The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-05

operates IN tho work Tor winch inc
united agricultural board is estab-
lshed.
No Extra Pay.
The officers OF the board shall be
the Governor as chairman. and Soc
rotary, to be elected by the board.
2. The members OF the united agri-
cultural board shall not be entitled TO
any compensation, but the Virginia
members shall be reimbursed for tfeir
actual and nee essary travelling ex-
ponses and hotel Bills while engaged
In the discharge OF their duties, to
mentioned allotted respectively to tho
State agencies entitled to membership
on the board.
g. Tho united agricultural board
shall. under such rules and regula-
lions as 1t may prescribe, assign to
the Virginia College Of Agriculture
and Polytechnic Institute the adult
demonstration work and movable
schools and other like agencies when
established: to the Virginia agrlcul-
tural experiment. station under like
rules and regulations. the. establish
ment and direction OF the local or dis
trict experiment stations: to the State
Board OF Education, under like rules
and regulations, the experimental and
demonstration work in connection
with the public schools OF the State;
and to the Commissioner and State
Board of Agriculture, under like rules
and regulations. the direction and
management of the farmers institutes
to be held In the different sections
OF this state; and the said united
agricultural board may adopt such
other methods and agencies, not
herein specifically enumerated. as
shall tend to further the interests OF
agriculture. and assign to the various
agencies represented on the united
board such duties as may seem best.
The Perquisitcs.
4. For the purpose OF carrying this
bill into effect In addition to the
money allotted by the United States
Department Of Agriculture. and the
General Education Board. acting
through the United States general d.
rector OF demonstration work. and
from other sources. tho State Board
of Education is hereby directed to
appropriate and set apart out Of the
common school fund the sum Of $4,000
annually: the sum OF $1,000 shall be
paid annually to the Commissioners
OF Agriculture: tho sum OF $4,000 shall
be paid annually to tho Virginia Col
lege OF Agriculture and Polytechnic
Institute: the sum of $4,000 shall be
paid annually to the Virginia agricul-
tural experiment station, out of any
fund in the Treasury OF the state not
otherwise appropriately: said several
sums of money TO be paid by warrants
authorized by the united agricultural
board, signed by Its secretary and
countersigned by the chairman: pro-
vlded that all moneys appropriated I'M
der this act shall be used for the pur-
poses OF this act But nothing In this
act shall apply to any funds except
those mentioned in this act. And the
moneys allotted TO the Commissioner
OF Agriculture shall be used for far
mers' Institutes. the moneys allotted
10 the Virginia College Of Agriculture
and Polytechnic Institute shall be used
for adult demonstration work. NOV
able schools ct cetera and the money
allotted to the Virginia agricultural
experiment station shall be used for
experimental work at the local or dis
tricr experiment station. estab lished or
to be established. and for no other
purpose; and the money appropriated
by the State Board OF Education shall
be used for experiments and demon
STATIONS in connection with the
schools Of the State An itemized state
ment with all vouchers shall be re-
ported to the Governor and included in
his annual report.
5. II II shall appear to tho board
that any OF the work required by this
act. or which shall be prescribed by
the board, Is not being faithfully and
efficiently performed by the agency to
which 1t Is assigned tho board shall
at once inquire into the matter. and
has the power to take action assigning
said work TO some other agency or in
any other way that may seem best for
Cot hf,,1 ri N n
OF said work. The moneys provided and
appropriated under this act shall not
be available prior to the 2sth day OF
February. 1911.
s. The board may determine Its own
bylaws and rules Of procedure, except
that meeting may be called at any
time by the chairman on ten days no.
t;ce. and the secretary shall issue calls
for a. meeting of the members Of the
board. giving ten days notice, upon
request in writing of not less than
five members and it shall require a
majority. vote of the entire member
ship to pass any question or resolution
coming before it. In case of a tie vote
the Governor shall be entitled to cast
an additional deciding vote.
I. The boards of supervisors OF the
several counties of the State are here
by authorized and empowered to ap-
propriate out OF county funds for ex-
detrimental and demonstration work In
their respective counties such sums as
the said boards shall deem proper not
to exceed $40 for each 1000 inhabi-
tants
s. But nothing in this act shall APP
ply to the Virginia truck experiment
station.
Afraid of Reporters.
Such is the law as made by tho last
Legislature, and as will be seen by
such Of The rfmes-Dispatch readers
as may have. or may have already had,
the nerve to wade through It's sections
it looks to harmonious action on the
part of the varied and various
agencies that have been empowered by
Z previous laws and enactments to work