The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-19

10 make aH dnpIopiidtoil AoA iNiit'i
 ing and equipping certain of the of
 fees and departments in the state
 capitol. Be it enacted by the legis-
 1ature of Alabama;
 Section l. That the sum of fifteen taou- sand, two hundred and fifty Gl5,25O) dol lars, is hereby appropriated. out of any moneys in the state treasury not other wise appropriated, for the purpose of properly furnishing and equpping cer- tain of the offices and departments i'll the state capitol. the said sum to be ap- portioned and distributed to said offices and departments as folloys: O To the office of the state auditor, located in the south wing of the capitol the sum of three thousand five hundred (s3500) dollars, to be expended for counters, rail- ings, desks, files and other furniture and equipment; @ To the officers of the see- retary of state and the insurance dc partment the sum of four thousand, five hundred $(4500 dollars, to be expended for papering and painting the rooms of the said office for, fire-proof filing cabi- nets in which to preserve the land re- cords of the state, Incorporation articles, pers for the preparation of a safe de- pository or apartment in which to keep the codes, acts, supreme court reports. and other publications held by the sec retary of state for sale, for two safety deposit vaults in which to preserve the securities and other valuables of the sec retary of state and of the insurance de- partment, and for restoring the land re- cords to good condition. (9 To the office of the state treasurer the sum of one thousand, eight hundred (S1S00 dollars, to be expended for steel fittings and shelv- ing, file cases, desks, partition and for painting and paperlng the said offlee (D To the office of the Attorney Gen eral, located in the South wing of the capitol, the sum of one thousand ($1,00o.00) dollars. to be expended for desks, filing and other cabinets, shelving, book cases and other furniture floor covering, par ttion, and other needed equipments 0) To the Department of Education, located in the south wing of tho Capitol, the sum of one thousand s1,00o.0O dollars, to be expended for desks, filing cabinets, shelv- ing and other furniture. and floor cover ing. (6) To the Department of Agricul- ture and Industries, located in the South wing of the Capitol the sum of four hun dred S4000O) dollars, 10 be expended for desks, filing cases. exhibition cabinets, other office furniture and floor covering. O To the office of tho Adjutant General, the sum of three hundred dollars (30o.0 dollars, to be expended for desks, tables, filing cases, shelving, other office furniture and floor covering. CS) To tho Depart ment of Archives and History, located in the South wing of the capitol, the sum of two thousand Cs2.oOooO) dollars, to be expended for filing and other cases, shelv- ing, tables, fixtures, wire glass windows, steel window shutters and grating, for the public archive room for cabinets in which to display its battle flags. banners and other museum articles; and for desks, filing and other cases, fixtures and other furniture. to be used in preserving and making readily accessible the records and collections of the said Department. (9) To the Supreme Court Department the sum of seven hundred and fifty (s75o.oO) dollars, five hundred and fifty (s550.O0) dollars of said amount to be expended for steel filing cases for tho office of Clerk of the Supreme Court in which to preserve the records and official papers of the Court, and two hundred S(900.00) dollars of said amount to be expended for shelving, furniture and floor covering for the offices of tho justices of the court.
 Sec. 2. That the expenditures herein above authorized shall be made by the Governor and by the heads of the respec- tive offices and departments named, pro- vided, however, that the State Auditor shall draw his warrants on the amount to be appropriated only on bills or vouch- CTS approved by tho Governor.
 Approved Aug. 9th, 1907.
 Official.
 Frank N. Julian.
 Secretary of State.
 No. 611.) AN ACT QH. B. 11ss TO prOVlue LOT the puDllcallOn ol oldlo
 papers, official records and of historical
 materials of the State of Alabama.
 Whereas, the Director of the Department of Archives and History under the re- uuirements of the law establishing said department has compiled or caused to be compiled several volumes of important data and materials for the history of the state, including a full collection of the messages of the Governors of Alabama, a collection of all laws creating coun- ties, altering county boundaries, or fixing or changing county seats, an Alabama local history collection. a series of mar rative histories or historical sketches of Alabama commands in the War of Se- cession, besides other important and valu- able collections, as well as many valuable manuscripts, and, whereas, 1t is desirable that they be published and thereby made available for the use of the people of Alabama and elsewhere who may be in terested in the history or life of the state, its institutions or its public characters, therfeore, be 1t enacted by the Legislature of Alabama, That the Director of the Department of Archives and History be- and he is hereby authorized to contract for the printing and binding of the said volumes, or of any others of like char