AN ACT to appropriate money for the purchase of furniture and bedding for the Illinois Soldiers' Orphans' Home.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That there is hereby appropriated to the Soldiers' Orphans' Home, for the purchase of furniture, the following sums, to-wit: For two hundred and twenty-six (226) mattresses, the sum of two thousand eight hundred and ninety-five dollars and seventyfive cents ($2,895 75); for two hundred and twenty-six (226) iron bedsteads, with wire bottoms, the sum of three thousand five hundred and sixty-seven dollars ($3,567); for two hundred pillows (200), the sum of three hundred and seventy-five dollars ($375); for one thousand sheets, (1,000) and two thousand pillow cases (2,000), the sum of one thousand and fifty dollars ($1,050); for two hundred and twenty pairs blankets, the sum of nine hundred and ninety dollars ($990); for five hundred bed spreads, the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000); for three hundred yards of matting, the sum of two hundred and eighty-five dollars. ($285); for the purpose of renewing kitchen and dining room furniture,

the sum of five hundred dollars.

§ 2. The auditor of public accounts is hereby authorized and directed to issue his warrant upon the treasurer of state for said sums, upon the request of the treasurer of said institution, signed by the president and attested by the secretary with the seal of the institution-vouchers to be filed with the auditor of public accounts, approved by the governor, showing that the sums have been properly expended, and for the purpose for which the same was appropriated. APPROVED March 26, 1874.

§ 1. For payment of indebtedness. In force July 1, 1874.

AN ACT to amend section 1 of an act entitled "An act making appropriations for the payment of the indebtedness of the Soldiers' Orphans' Home," approved March 12, 1872.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That section 1 of "An act making appropriations for the payment of the indebtedness of the Soldiers' Orphans' Home," approved March 12, 1872, be amended so as to read as follows: "81. That the sum of fifty thousand and one dollars ($50,001), or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and the same is hereby appropriated for the liquidation of the indebtedness of the Soldiers' Orphans' Home, located at Normal, according to the schedule approved by Hon. James Shaw, chairman of the committee of investigation appointed under the act approved June sixteenth, eighteen hundred and seventyone, with interest thereon as provided in said schedule, but at six per cent. per annum, and up to July first, eighteen hundred and seventytwo, at said rate; and the auditor of public accounts is hereby

directed to draw his warrant for said sums of indebtedness in favor of the parties to whom the same may be due, or their assignees, upon proper vouchers certified by the trustees of the Soldiers' Orphans' Home, or a majority of them, and approved by the governor: Provided, that no indebtedness shall be paid from said fund except that accruing before March first, eighteen hundred and seventy-one: And, provided, further, that the amounts originally due John M. Snyder and John S. Clark, as contained on said schedule, shall not be paid (except such as have been transferred to innocent assignees before the first day of March, eighteen hundred and seventy-one,) until all claims of the institution against each of them has been settled to the satisfaction of the trustees."

APPROVED March 27, 1874.

§ 1. Commissioners to adopt suitable design; amount limited to $25,000.

§ 2. Commissioners and government officers to locate.

§ 3. Amount appropriated, $25,000.
In force July 1, 1873.

AN ACT to provide for building a Soldiers' Monument at the National Cemetery, near Mound City.

WHEREAS the federal government has purchased a plat of ground near Mound City, and has caused to be buried there the remains of five thousand one hundred and sixty-three brave men, who fell in defending the principles of the constitution; and whereas, in said cemetery many of the sons of Illinois sleep their last sleep; and whereas, it is but a just and fitting tribute to their memory that the state of Illinois should erect upon said grounds a suitable monument: therefore,

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the governor appoint three commissioners, whose duty it shall be to adopt a suitable design and plan for a monument to be erected upon the grounds of the national cemetery near Mound City, and such commissioners are, by this act, empowered to receive proposals and contract for the erection and completion thereof: Provided, the same shall not cost to exceed $25,000.

§ 2. The said commissioners are empowered, for and on behalf of the state of Illinois, to confer with the proper officers of the government, and agree upon the site for said monument.

§ 3. For the purpose of meeting the cost of the construction of said monument, the sum of $25,000 is hereby appropriated out of the state treasury, and the auditor of public accounts is hereby authorized to draw his warrant on the state treasurer for said amount, out of any money not otherwise appropriated, upon the certificate of the commissioners appointed under the provisions of this act, from time to time, as may be necessary, during the progress of the work: Provided, no money shall be drawn under the provisions hereof, prior to the first day of April, 1874.

STATE ENTOMOLOGIST.

§ 1. Salary of the State Entomologist. In force July 1, 1874.

AN ACT to appropriate money to pay the salary and expense of publishing the report of the State Entomologist.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, repreented in the General Assembly, That there is hereby appropriated, for the salary of the State Entomologist, the sum of $2,000 per annum, to be paid quarterly to said State Entomologist upon his certifying to the auditor of public accounts that he has performed the duties of the office for the quarter for which the salary is to be paid; and that there be appropriated the further sum of $700, to be used by the State Entomologist for illustrations of his reports for the years 1872 and 1873, and for necessary stationery and postage stamps to be used in his office in the performance of his official duties; and that the auditor of public accounts be authorized to draw warrants on the treasury for the amounts as above specified.

APPROVED March 27, 1874.

STATE GOVERNMENT.

In force July 1, 1873.

AN ACT making an appropriation for the payment of the Officers and Members of the next General Assembly, and for the salaries of the Officers of the State Gov

ernment.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That there be and is hereby appropriated a sum of money sufficient to pay the officers and members of the next general assembly, and the salaries of the officers of the state government, at such rate of compensation as is now or hereafter may be fixed by law, until the expiration of the first fiscal quarter after the adjournment of the next regular session of the general assembly. APPROVED May 3, 1873.

