a home at so small a cost with assurances that he can not make only a living, but money as well, as in the State of North Dakota; and

Whereas there is and has been for some years past carried on by re departments of agriculture of other States and countries a system of advertising the benefits to settlers in seeking homes in these parts, whose advantages are inferior to ours, but who, because of the dissemination of literature of the character herein referred to, have been reaping benefits that naturally belong to the State of North Dakota, because of her superior natural advantages in these regards; and

Whereas the legislative assembly has just enacted into a law a provision providing for the sale of the lands belonging to the State held for the purpose of constructing a state capitol; and

Whereas it is the policy of the State that its lands belonging to public institutions should be sold as fast as possible, with proper regard to the same being sold at their proper market value; and

Whereas there still remains unsold of the lands donated by Congress to the agricultural college, 87,326 acres; to the asylum for the blind, 20,392 acres; for the deaf and dumb, 26,616 acres; hospital for the insane, 12,780 acres; industrial school, 27,000 acres; normal schools, 52,083 acres; reform school, 27,511 acres; scientific school, 26,327 acres; school of mines, 26,674 acres; soldiers' home, 27,000 acres; university, 56,169 acres; common school and indemnity fund, 2,100,000 acres; and state capitol, 59,111 acres, making a grand total of lands held by the State for the benefit of these institutions of 2,548,989 acres, which may be acquired on conditions practically as favorable to the homeseekers as by filing on Government homesteads; and

Whereas it would be of great commercial value to the State to have these lands occupied by actual settlers, and the great advantages they offer to homeseekers should be advertised so as to give the greatest publicity possible to their advantages, and the moneys to be raised from the sale of capitol lands should be accumulated as fast as can be done with proper regard for the value of the lands; and

Whereas the different railroad companies operating lines in this State have agreed to cooperate with this State in the dissemination. of all literature that may be prepared by the State and have agreed to mail the same at no expense to this State and have agreed to work with the State by means of their departments of immigration and publicity in the work herein referred to, which said offer is hereby accepted and the services of the said immigration agencies of the different railroad companies is hereby requested; therefore

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

SECTION 1. There is hereby appropriated out of any money in the hands of the treasurer not otherwise appropriated the sum of twenty thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary to carry into effect all laws relating to the publication of the advantages offered to settlers and investors for lands in the State of North Dakota.

SEC. 2. All expenditures by the commissioner of agriculture and labor for the carrying out the provisions of law for which this appropriation is made shall, before being contracted for or incurred, be approved by the governor.

SEC. 3. Whereas there are now no funds in the hands of the treasurer available for carrying out of the provisions provided for in this act, therefore an emergency exists and this act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval.

Approved March 15, 1905.

ACT OF 1907.

[Laws of North Dakota, 1907, ch. 31, p. 25.]

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

Whereas our agricultural department during the past two years has extensively and beneficially advertised the resources and advantages of the State of North Dakota through the many letters it has published in eastern newspapers, the literature it has distributed, the exhibits it has made at the different state fairs; and

Whereas the said agricultural department has been instrumental in inducing many hundreds of people to locate in this State through the methods it has employed; and

Whereas many false, sensational, and detrimental reports have been published lately in the eastern newspapers and periodicals and promulgated semiofficially, calculated to work injury to the good name of North Dakota and retard immigration to this State; and

Whereas we believe it to be our duty to refute these misrepresentations and 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; therefore

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

SECTION 1. There is hereby appropriated out of any moneys in the hands of the treasurer not otherwise appropriated the sum of twenty thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to carry into effect all laws relating to the publication of the advantages offered to settlers and investors for lands in the State of North Dakota.

SEC. 2. An emergency exists in that there are now no funds in the hands of the treasurer available for carrying out the provisions provided in this act, therefore this act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval.

Approved March 4, 1907.

OHIO.

DIGEST OF IMMIGRATION AND ALIEN LAW.

Act of 1863 (an act to provide for the establishment of a commission in the city of Cincinnati to encourage immigration and to prevent fraudulent practices against immigrants to the State of Ohio).-The governor shall appoint a commissioner of immigration for a term of four years without compensation. It shall be his duty to furnish to immigrants information about the advantages, resources, and advantages of the State, and also about any other matters for their protection against impositions. He shall collect and furnish data about the salable lands of the State. He shall keep a record of immigrants seeking information. Five hundred dollars shall be appropriated for the purposes stated.

IMMIGRATION AND ALIEN LAW.

ACT OF 1863.

[Ohio Laws, 1863, p. 96.]

AN ACT To provide for the establishment of a commission in the city of Cincinnati to encourage immigration and to prevent fraudulent practices against immigrants to the State of Ohio.

