The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-04
TO APPROPRIATE
GENEROUS sum
Bills introduced in Legislature
Providing for Entertain
ment of Old Soldiers.
STATE AID TO BE GIVEN
PROVISION MADE FOR ExPENDI-
TURE OF $4,000.

Bills we're introduced yesterday in the
senate and house providing for an ap-
preparation Of $4,000 for the entertsin-
ment of the veterans Of the Grand
Army Of the Republic on the ccssion
Of the fOrty-third annual encampment
in salt Lake next August. the bill was
introduced in the senate by Senator +.
T. Hulaniski Of Weber who is a prom
inent C. A. r. man. and in the house
BY Representative Orvil Thompson OF
Willard county.
In the senate the bill was referred 10
the committee on appropriations and
claims and the committee on state af-
fans. getting jointly, and in the house
to the appropriations committee. The
bill in the senate is No. %. and in the
house No. s.. The contents of the bills
are the same.
IN his message to the legislature Gov
ern0T William Spry. recommended d lib
eral appropriation in these words:
1T will be Utahs distinguished hOncs
during me coming August to entertain
The fOTty-third national encampment Of
the Grand Army of the Republic. There
Is 10 word that | can offer that viii
add 20 your feelings of patriotism and
state pride in making provision for
welcoming housing and entertaining
that the request Tor state aid in making
this encampment magnificent success
viii meet a spontaneous and generous
response from the legislature.
y recommend 4 generous apprOpria-
ton for the coming national G. 4. r.
encampn1ent.
The bill as introduced in each house,
follows:
The Grand Army Bill.
Section /. Whereas. The forty-third ma
tional eucampment of the Grand Army OF
the Republic will be held in the city and
county of Salt Lake. state OF Utah dur
ing the week commencing Aug 9. 1893,
and
Whereas. The people of the state of
Utah remember with pride and gratitude
The valiant and patriotic services which
the members of the Grand Army of the
Republic rendered to the government OF
the United States in the hour of trial,
and are DESTROYS Of extending to them
cordial and fitting reception on the occa-
sion of the national encampment; now.
therefore. the governor OF the state OF
Utah and the executive committee organ
ized for the purpose Of conducting said
National encampment are hereby consti-
thted a board Of com missioners for the
state Of Utah to receive from the state
End to expend the money appropriated by
this act for the purpose OF making suit
able preparations for the reception and
entertainment of the Grand Army of the
Republic at the forty-third national en-
campment. 10 be held as aforesaid
To Appropriate $4,000.
Sec. >. There is hereby appropriated out
Of any moneys in the treasury not other
wise appropriated the sum of thirty-five
thoussnd dollars (Ss5.000D. TO be expended
by said bos ID of commissioners for the
purposes named. in accordance with such
rules and regulations as the board may
adopt
Sec. B. The auditor of the state shall
draw his warrant or warrants upon the
fund hereby appropriated upon the order
of said board Of commissioners counter
signed by the governor. and the same
shall be paid by the state treasurer to
the treasurer of said executive committee.
Sec. I. The treasurer Of said exec tive
committee shall execute bond TO the peo-
pie of the state of Utah in the penal sum
of seventy thousand dollars ts7000ol. con-
ditioned for the faithful performance of
the duties of such treasurer and the
proper payment of said money, with sure
ty or sureties to be approved by the gov
crnor of the state of Utah.
Sec. 5. The said board of commissioners
shall. as soon as practicable after the ad-
iCurnment Of said national enca mpment.
make to the governor full report of its
proceedings and disbursements, together
with proper vouchers.
Sec. 6. This act shall take effect on ap-
prevail