
otflcio. to act as such directors of the
Montana Farmers Institutes.
Section 4. That the expense of such
Institutes or any expenditure made
necessary in carrying out the provis-
ions of this act shall be paid out of
such institute funds by the state treas
urer upon warrants issued by the state
auditor. which warrants shall only
be drawn upon the certificate of the
chairman of the board of administra-
ton of the Montana Farmers insti-
tute. ......
Section s. That Immediately upon
the passage and approval Of this act
the board of administration shall meet
in the city of Helena and arrange for
the first series of institutes through
out the state, and thereafter such
board shall meet annually on the Sec
ond Tuesday Of November to arrange
for such Institutes, and they shall
again meet on the second Tuesday
in March of each year, to audit all
expenditures and arrange for the print
ing, in pamphlet form, within sixty
days of said meeting, of the Intitute
Annual. and that the cost of said an.
nual shall not exceed one thousand
dollars in any one year.
Section 6. This act to be in effect
from and after it's passage and ap
proval by the governor.
| FRANK E. CORBETT,
| Speaker of the House.
FRANK G. HIGGINS,
President of the Senate.
Approved March IA, 1901.
J. K. TOOLE,
Governor.