Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-08-01

AN ACT.


pose of encouraging agriculture and the hold
ing of county agricultural exhibitions, to pay
annually one thousand dollars to the incorpor-
atcd agricultural association, paying premiums
on agricultural exhibits, holding an annual ex-
hibition in the county; providing for the filing
Of sworn statement by the claimant or claim
ants with the county commissioners relative
to said exhibition, and providing for the repay
ment to the county by the State of the sum so
paid.
Section /. Be it enacted, &c, That
the board of county commissioners of
the several counties Of this Common
wealth, for the purpose of encouraging
agriculture and the holding of annual
exhibitions of farm products, are auth
orized and shall pay annually, by war
rant drawn upon the county treasurer,
the sum of one thousand dollars 81 900
to the Incorporated County Agricul-
tural Association, paying premiums
upon exhibits-exCluslve of premiums
on trials Of speed, holding in their
county an annual agricultural eXhibi-
ton, in the interests of stock-raising,
grain, poultry, handiwork, fruits, dairy
products, ct cetera, for a period of not
less than four consecutive days, upon
the filing with the Commissioners of
sworn statement as provided for in
section two of this act: Provided,
That, in case there is more than one
claimant in any one year for said fund,
the county commissioners shall appor.
ton and divide said one thousand dol
lars among the several claimants, ac-
cording to the amount of premiums on
agriculture, stock, fruit, and other ex-
hibits, exclusive of premiums on
speed, actually paid by each claimant
| at the last fair held by said claimant:
| Provided, Said claimants or associa-
! tions shall each pay in premiums a
| sum equal to the said one thousand
: dollars; or, where two associations
( claim and receive five hundred dollars,
they shall severally pay like sum in
premiums, or only receive, under this
| act, the sum they each and severally
| pay in premiums: Provided, further,
| That all premiums paid under this act
| shall be only upon products of the
| county wherein such exhibition is held
Section 2. Annually, on or before
| November fifteenth in each year, the
association desiring and claiming said
fund shall file with the county COM
missioners of their county, state
ment, duly sworn to by it's president,
attested by its secretary, and the cor
porate seal attached, setting forth the
name of the association, the place and
| time said exhibit was held, the amonnt
of money received and from what
sources, list of expenditures paid and
unpaid, copy of the premium list and
lists of exhibits actually entered, the
amount of premiums actually paid.
Section 3. Upon the filing with the
Auditor General of the Commonwealth
on or before December fifteenth of
each year hereafter, of the certificate
of the county treasurer of the respec-
tive counties, showing the amount of
money paid agreeably to this act, and
to whom, the Auditor General shall is
sue his warrant for the amountso paid,
directing the State Treasurer, out OF
moneys not otherwise appropriated, to
pay into the treasury of the counties
that have paid said sum the said sum
of one thousand dollars. No part OF
the above appropriation shall be paid
to any such agricultural association
which permits or allows gambling de-
vices, or gambling in any form, upon
the premises of said association during
the regular annual exhibition of said
association.
Section f. The sum of fifty thous-
and dollars, annually, or so much
thereof as may be necessary, is hereby
specifically appropriated to carry out
the provisions of this act.
Section All acts or parts of acts
inconsistent with the provisions of this
act be and the same are hereby repeal.
ed.
APPROVED thirteenth day OF
June, Ammo Domini one thousand nine
hundred and seven, in the sum of $780,
600, of which sum not more than $685.
600 is to be expended annually. ]
withhold my approval from the re-
mainder Of said appropriation because
Of Insufficient State revenue
EDWIN S. STUART.
The foregoing is true and correct