such fund can be made available as aforesaid the treasurer shall loan to the said department, out of any moneys not otherwise appropriated, upon the warrant of the governor, the sum of five thousand dollars per annum for two years from this date, which sum shall be refunded to the treasury by the 1st day of March, 1879.

Ratified the 12th day of March, A. D. 1877.

ACT OF 1891.

[Laws of North Carolina, 1891, ch. 555, p. 611.]

AN ACT Relating to the bureau of immigration.

The general assembly of North Carolina do enact:

SECTION 1. That it shall be the duty of the commissioner of agriculture, assisted by the clerk of the board of agriculture, to perform all the duties heretofore performed by the commissioner of immigration and the commissioner shall be known as the commissioner of agriculture and immigration and shall be allowed for said service one hundred and fifty dollars per annum out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.

SEC. 2. That at its first meeting after the passage of this act the board of agriculture shall enforce this act by appropriate action. SEC. 3. That this act shall be in force from and after its ratification. Ratified 9th day of March, A. D. 1891.

ACT OF 1905.

[Laws of North Carolina, 1905, ch. 421, p. 427.]

AN ACT To repeal chapter 525, Public Laws of 1891, relating to bureau of immigration.

The general assembly of North Carolina do enact:

SECTION 1. That chapter 555, Public Laws of 1891, be, and the same is hereby, repealed.

SEC. 2. That this act shall be in effect from and after its ratification.

In the general assembly read three times and ratified this the 4th day of March, A. D. 1905.

ACT OF 1907.

[Laws of North Carolina, 1907, ch. 924, p. 1314.]

AN ACT To promote and encourage the immigration of a desirable class of trained, industrious, and economical farmers and other laborers to the State of North Carolina.

The general assembly of North Carolina do enact:

SECTION 1. That for the purpose of aiding the farmers and other employers of labor in North Carolina in the proper tilling and cultivation of their farms and filling the need being felt each year by

them from the rapidly decreasing supply of laborers on account of the number of young men and other laborers leaving the farms and going to the towns, seeking employment in factories and other industries, the department of agriculture, immigration, and statistics shall prepare and keep for distribution illustrated literature containing all necessary information as to mines, minerals, forest, soils, climates, waters, water powers, fisheries, mountains, industries, and all other such information as may be best adapted to advertise the attractions and advantages which this State affords to immigrants, and shall make illustrative exposition thereof whenever practicable in this or foreign countries.

SEC. 2. That said department shall be authorized in the interest of desirable immigration to employ an agent or agents at such points in this or any foreign country as it may deem expedient or desirable.

SEC. 3. That the agent or agents herein authorized be empowered to make such arrangements with steamship companies and immigration agencies in this country and abroad as may best serve the interests of our people in bringing desirable immigration to the State, the necessary expenditure being made within the annual appropriation herein provided for this purpose: Provided, That nothing herein shall prohibit said agent or agents acting without fee as the agent of such citizens of the State who, through the department of agriculture, immigration, and statistics, wish to meet excess expenses of bringing desirable immigrants for farm or other lands, or for any industrial purpose of whatever nature.

SEC. 4. That for carrying out the purposes of this act the department of agriculture is hereby empowered to use annually, for the period of five years from the ratification of this act, a sum not exceeding five thousand dollars, to be set aside from the funds of said department, and, if necessary, to further draw upon the state treasury for an equal sum, to be set aside from any funds in said treasury not otherwise appropriated.

SEC. 5. That efforts to secure immigrants shall be confined to the United States, Canada, and other nations of Teutonic, Celtic, or Saxon origin, and that only a desirable class of immigrants be so secured: Provided, That the counties of Brunswick, Bladen, Columbus, New Hanover, Onslow, Pender, Pasquotank, Surry, Dare, Hyde, Martin, Washington, Tyrrell, Pamlico, Beaufort, Lenoir, Carteret, Craven, Pitt, Montgomery, Camden, Currituck, and Duplin shall be excepted from the restrictions contained in this section, and the department is hereby authorized and empowered to exercise its discretion in securing desirable immigration to the aforesaid counties, and may extend its operations to any country, other than southern Italy, whose inhabitants are adapted to climatic and other conditions existing in the aforesaid counties and who are otherwise desirable as immigrants.

