SEC. 4. The commissioner of said bureau shall receive an annual salary of three thousand dollars, and the chief clerk an annual salary of fifteen hundred dollars.

SEC. 6. The commissioner may employ such assistants and incur such expense as may be necessary in the discharge of the official duties of said bureau, provided such expense, including pay of commissioner, chief clerk, and assistants, shall not exceed six thousand dollars in each year. Such assistants shall be paid for their services such compensation as the commissioner may deem just; but no such assistant shall be paid more than four dollars per day in addition to his necessary traveling expenses.

SEC. 7. A census of the inhabitants of the State shall be taken on the 1st day of May, A. D. 1895, and every ten years thereafter under the direction of the commissioner of the bureau of agriculture, labor, and industry, and shall contain a special enumeration of the number of voters residing in each ward of the several cities, each town, and each county.

SEC. 8. In taking census the following particulars shall be ascertained and enumerated in the separate columns of the schedule, to wit:

First. Dwelling houses numbered in the order of visitation.
Second. Families numbered in the order of visitation.
Third. Name of each person in the family or dwelling.
Fourth. Age of each person, one year old and upward.
Fifth. Sex of each person.

Sixth. Color of each person, whether white, black, mulatto, Mongolian, or Indian.

Seventh. Place of birth, naming State, Territory, or country.
Eighth. Condition, whether single, married, or widowed.

Ninth. Profession, trade, or occupation of every person over fifteen years of age.

Tenth. Persons over twenty years of age who can not read or write. Eleventh. Whether deaf and dumb, blind, insane, idiotic, pauper, or convict.

Twelfth. Ratable polls.

Thirteenth. Legal voters.

Fourteenth. Naturalized voters.

The census shall be taken by such of the deputies of the several counties as said commissioner shall appoint, or assistants appointed by said commissioner under the provisions of the following section.

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SEC. 20. This act shall take effect from and after its passage.
Approved, February 17, 1893.

RESOLUTION OF 1893.

[Montana State Laws, 1893, p. 224.]

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION No. 1.-Joint resolution relating to the immigration of paupers, criminals, and dependent persons.

Be it resolved by the senate of the State of Montana, the house of representatives concurring, That the senate and house of representatives of the State of Montana respectfully request the Congress of

the United States and the legislative assemblies of the several States to enact laws establishing a uniform policy of immigration from foreign nations, and of immigration from State to State, of persons who are dependent upon charity and are of idle or vicious habits.

Resolved, That the secretary of the State of Montana be requested to transmit copies of the foregoing resolution to the presiding officers of the Congress of the United States, to each of the Senators and the Representatives from this State, and to the governors of the several States of the United States.

Approved, March 1, 1893.

ACT OF 1897.

[Montana State Laws, 1897, p. 110.]

AN ACT To repeal sections 760, 761, 762, 763, 764, 765, 766, 767, 768, 769, 770, 771, 772, 773, 774, 775, 776, and 777, being all of article 22, chapter 3, title 1, part 3. of the Political Code of Montana, and to substitute therefor sections 760, 761, 762, 763, 764, 765, and 766 relating to the establishment of a bureau of agriculture, labor, and industry, and specifying the powers, duties, and salary of the commissioner thereof.

Be it enacted by the legislative assembly of the State of Montana: SECTION 1. Section 760 shall read as follows:

SEC. 760. A bureau of agriculture, labor, and industry is hereby established for this State whose executive officers shall be a commissioner appointed by the governor, and a chief clerk who shall be appointed by the commissioner. The term of office of the commissioner shall be for four years, and he may be removed by the governor for incompetence, neglect, or malfeasance in office. The commissioner shall execute a bond in the penal sum of five thousand dollars, to be approved by the governor, and to be filed with the state auditor for the faithful performance of his duties.

