The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-23
AN ACT
No. 566.)

NO, 5o6) (H. 14Sf. Johnston of Madison. To provide for extension work in agri- culture and home economies, by gv.cg instruction to men, women and young people fn the several counties in Ala
 bama by continuing and improving farm
 demonstration work, by organizing mar
 keting clubs, by organizing and super
 vising boys corn and pig clubs, girls can
 ming clubs, women's clubs in home eeo-
 monies and by conducting other exten-
 sion work through other means, all with
 view to making farm life more profit
 able and attractive; to secure for Ala
 bama the full amount of the funds con-
 ditionally appropriated by Congress un-
 der the Smith-Lever extension act for
 extension work in agriculture and home
 economies; and to make appropriations
 for these purposes. Be it enacted by the legislature of Ala
 bama
 l. In order to aid in dffusing among the people of Alabama in the several counties useful and practical information on subjects relating to agriculture and home economies; to provide for the con tinuance and improvement of farm dem onstra tion work; for organizing live stock marketing and other agricultural clubs and otherwise assisting farmers in preparing for market and marketing their crops and live stock; for organizing chd sbPCiN Nisiii6 pOyS CoiH clupS dllu DIE clubs, girls canning clubs, home econom- ics and other clubs for women; to en- courage diversficaton of crops and bet ter methods of farming and stock raising; to promote the welfare of the rural dis tricts by other forms of agricultural and home economies extension work; and to secure for expenditure in Alabama the full amounts appropriated conditionally by the Congress of the United States un- der the agricultural extension act, ap- proved May s, 1914, generally known as the Smith-Lever act for extension work in agriculture and home economics in the several states, the following sums shall be, and are hereby appropriated, to the Alabama Polytechnic institute, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. for carrying out the pur- pose of this act: For the fiscal year beginning July l. 1917. and ending June 30. 1918. s20,0O0 For the fiscal year be- ginning July l, 1918, and ending June 30, 191c. s40O00.
 ,. These sums shall be expended under the general direction of the board of trus- tees of the Alabama Polytechnic institute through it's extension service for any ex- penses whatever relevant to the purposes of this act and in such manner as to secure for extension work in Alabama in any year the maximum amount of the fund conditionally appropriated for that year by the Congress of the United States under the terms of the agricul- tural extension act, generally known as the Smith-Lever act. approved May s. 1914. If there should remain in any year any balance of the state appropriation after satisfying the requirements of the said Smith-Lever act of Congress, these bal arces may be used in providing quarters for the persons engaged in extension work
 In Alabama and for other purposes re- lated to extension work. Any balance remaining unexpended on June 90 of any year shall be added to the amount avail able for the next ensuing year: any reve- nue incidentally derived from the sale of equipment or other articles shall be fur ther applied to the purposes of this act. The sums appropriated by this act shall be paid each year in equal quarterly pay ments in advance on the 1st day of July, October. January and April, re- spectively. to the treasurer of the Ala bam ma Polytechnic institute, on the requi- sitior of the president of the said insti- ute.
 4 On or before the 1st day of January of each year the board of trustees of the Ala bama Polytechnic institute shall make a report to the governor of Alabama on the work in execution of this act done in the fiscal year ending the 30th of the preceding June. | 5. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this act are hereby repealed, but nothing in this act shall be construed as repeating the act approved February II, l 1915. for farm demonEtration work in Alabama.
 Approved September 25 1915.
 official:
 JOHN PURIFOY,
 Secretary of State.