§ 1. Deficiency prior to January 13, 1873. In force April 29, 1873.

AN ACT to provide for the expenses of the State Government prior to the 13th day of January, 1873, and to cover deficiency in appropriations therefor. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the following sums be and the same are hereby appropriated, out of any moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be paid to the parties herein named, upon the warrants of the auditor, upon account of bills of particulars certified by the secretary of state, and approved by the governor, as follows, to-wit:

To H. T. Ives, for wood delivered on contract, the sum of $292 50. To. H. T. Ives, for coal delivered on order of the secretary of state prior to January 13, 1873, the sum of $92 36.

To the Springfield Gas light Company, for gas furnished state house and N. Bateman's office, the sum of $685 63.

To L. H. Coleman, for matting, carpets, etc., furnished, the sum of $1,099 76.

To John Jackson, for services as janitor in basement, and for whitewashing done, the sum of $225 00.

To the Springfield Water Works, for water furnished the state house, the sum of $275 00.

To the Tribune Company of Chicago, for advertising proposals for printing paper, the sum of $185 60.

To M. Halstead & Co., of Cincinnati, for advertising proposals for printing paper, $126 00.

To the Sentinel Company of Indianapolis, for advertising proposals for printing paper, the sum of $26 00.

To the Springfield Savings Bank, for note made by state officers for money to pay contractors for furnishing printing paper, the sum of $10,826 00, with ten per cent. interest from 1st of March, 1873.

To P. W. Harts, for stationery furnished the attorney-general's office, the sum of $56.

To P. W. Harts, for stationery and materials furnished the board of public charities, the sum of $217 10.

To David Doe, for services as engineer for heating apparatus for house of representatives, for paint and painting engineer's room and hauling coal into state house, the sum of $59.

To F. Gerhing, for translating Gov. Palmer's message into German, the sum of $75.

To C. Sampson, for carpenter work and materials furnished in putting in supports to hall of the house of representatives, the sum of $20.

To Fox & House, for hardware and tools furnished, the sum of $46 90. To Nutt & Barkley, for repairing chairs and furnishing mirrors, desks, etc., the sum of $109 50.

To John Williams & Co., for towels, candles, etc., furnished for use of secretary of state's office, the sum of $29 45.

To Frank Carpenter, for labor running steam heating apparatus for house of representatives prior to letting the contract to A. L. Ide, the sum of $12.

To Thomas J. Pickett, Jr., for services rendered as inspector of public printing, the sum of $110.

To Henry Bugg, for queensware, buckets and repairs, the sum of $43 05.

To N. Leroy, for repairing desk locks, furnishing keys, etc., the sum of $74 35.

To Val. B. Hummel, for services and expenses as committee clerk for the twenty-sixth general assembly, the sum of $175.

§ 2. Whereas the appropriations asked for herein are for expenses of the state government under the previous administration, incurred by want of a sufficient appropriation; and whereas, in justice to the parties above named, as creditors of the state, it is necessary that this law should take effect and be in force from and after its passage: therefore it is declared that an emergency exists, and this law shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

§ 1. Deficiency until June 30, 1873. In force April 11, 1873.

AN ACT to provide for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the State government heretofore incurred and unprovided for, and until the 30th day of June, 1873.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the following appropriations, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and the same are hereby made, to meet the ordinary and contingent expenses of the state government, until the thirtieth (30th) day of June, 1873:

First-The sum of $3,000, subject to the order of the governor, for defraying all such expenses as are unforeseen by the general assembly, and not otherwise provided for by law; payment to be made from time to time, upon bills of particulars, upon the order of the governor.

Second-The sum of $800, for postage, stationery, telegraphing, furniture, repairs of office, and other incidental expenses, for the use and benefit of the governor's office; payment to be made upon bills of particulars, certified by the governor.

Third-The sum of $5,000, for incidental expenses incurred by the secretary of state in the discharge of his duties, viz: postage, stationery, expressage, furniture and repairs of office. Also, for pay of two extra clerks, and four extra janitors and one messenger, from the 13th day of January, 1873, so long as they may be necessarily employed during the present session of the general assembly, at a rate not exceeding $5 per day for clerks, $3 per day for janitors, and $4 per day for messenger; payment to be made upon bills of particulars, certified by the secretary of state, and approved by the governor.

Fourth-The sum of $600 to the state treasurer, for postage, expressage, telegraphing, stationery, and other incidental expenses of his office; payment to be made upon bills of particulars, certified by the state treasurer, and approved by the governor.

Fifth-The sum of $500, for postage, stationery, telegraphing, expressage, and other incidental expenses, in the office of the adjutantgeneral; payment to be made upon bills of particulars, certified by the adjutant-general, and approved by the governor.

Sixth-A sum not exceeding $25,000, to pay expenses of state printing and binding; payment to be made from time to time upon weekly estimates, certified to be correct by the commissioners of public printing, and approved by the governor.

Seventh-A sum not exceeding $15,000, to pay for the purchase of stationery, furniture and other articles, including payment of rent for committee rooms and janitors for both houses, heating apparatus for senate chamber, and for labor performed, furnished or done upon the authority of either branch of the general assembly, by resolution or otherwise, and upon the order of the secretary of state, or other state officer, duly authorized; payment to be made upon bills of particulars, certified by the secretary of state, and approved by the governor.

Eighth-A sum not exceeding $10,000, to pay the cost of printing paper furnished for the use of the twenty-eighth general assembly; payment to be made upon bills of particulars, certified by the secretary of state, and approved by the governor.

Ninth-The sum of $841, for necessary incidental expenses incurred by the superintendent of public instruction in the discharge of his duties, viz: Special clerical services, rent of office, postage, stationery,