SEC. 6. That this act shall be in force from and after its ratification. In the general assembly read three times and ratified this the 11th day of March, A. D. 1907.

NORTH DAKOTA.

DIGEST OF IMMIGRATION AND ALIEN LAWS.

Act of 1899 (an act to promote immigration).-The act of 1899 provides for the appropriation of $500 annually, to be used by the commissioner of agriculture and labor in issuing maps and other printed matter for the purpose of promoting and inducing immigration. A verified statement of all expenses shall be filed with the state auditor.

Act of 1905 (an act making an appropriation for carrying into effect provisions of law relating to the duties of the commissioner of agriculture and labor).-The act of 1905 creates a fund of $20,000 to be expended in collecting, compiling, publishing, and distributing data pertaining to the general resources, advantages, and characteristics of the State, its people, and its institutions. The commissioner of agriculture and labor is charged with the duty of presenting to the public the information essential for convincing homeseekers and investors of the attractive opportunities offered to them in the State. The information shall relate to mining, milling, farming, stock raising, industries, schools, population, drainage, irrigation, available lands, and other facts of interest and import.

Act of 1907 (an act making an appropriation for carrying into effect provisions relating to the duties of the commissioner of agriculture and labor).—The act of 1907 was passed to continue the work performed by the department of agriculture and labor, which has been instrumental in inducing many hundreds of people to locate in this State through the methods it has employed. The act recites that "we believe it our duty to refute misrepresentations (of North Dakota) and to continue to labor for the best interests of the State and employ all honorable and legitimate efforts to induce immigration and to continue the good work of industrial progress and commercial development." Twenty thousand dollars is appropriated for that purpose.

IMMIGRATION AND ALIEN LAWS.

ACT OF 1899.

[Laws of North Dakota, 1899, ch. 101, p. 141.]

AN ACT To promote immigration.

Be it enacted by the legislative assembly of the State of North Dakota:

SECTION 1. There is hereby appropriated, annually, the sum of five hundred dollars, or so much thereof as shall be needed, out of the general funds of the state treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be used by the commissioner of agriculture and labor in getting

out maps and other printed matter for the purpose of promoting and inducing immigration into the State of North Dakota.

SEC. 2. The commissioner of agriculture and labor shall make a verified and itemized statement of his expenses and disbursements incurred under the provisions of this chapter and file the same with the state auditor, who shall thereupon issue his warrant on the state treasurer therefor.

SEC. 3. Whereas an emergency exists in that no adequate provision exists for the promotion of immigration, this act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval.

Approved, March 6, 1899.

ACT OF 1905.

[Laws of North Dakota, 1905, ch. 26, p. 35.]

AN ACT Making an appropriation for carrying into effect provisions of law relating to the duties of the commissioner of agriculture and labor.

Whereas the State of North Dakota is preeminently an agricultural State, and the most should be made of the fact; that a published statement of its resources should be made and distributed of what an investor and homeseeker wants to know, giving the personal experiences of farmers, stock growers, mechanics, professional and business men; and

Whereas such report should include in general terms a statement of the resources of the State, with up-to-date statistical information compiled from reliable sources, such as county auditors, boards of trade, and commercial clubs, which report should show the number of flouring mills, coal mines, and the output of each, with a résumé of each county as to population, the number and names of its cities and towns, the number of inhabitants of each, the different industries, the number of business houses, etc.; also the acreage and yield of all cereals, number and different classes of live stock, total amount of wheat grown, number of creameries, amount of milk consumed in the manufacture of butter and cheese, kinds and qualities of grasses and forage plants grown, together with a topographical description of each county, the date of its organization, its financial condition, its railroad facilities, and the state of its development, and such other general information as would be of general and particular value to persons seeking locations for future settlement; and

Whereas there is now a bill pending before the legislature relating to the question of irrigation, statistics should be published giving all information obtainable upon this subject, as well as that relating to the question of drainage and whether the same is being carried on or in contemplation by the Government, State, or private means; and Whereas it would be of great benefit to the State to have published statistics regarding the shipment of live stock and all information connected with the same gathered from breeders and live stock men in the State, giving their experience and the results of such experience; and

Whereas no State in the Union presents so great an opportunity of receiving benefits from this class of advertising and no State in the Union presents as great opportunities for the poor man to secure