Doorkeepers, etc. Assistant doorkeepers, etc. Pages, compensation. Travel. Chaplains. Expenses of committees. Advertising hearings, etc. Witness fees, etc. Printing and binding. Manual. Publication of bulletin. Senate, stationery. House, stationery. Contingent expenses. For the salaries of the doorkeepers of the senate and house of representatives, and the postmaster, five thousand dollars. For the compensation of assistant doorkeepers and messengers to the senate and house of representatives, a sum not exceeding thirty thousand four hundred dollars. For the compensation of the pages to the senate and house of representatives, a sum not exceeding sixty-one hundred and twenty dollars. For the compensation for travel of the pages to the senate and house of representatives, a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars. For the compensation of the chaplains of the senate and house of representatives, twelve hundred dollars. For authorized expenses of committees of the present general court, including clerical assistance to committees authorized to employ the same, a sum not exceeding thirteen thousand dollars. For expenses of advertising hearings of the committees of the present general court, including expenses of preparing and mailing advertisements to the various newspapers, a sum not exceeding six thousand dollars. For expenses of summoning witnesses, and for fees of such witnesses, a sum not exceeding two hundred dollars. For printing and binding ordered by the senate and house of representatives, or by concurrent order of the two branches, a sum not exceeding fifty-eight thousand dollars. For printing and binding the manual for the general court, under the direction of the clerks of the senate and house of representatives, a sum not exceeding fifty-four hundred dollars. For expenses in connection with the publication of the bulletin of committee hearings, a sum not exceeding nine thousand dollars. For stationery for the senate, purchased by the clerk, a sum not exceeding eight hundred dollars. For stationery for the house of representatives, purchased by the clerk, a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars. For contingent expenses of the senate and house of representatives, and necessary expenses in and about the state house, a sum not exceeding nine thousand dollars. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR SALARIES AND EX- Chap. 2 PENSES IN THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURER AND RECEIVER GENERAL. Be it enacted, etc., as follows: tions. SECTION 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Appropriapriated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth from the ordinary revenue, for the department of the treasurer and receiver general, for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of November, nineteen hundred and sixteen, to wit:For the salary of the treasurer and receiver general, five Treasurer and thousand dollars. receiver For the salary of the deputy treasurer, three thousand Deputy dollars. treasurer. For the salary of the accountant, twenty-five hundred Accountant. dollars. For the salary of the receiving teller, two thousand dollars. Receiving For the salary of the assistant receiving teller, fifteen teller. hundred dollars. Assistant receiving teller. For the salary of the paying teller, two thousand dollars. Paying teller. For the salary of the assistant paying teller, fifteen hun- Assistant dred dollars. paying teller. For the salary of the cashier, twenty-five hundred dollars. Cashier. For the salary of the assistant bookkeeper, fifteen hundred Assistant dollars. bookkeeper. For the salary of the fund clerk, fifteen hundred dollars. Fund clerk. For the salary of the bond clerk, eighteen hundred Bond clerk. dollars. For the salary of the warrant clerk, twelve hundred Warrant clerk. dollars. For the salary of the record clerk, one thousand dollars. Record clerk. For the salary of the stenographer, twelve hundred dol- Stenographer. lars. For the salary of the messenger, one thousand dollars. Messenger. For such additional clerical assistance as may be necessary Clerical for the despatch of public business, a sum not exceeding forty-five hundred dollars. assistance. For incidental and contingent expenses, a sum not ex- Incidental ceeding sixty-five hundred dollars. expenses, etc. Collecting tax on collateral For such expenses as the treasurer and receiver general may find necessary in carrying out the provisions of the act legacies, etc. imposing a tax on collateral legacies and successions, a sum not exceeding six hundred dollars. Preparing, etc., bond sales. For expenses in connection with preparing and advertising bond sales, a sum not exceeding fifteen hundred dollars. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. Approved January 27, 1916. Chap. 3 AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR SALARIES AND EX Appropriations. Commissioner, salary. Deputy commissioner. Second deputy commissioner. Four assistants. First clerk. Second clerk. Supervisors of assessors. Clerical assistance. Contingent expenses. Travelling expenses. Valuation books. Annual report. PENSES IN THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TAX COMMISSIONER Be it enacted, etc., as follows: SECTION 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appropriated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth from the ordinary revenue, for the department of the tax commissioner and commissioner of corporations, for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of November, nineteen hundred and sixteen, to wit: For the salary of the tax commissioner and commissioner of corporations, five thousand dollars. For the salary of the deputy commissioner, three thousand dollars. For the salary of the second deputy commissioner, three thousand dollars. For the salaries of four assistants, eleven thousand dollars. For the salary of the first clerk, twenty-five hundred dollars. For the salary of the second clerk, eighteen hundred dollars. For the salaries of the supervisors of assessors, sixty-eight hundred dollars. For additional clerical and other assistance, a sum not exceeding fifty-one thousand nine hundred dollars. For incidental and contingent expenses, including rent of rooms outside the state house, a sum not exceeding sixteen thousand dollars. For travelling expenses of the commissioner and other officers and employees of the department, a sum not exceeding three thousand dollars. For valuation books for assessors of cities and towns, a sum not exceeding two thousand dollars. For printing and binding the annual report of the table of aggregates, including lists of corporations for the use of assessors, a sum not exceeding two thousand dollars. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR SALARIES AND EX- Chap. 4 PENSES IN THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY-GEN- Be it enacted, etc., as follows: tions. SECTION 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Appropriapriated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth from the ordinary revenue, for the department of the attorney-general, for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of November, nineteen hundred and sixteen, to wit:For the salary of the attorney-general, seven thousand Attorneydollars. general, salary. For the compensation of assistants in his office, and for Assistants, etc. such additional legal assistance as may be deemed necessary, and also for any other necessary expenses, a sum not exceeding forty-eight thousand dollars. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY. Be it enacted, etc., as follows: Chap. 5 Institute of SECTION 1. The sum of one hundred thousand dollars Massachusetts is hereby appropriated, to be paid out of the treasury of the Technology. commonwealth from the ordinary revenue, to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. Approved January 27, 1916. AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE WORCESTER Chap. 6 POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE. Be it enacted, etc., as follows: Polytechnic SECTION 1. The sum of fifty thousand dollars is hereby Worcester appropriated, to be paid out of the treasury of the common- Institute. wealth from the ordinary revenue, to the Worcester Polytechnic Institute, as provided by chapter eighty-seven of the resolves of the year nineteen hundred and twelve. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. Approved January 27, 1916. Chap. 7 AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE REIMBURSE Reimbursement of cities and of taxes on certain land. MENT OF CITIES AND TOWNS FOR LOSS OF TAXES ON LAND Be it enacted, etc., as follows: SECTION 1. The sum of forty-four thousand dollars is towns for loss hereby appropriated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth from the ordinary revenue, for reimbursing cities and towns for loss of taxes on land used for public institutions, during the fiscal year ending on November thirtieth, nineteen hundred and sixteen, as provided by chapter six hundred and seven of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and ten, by chapter four hundred and seventyeight of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and eleven, and by chapter six hundred and forty-eight of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and fourteen. Chap. Premiums on securities purchased for the Massachusetts School Fund. Chap. Appropriations. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. 8 AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE PAYMENT OF PREMIUMS ON SECURITIES PURCHASED FOR THE MASSA- Be it enacted, etc., as follows: SECTION 1. A sum not exceeding five thousand dollars is hereby appropriated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth from the ordinary revenue, for the payment by the treasurer and receiver general of premiums on securities purchased for the Massachusetts School Fund, as provided by section three of chapter forty-one of the Revised Laws. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. 9 AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE SALARIES AND EXPENSES OF THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION. Be it enacted, etc., as follows: SECTION 1. The sums bereinafter mentioned are appropriated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth from the ordinary revenue, for the civil service commission, |