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SEC. 2. Section 761 shall read as follows: "

SEC. 761. The commissioner shall collect, assort, and arrange, systematize, and present in an annual report to the governor on or before the 1st day of December in each year, statistical details relating to all departments of labor and industry in the State of Montana, especially in relation to the agricultural, commercial, mining, manufacturing, educational, and social interests and sanitary condition of the laboring classes and to the prosperity of all the productive industries of the State.

SEC. 4. Section 763 shall read as follows:

SEC. 763. The commissioner of said bureau shall receive an annual salary of twenty-five hundred dollars and the chief clerk an annual salary of fifteen hundred dollars.

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SEC. 6. Section 765 shall read as follows:

SEC. 765. The commissioner may incur such expenses as is necessary in the discharge of the official duties of said bureau, provided that such expense, including pay of commissioner and chief clerk, shall not exceed the amount appropriated therefor in each year.

ACT OF 1909.

[Montana State Laws, 1909, ch. 70, p. 91.]

AN ACT To increase the duties of the commissioner of the bureau of agriculture, labor, and industry; to provide for the collection and compilation of statistics for the use of said bureau, by counties and by chambers of commerce, commercial bodies, farmers' institutes, cooperative societies of farmers, state federated trade unions, and other industrial associations of promotive character; to provide for the publication and publicity of such statistics; to provide for appropriations by counties and by the State to meet the expenses incurred in the furtherance of such purposes; and to provide for the appointment and salary of an assistant clerk for said bureau.

Be it enacted by the legislative assembly of the State of Montana: SECTION 1. The commissioner of the bureau of agriculture, labor, and industry shall prepare reports from the data, cuts, and statistics on file in his office or submitted to him as hereinafter provided. Such reports shall furnish reliable information upon one or more of the following topics, to wit:

Upon the agricultural, commercial, mining, manufacturing, labor, or other industrial resources of the State, or upon the educational and social interests or sanitary conditions of the people of the State. Such reports shall be published in such form and quantity as in the judgment of the commissioner may be deemed expedient and practicable. Reports so prepared by the commissioner, or prepared and delivered to him as hereinafter provided, shall be by him sent to such parts of the United States as in the opinion of the commissioner would secure the greatest benefit, considering the character of the information contained in the report. All reports sent out by the commissioner shall bear a certificate thereon to the effect that the same are issued by authority of the State of Montana. The commissioner shall open correspondence with bureaus of emigration, boards of trade, and other organizations in the United States who are willing to assist in disseminating information in regard to the climate, productive, commercial, industrial, and labor resources of Montana. He shall also provide for a liberal distribution of such reports at state and county fairs throughout the United States, and at all expositions of a national character. To secure the distribution by the bureau of local advertising matter in the manner hereinafter provided, the manuscripts of all reports, pamphlets, and statistics so compiled must be submitted to the commissioner and approved by him.

SEC. 2. The commissioner shall annually, on the 30th day of November, submit a complete itemized account to the governor, showing all the business of the bureau for the year and all expenditures made during such period.

SEC. 3. The commissioner shall have authority to appoint in addition to the chief clerk now provided for by law an assistant clerk at a salary of eighteen hundred dollars per annum, to be paid in the same manner as other salaries are paid.

SEC. 4. There shall be appropriated for the purpose of paying the expenses incurred under this act the sum of five thousand dollars for the year 1909 and five thousand dollars for the year 1910.

SEC. 5. The board of county commissioners of any county of the State, upon receiving a petition signed by at least fifty resident freehold taxpayers whose names appear on the last assessment books of the county, is authorized to make an appropriation, as hereinafter provided, from the general fund of the county. Said petition shall specifically state the class or classes of industries of said county that the petitioners desire to advertise, and the appropriation shall be limited to the purposes stated in the petition.

Said appropriations shall not exceed the following amounts, to wit: In counties of the first class, fifteen hundred dollars; counties of the second class, thirteen hundred dollars; counties of the third class, one thousand dollars; and all counties below the third class, eight hundred dollars.