Be it enacted by the general assembly of the State of Ohio:

SECTION 1. That the governor shall appoint and commission a commissioner of immigration, who shall be a citizen of the State, and shall hold his office for the term of four years from the date of his commission, and shall receive no compensation from the State for his services.

SEC. 2. It shall be the duty of said commissioner to give the immigrants the necessary information in relation to the soil and climate of the State, and the various branches of business advantageously to be pursued therein, and the most expedient and cheapest route by which the immigrant can reach the various parts of the State, and to give such further information as will protect immigrants from many impositions often practiced upon them.

SEC. 3. It is hereby made the duty of said commissioner to ascertain where lands within this State are held for sale by the State, corporations, or private persons, and to aid as far as possible in the disposal of said lands to proper persons, on moderate terms, and for which purpose he shall gather and post in a book, detailed information in relation to such lands, for the benefit of all such immigrants who may call upon him for the purpose of locating in this State.

SEC. 4. The commissioner aforesaid may cause an advertisement of his official duties, with so much of this act as he may see fit, and

such information as he may deem advisable, together with a direction to his place of business, to be printed in the English and German language, and to be placed in a conspicuous place at the different termini of all public carriers in the State of Ohio; and any person or persons refusing to permit the same to be thus posted, or hindering the same, or in any manner defacing the same, after it shall have been thus posted, shall, upon conviction thereof before any justice of the peace or police court, be fined in any sum not less than five nor more than twenty-five dollars for each and every such offense.

SEC. 5. It shall be the duty of the commissioner to keep a register, in which the name of all immigrants calling upon him or consulting him shall be registered, their nationality, age, place of destination, and the branches of business intended to be pursued by them.

SEC. 6. Said commissioner shall procure a seal, upon which shall be engraved the arms of the State of Ohio, and the words "commissioner of immigration," which seal, together with all official registers and papers, shall be handed over to his successor.

SEC. 7. The following sum of money is hereby appropriated out of any moneys in the state treasury not otherwise appropriated, to carry out the objects of this act, the sum of five hundred dollars, to be expended under the direction of the governor, in a publication of a description of the State in English, German, and such other languages as the governor shall deem advisable, in the purchase of maps and books to be used in the office of the commissioner, to pay the rent of an office, and purchase of a seal to be used by said commissioner.

SEC. 8. The said commissioner shall have power to administer oaths and take depositions, and in the performance of such duties shall be governed by the same laws and entitled to the same fees as notaries public now are or hereafter may be.

SEC. 9. That said commissioner shall furnish a bond of ten thousand dollars; the sufficiency of said bond shall be certified by a judge or justice of the peace.

SEC. 10. The governor shall have power to remove said commissioner for inefficiency and misconduct in the discharge of the duties of his office, and in case of death, resignation, or removal, to appoint some proper person in his place.

SEC. 11. This act shall take effect from its
April 12, 1863.

passage.

OREGON.

DIGEST OF IMMIGRATION AND ALIEN LAWS.

Act of 1874 (an act to provide for the appointment of a board of immigration commissioners in this State and for the appointment of honorary commissioners in other States of the United States and foreign countries. In 1874 a statute was enacted, empowering the governor to appoint a board of five immigration commissioners in this State and to appoint honorary commissioners in other States of the United States and in foreign countries. The board shall have power to formulate plans and regulations for the State's interest. The honorary commissioners are authorized to invite immigration and to act for the State in circulating information as to the resources of the State. No compensation shall be allowed.

Act of 1885 (an act for the appointment of a board of immigration commissioners).-By the act of 1885 a board of immigration commissioners, consisting of five members, serving without compensation, was created. The governor shall appoint the commissioners. Five thousand dollars a year is appropriated "for the purpose of disseminating such trustworthy and accurate information regarding the resources of Oregon and the inducements offered as shall tend to locate a desirable class of immigration upon lands in this State and for paying expenses incurred by the commissioners."

IMMIGRATION AND ALIEN LAWS.

ACT OF 1874.

[Oregon Laws, 1874, p. 113.]

AN ACT To provide for the appointment of a board of immigration commissioners in this State, and for the appointment of honorary commissioners in other States of the United States and in foreign countries.

Be it enacted by the legislative assembly of the State of Oregon: SECTION 1. That the governor is hereby authorized to appoint a state board of immigration, to consist of five members, to act without salary or other compensation, who shall have power to adopt their own rules and working regulations for the transaction of their business, but no rules to have force of law so as to affect third persons.

SEC. 2. That the governor is hereby also authorized to appoint honorary commissioners in foreign countries and in the various States of the United States to invite emigration to this State, and to act for the State of Oregon in circulating information as to the resources of this State, and who shall act without salary or other compensation.

SEC. 3. As this act is deemed of great public importance it shall become a law immediately after its approval by the governor. Approved October 28, 1874.

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