The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-29
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No. 783.) AN ACT (S. ss5 To provide for the establishment of a
 bureau to compile and publish cot-
 ton statistics, and to prescribe tha
 duties and powers of said bureaul
 to make appropriations for tha
 maintenance thereof: to require
 ginners and others to make reports
 thereto: and to provide penalties
 for the violations of the provisions
 of this Act.
 Section 1. Be it enacted by the Leg islature of Alabama, That there be cre- ated and Is hereby established a bu- reau, in connection with the Depart ment of Agriculture and Industries, to be known as the Alabama Bureau of Cotton Statistics. Said bureau shall be under the management of q director who shall be appointed by the Cover nor. and shall hold office for term of four years, unless sooner removed for cause whose compensation shall be $1,5O0.O0 per annum. Said director shall give bond in the sum of Ave thousand dollars, to be approved by the Governor, and conditioned upon the full and faithful performance of his duties.
 Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of said director to prepare and keep a list of all cotton ginners and public ware housemen in the State; to provide all such with copies of this act and with
 
 to collect, compile, and publish. as hereinafter prescribed, full statistics of cotton ginned and warehoused with In the State and such other cotton sta- tistics as in his discretion may be neo- essary to show the annual production and distribution of cotton for the State. The dates to which the reports of cot ton ginned shall relate shall be the same as provided for by the National Government. It shall also be the duty of the director to require said ginners and others to make reports to the Ala bama Bureau of Cotton Statistics Of the quantity of cotton ginned and warehoused to the dates specified. to report in accordance with forms which may be furnished them by the said director.
 Sec. 8. Every individual, firm. or corporation before engaging in the bus- mess of ginning seed cotton in the State of Alabama, shall notify the d. rector of their intention to operate g glnnery during the current season and requesting such blanks as herein pro- vided for the making of reports
 Sec. D. Every individual, firm, or corporation operating a ginnery In this State shall keep a book record of all cotton ginned. both on his own ac- count and for others, the name of the person or persons for whom ginned. and the dates on which ginned.
 Sec. 6. Any individual, firm, or cor poration refusing to comply with the provisions of this Act, or who shall furnish inaccurate information. shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall upon conviction be fined not less than S10 or more than $100 for each ofrense. It Is hereby made the duty of the prosecuting solicitors in this State to prosecute all violations of this Act.
 nF arf Is hereby authorized to appoint and commission such local field agents to assist in the collection of these reports as in his discretion may be deemed exc pedient, said agents to serve without compensation. Said director is also authorized with the consent and aps proval of the Governor. to incur sit necessary expenses. including books, postage, stationery, office supplies. and clerical assistance. as may be neces- sary to defray the expenses of such bureau for books, stationery, office sup~ plies and clerical assistance. Upon ap- proval by the Governor of vouchers of such expenses, the auditor shall issue a warrant on the Treasurer for inc amounts so approved Such warrant shall be paid by the Treasurer. and for this purpose the sum of fifteen hundred ($1.500) dollars per annum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of the money in the Treasury not heretofore otherwise appropriated for each of the fiscal years.
 Sec. 8. That the act entitled, TO provide for the collection, compilation and publication of statistics Of lotion ginned within the State; to establish bureau of cotton statistics and to pre- scribe tho duties and powers of such bureau; to make appropriations for the maintenance thereof; to require gin- ners to make reports thereto; and to fix penalties for the violations Of the provisions of this act, approved March 5th, 1907, and all laws and parts of laws inconsistent with the provisions of tho act, are hereby repealed
 Approved August 13th, 1907. Official.
 Frank N. Julian.
 Secretary of state.