Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-04-23

AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE A
CERTAIN SUM FOR COOPERA-
TIVE EXTENSION WORK IN
AGRICULTURE AND HOME
ECONOMICS IN RURAL COM
MUNITIES THROUGH THE
COUNTY FARM BUREAU ASSO-
CATIONS.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section I. The sum of twenty-five
thousand two hundred dollars for the
fiscal year nineteen hundred and TWEEN
ty, and the sum of twenty-five thou
sand two hundred dollars for the fiscal
year nineteen hundred and twenty-one
is hereby appropriated for the county
farm bureau associations qualifying
under the provisions of section four
thousand two hundred and seven of the
General Laws, to be used in cooperation
with the agricultural extension service
of the University of Vermont and the
state agricultural college, and the fed
eral department of agriculture in sup
porting the county agent work, home
demonstration agent work and boys
and girls club work.
Sec. q The auditor of accounts is
hereby directed to draw orders in favor
of the Vermont agricultural extension
service for the sums herein appropri
ated, and said auditor shall annually
cause to be audited the accounts of the
Vermont agricultural extension service
expended under the provisions of this
act.
Sec 3. On the last days of Septem-
Der, December, March and June in the
fiscal years nineteen hundred and TWEEN
ty and nineteen hundred and twenty-one,
the treasurer of a county farm bureau
association and the director of said ag-
ricultural extension service may certi-
fly to the treasurer of said agricultural
extension service that, during the pre-
ceding three months, a county agri-
cultural agent, or county home dem
onstration agent, or county boys and
girls club leader, has been employed
by the county farm bureau association
in cooperation with the agricultural ex-
tension service and the federal depart
ment of agriculture, and the treasurer
of the agricultural extension service
shall pay to the treasurer of said farm
bureau association the sum of fifty dol
lars for each months service of said
agent or leader. The total sum thus
paid shall in no case be more than one
hundred and fifty dollars quarter for
each class of service, or four hundred
and fifty dollars quarter for all three
classes of service; and in case of par
tial time service, such payments shall
be pro rated. Provided, however, that
in case no appropriation is made by Con-
gress to take effect prior to December
first, 1910, then in that event, the treas
urer of said agricultural extension serv-
ice shall pay to the treasurer of said
farm bureau association such sum in
excess of said fifty dollars for each
months service of said agent or leader
as said treasurer of county farm btu
reau association and the director of said
agricultural extension service may GER
tify to the treasurer of said agricultural
extension service. Provided, however,
that the general program of work for
each calendar year for said county agri-
cultural agent, county home demonstra-
ton agent or county boys and girls
club leader is approved by the director
of the Vermont agricultural extension
service. The provisions of section four
thousand two hundred and thirteen of
the General Laws shall apply to this
act.
Sec. q. A report of the receipts
and expenditures under this act shall
be included in the biennial report of the
trustees of the University of Vermont
and state agricultural college.
Sec. S. This act shall take effect July
first, nineteen hundred and nineteen.
Approved April 9, 1910.