The plans and specifications of the said buildings, Plans and specifextensions, and additions herein provided for, to be cations. drawn under the supervision of the board of trustees of the said hospital, and approved by the State Board of Public Charities, which plans and specifications shall be of the best design for the construction of such buildings, without expensive architectural adorn. ments, and as nearly fireproof as possible, and no changes to be made in said plans of construction without the consent of the Board of Public Charities.

Section 2. The said trustees shall proceed to erect said buildings, additions and extensions, herein provided for, and shall make report to the Board of Public Charities of the amount of money expended by them and the progress made by them in the erection of buildings, quarterly, at least, and oftener if required by the Board. The said trustees shall make, under oath by their president or treasurer, a quarterly report to the Auditor General and the Board of Public Charities, containing a specifically itemized statement of the expenditures for erecting, completing, and furnishing the said buildings, additions and extensions, together with the cash balance on hand at the close of the quarter; and unless such itemized report is made, and approved by the Board of Public Charities, Auditor General, and State Treasurer, the State Treasurer is hereby directed not to pay any more money to the institution for the purpose herein set forth, until such report is made and approved as aforesaid.

Trustees' reports.

It is further provided that a copy of the contracts, Contracts. entered into in accordance with the provisions of this

act, shall be filed with the Auditor General; and any

ances.

unexpended balance on hand at the close of the two Unexpended balfiscal years, shall revert to the State Treasury.

Approved-The 15th day of May, A. D. 1903.

SAML. W. PENNYPACKER.

No. 414.

AN ACT

To provide transportation to Americus, Georgia (Andersonville Confederate Prison), at the time of the dedication of the Pennsylvania Memorial in the National Cemetery, at Andersonville, Georgia, for all the surviving Pennsylvania soldiers who have been confined in the Confederate Prison, at Andersonville, at any time during the War of the Rebellion, and were honorably discharged, and making appropriation therefor.

Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That there shall be provided and furnished, at the expense of the Com

soldiers who were confined in An

dersonville prison,

monwealth, to all surviving, honorably discharged Pennsylvania soldiers, who at any time were confined Transportation for in the Confederate Prison, at Andersonville, Georgia, transportation to cover the distance from the railway. station in Pennsylvania nearest to the place of residence of any such soldier, by the shortest and most convenient route, to Americus, Georgia, and return, with the privilege of such survivors remaining at Americus not less than five days, for the purpose of enabling them to attend the services at the dedication of the monument erected in the National Cemetery, at Andersonville, in memory of the Pennsylvania soldiers who died while confined, during the Civil War, in the prison at that place.

Dedication of monument.

Powers and

duties of the Adjutant General.

Publicity.

Personation of or attempt to personate survivors.

Misdemeanor.

Fine and penalty.

Appropriation.

Unexpended bal

ances.

Section 2. That the Adjutant General of the Commonwealth be, and is hereby, authorized and directed to provide transportation for such survivors, by railway, as aforesaid, to and from Americus, Georgia; and for such transportation he is authorized to pay such sums of money as shall be agreed upon, not exceeding one cent per mile; and the Adjutant General is further authorized to provide all necessary blanks, and establish such rules for the reception of applica tions for transportation, and issue orders therefor to such persons as are entitled to the same under the provisions of this act. The Adjutant General shall employ all necessary and practicable methods to give publicity to this act, that all survivors entitled to transportation under it may apply therefor.

Section 3. That any person who shall personate or attempt to personate any survivor, entitled to transportation under this act, so that by means of such personation or attempt to personate he secures or attempts to secure the transportation to which any survivor of the honorably discharged Pennsylvania soldiers, who at any time were confined in the Confederate prison aforesaid, would be entitled, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, and imprisonment not more than one month, or both, or either, at the discretion of the court.

Section 4. That the sum of five thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and the same is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, to defray the expense of the transportation aforesaid, and the necessary expense incident thereto. Said appropriation to be paid on the warrant of the Auditor General, which shall be issued after the requisition of the Adjutant General therefor. The Adjutant General shall, within sixty days after the dedication of the memorial aforesaid, file with the Auditor General itemized vouchers, showing the particulars of the disbursements under this act. Any unexpended bal

ance of the amount herein appropriated shall be paid back into the State Treasury, on or before June first, one thousand nine hundred and four.

Approved-The 15th day of May, A. D. 1903.

SAML. W. PENNYPACKER.

No. 415.

AN ACT

Making an appropriation to the trustees of the State Hospital for Injured Persons of the Anthracite Coal Region of Pennsylvania, at Fountain Springs near Ashland, Schuylkill county, Pennsylvania.

Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That the following sums of money, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and the same are hereby specifically appropriated to the trustees of the State Hospital for Injured Persons of the Anthracite Coal Region of Pennsylvania, at Fountain Springs near Ashland, Schuylkill county, for the two fiscal years beginning June first, one thousand nine hundred and three, for the following purposes, namely:

Appropriation.

maintenance.

For the salaries of officers and employes, and for Salaries and the support and maintenance of the institution, the sum of ninety thousand dollars, or so much thereof

as may be necessary.

For indebtedness incurred for maintenance, the Deficit. sum of nine thousand dollars, or so much thereof as

may be necessary.

For indebtedness on new building, the sum of one For building deflthousand and ninety-three dollars and forty-seven

cents.

cit.

For new furniture, beds and bedding, and repairs Furniture, etc. of old, the sum of five thousand dollars, or so much

thereof as may be necessary.

etc.

For new boiler and dynamo, and extension of the Boller, dynamo, boiler-house, made necessary by the erection of the new wards, also new laundry machinery, the sum of seven thousand five hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary.

For completing new wards, the sum of twenty-six New wards. thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary.

Provided, That no part of said appropriation herein made for completing the new ward, for men burned by mine explosions, and the equipment and furnishing of the same, shall be paid by the State Treasurer until there shall have been filed with the Auditor Gen

Proviso.

eral plans and specifications of said building, approved by the State Board of Charities, and of all the equipment and furniture therefor, together with contracts in writing, in satisfactory form, with good and sufficient sureties, duly executed by responsible contractors for the entire erection, completion, equipment and furnishing of said building in accordance with the terms of this act; and the final payment of said appropriation shall be withheld until the Auditor General shall be satisfied, by personal inspection by officials of his department, that the terms of this act have been complied with, and that the said building has been completed, equipped and furnished, ready for use, within the amount of the said appropriation.

And it is further provided, That the trustees shall, after the passage of this act, for three consecutive weeks, and yearly thereafter for the same length of time, commencing on the first Monday of September, advertise in three newspapers of general circulation for bids to furnish all needed supplies for the year be ginning January first, next ensuing. Said trustees shall furnish promptly, on application, to all persons desiring to bid, an itemized list of the kind and probable amount required. The Board of Trustees shall, at a stated meeting, open such bids, and award the contract for supplies to the lowest responsible bidder, taking such security for the faithful performance of such contract as they may deem necessary. The said appropriation to be paid monthly, on the warrant of the Auditor General on a settlement made by him and the State Treasurer, but no warrant shall be drawn on settlement made until the trustees of said institution shall have made, under oath, to the Auditor General, a report containing a specifically itemized statement of the cost of said improvements during the previous month, with the cash balance on hand and the same is approved by him and the State Treasurer, nor until the treasurer shall have sufficient money in the treasury, not otherwise appropriated. to pay the monthly instalment due said institution. Unexpended balances of sums appropriated for specific purposes shall not be used for other purposes, whether specific or general, and shall revert to the State Treasury at the close of the two fiscal years.

Approved-The 15th day of May, A. D. 1903. SAML. W. PENNYPACKER.

No. 416.

AN ACT

To provide for the investigation of the diseases of domestic animals, and making an appropriation therefor.

Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That the sum of twen- Appropriation. ty-five thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and the same is hereby specifically appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not other

diseases of do

wise appropriated, for the purpose of conducting in- Investigation of vestigations concerning the causes, nature, treatment, mestic animals. and prevention of the diseases of the domestic animals of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; and especially for the investigation of tuberculosis of cattle, and of Especially tuberimproved measures planned to check or repress this culosis of cattle. disease, with the object of discovering new facts, which may be applied advantageously and profitably by the owners of live stock and those engaged in the care and rearing of animals.

Section 2. That such investigation shall be made by and under the direction of the State Live Stock Sanitary Board and the said Board is hereby authorized to make such provision for and conduct such work of investigation as is deemed necessary for the purpose of discovering the most efficient, economical and practical means of avoiding and suppressing the diseases of the domestic animals of this Commonwealth, and the practical deductions from such work shall upon the order of the Secretary of Agriculture be published as a part of the annual report of the Department of Agriculture or as bulletins from said Department.

Provided, however, That all expenses incurred under the provisions of this act shall first be approved by the Governor and the Secretary of Agriculture. The said appropriation is to be paid upon the warrant of the Auditor General on the presentation of speci fically itemized vouchers and the written approval of the Governor and Secretary of Agriculture as herein provided.

Approved-The 15th day of May, A. D. 1903.
SAML. W. PENNYPACKER.