SEC. 6. The board of county commissioners of counties where appropriations have been made in accordance with section 5 of this act, may appoint some suitable person to gather data and statistics and compile and have printed pamphlets or folders of the size and character provided for in section 1 of this act. When so prepared, said pamphlets or folders may be sent to the commissioner of agriculture, labor, and industry for the purpose of distribution by him in the manner provided for in section 1 of this act, and it shall be his duty to so distribute the same, provided he gives his approval thereof, as required by section 1 of this act.

SEC. 7. Chambers of commerce, commercial clubs, farmers' institutes, cooperative societies of farmers, state federated trade unions, and other industrial associations of promotive character are hereby authorized to furnish to the commissioner of the bureau of agriculture, labor, and industry pamphlets or folders of the size and character mentioned in section 1 of this act, for the purpose of distribution by him in the manner provided for in section 1 of this act, and it shall be his duty to so distribute the same: Provided, He gives his approval thereof, as required by section 1 of this act: And provided further, That the commissioner of said bureau may require the society or association to furnish the funds necessary to pay postage or express charges for distributing the same.

SEC. 8. Counties and the societies provided for in section 7 of this act in sending matter to the said bureau for distribution may designate any specific locality, city, or society to which they desire the same sent, otherwise the same shall be distributed by the commissioner in the manner provided for in section 1 of this act.

SEC. 9. The bureau of agriculture, labor, and industry shall not be used by any country, society, association, person, or corporation to aid or further the importation of alien labor or laborers of any kind to work during industrial disputes between employer and employee, and nothing in this act shall be construed to permit, encourage, or allow the importation of any laborers or employees under contract at any time.

SEC. 10. All acts and parts of acts in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

SEC. 11. This act shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval.

Approved, March 4, 1909.

NEBRASKA.

DIGEST OF IMMIGRATION AND ALIEN LAWS.

Act of 1864 (an act to incorporate the Nebraska Immigrant Association).-The Nebraska Immigrant Association was incorporated to exploit the advantages, resources, and climate of Nebraska and to assist in the State's development.

Act of 1870 (an act to provide for a board of immigration, to define their duties and powers, and for other purposes).—The act of 1870 created a board of immigration commissioners, consisting of five members. A state superintendent of immigration shall be selected by the board. Four agents shall be appointed to assist in the proposed work, promoting all matters connected with the immigration interests of the State. The general objects of the board are to settle the lands and develop the resources of the State.

Act of 1871.-An act supplementary to the act of 1870 was passed in 1871 to provide minor changes in the methods of administering the affairs of the board of immigration.

Act of 1873 (an act to reconstruct the state board of immigration and to provide for a bureau of immigration).-A bureau of immigration is created by the act of 1873 under supervision of three commissioners of immigration elected biennially by the legislature. One of the commissioners shall become superintendent of immigration and shall act as practical director of the affairs of the bureau. He shall be assisted by a secretary. The board shall publish and distribute literature and utilize all other practicable measures to facilitate the ingress of desirable immigrants.

ACT OF 1864.

[Laws of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Nebraska, 1864, p. 232.]

AN ACT To incorporate the Nebraska Immigrant Association.

Be it enacted by the council and house of representatives of the Territory of Nebraska:

SECTION 1. That Alvin Saunders, Dwight J. McCann, Cornelius O'Connor, John C. Denser, Theodore Hill, Lewis Allgewahr, John P. Becker, S. Bowen, Henry Grebe, Frederick Hedde, P. W. Hitchcock, Francis A. Hoffman, T. M. Marquette, A. S. Paddock, H. Rohwer, Frederick Rennur, and Augustus Roeder, their associates and successors, be, and they are hereby, constituted and created a body corporate and politic, under the name and style of Nebraska Immigration Association, and by that name and style to remain in perpetual succession, with full power of making contracts, of suing and being sued, of pleading and being impleaded, of having a common seal, and of making such rules and regulations for its government