deemed guilty of a felony, and, upon conviction thereof, confined in the penitentiary of this State not less than one nor more than three years. Passed Senate February 20, 1900. Passed House of Representatives, with an amendment, March 10, 1900. Became a law, without approval of Governor, March 23, 1900. Resolutions. No. 1. RESOLUTION providing for the purchase of Official Manuals for the use of members of General Assembly and for dis- Official Manuals. tribution to certain officials. Be it resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: § 1. That the State Librarian be, and the same to purchase. is hereby authorized and directed to purchase, at State Librarian not exceeding one dollar per copy, four hundred copies of a book entitled "Official Manual" for the use of the court, State and county officials and General Assembly of the State of Kentucky, by Miss Pauline Helm Hardin, which book contains the Constitution, index and annotated, the standing committees of both Houses, the rules of the Contents. Senate and rules of the House of Representatives, the joint rules, the name and postoffice address of the members of the General Assembly and directory of the State officials, and chief officials of the United States, and the several States, of the sev eral territories of the Union and other valuable information. She will furnish the members of the General Assembly and such officials thereof as To whom furnmay be designated by the presiding officer of the Houses respectively with a copy of each of the same, and will furnish the State officials with copies thereof, and send a copy thereof to the clerk ished. Emergency clause. of the county court of each county in the State, to be kept in his office. She will furnish to each State and territory in the Union a copy of said book in exchange for similar books from said States and territories. § 2. There being no printed copies of the rules and committees of the General Assembly an emergency is declared and this resolution shall take effect from and after its adoption. Approved February 28th, 1900. Auditor directed and mileage. No. 2. RESOLUTION directing the Auditor of Public Accounts to pay the members and officers of the General Assembly for the entire time they have been in session both at Frankfort and in Louisville, together with the mileage at fifteen cents per mile while going to and from the session at Louisville. Whereas, The Auditor of Public Accounts has to pay per diem failed to pay the members and employes their per diem for six days and whereas they had to travel a distance of miles by reason of the proclamation of Governor Taylor, for which they have secured no mileage; therefore, Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatires: That the said members and employes are hereby allowed their lawful per diem for said six days and fifteen cents per mile for the distance traveled from Frankfort to Louisville and return, and that the clerks issue certificates to the mem bers for same and that the auditor draw his war rant on the treasurer for said amounts. Approved March 13th, 1900. No. 3. RESOLUTION for the benefit of W. T. Voires, J. M. Thomas and L. H. Carter. Whereas, The Senate of Kentucky, at the last session of the General Assembly, appointed W. T Expenses incurred Voires, J. M. Thomas and L. H. Carter a commit by committee to investigate unitee to investigate the systems of the various States form text books. of the Union relating to the subject of uniform text-books for common schools, and to gather information upon said subject, and report same to this General Assembly; and Whereas, Said committee did make said investigation at their own expense, and did purchase a number of text books used in various States having a uniform system of text books, which books have been submitted by said committee to this General Assembly; and Whereas, Said committee did in other ways incur expenses amounting in all to the sum of one hundred and twenty-five dollars; therefore, Be it resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: Appropriation to pay expenses of § 1. That the sum of one hundred and twentyfive dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropri ated to reimburse said W. T. Voires, J. M. Thomas committee. and L. H. Carter for the expenditures made by them as above set out, and the auditor of public accounts is hereby directed to draw his warrant Emergency clause. upon the treasurer for said sum of one hundred and twenty-five dollars, payable to the order of W. T. Voires. § 2. Whereas, said expenditures were made by the members of said committee from their own private funds; and whereas, they should be immediately reimbursed, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, and this resolution shall take ef fect and be in full force from and after its approval by the Governor. No. 4. Approved March 13, 1900. Appropriation to RESOLUTION appropriating money to reorganize, extend the organize and equip State guard. Amount appro- priated. of. organization and equip the State Guard and recover the . possession of State's munitions of war. Be it resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: $1. That there is hereby appropriated and set apart the sum of one hundred thousand dol lars or so much thereof as may be necessary to be expended under the supervision of Hon. J. C. W. Beckham, Governor of Kentucky, and to be paid out upon his written orders by the treasurer out of any money not otherwise appropriated for the purpose of reorganizing, extending the organization and equipping the State guard and recovering the possession and control of all cannons, gatling guns, small fire arms and other munitions of war belonging or entrusted to the control and cus tody of the Commonwealth of Kentucky now in the possession or under the control of W. S. Tay |