paper, and other paper for the use of the State, whether for printing or otherwise, shall specify, as near as may be, the kinds, quality, and quantity required and shall also specify the size and weight per ream of each kind required.

Any bidder may propose to furnish any one, more than one, or all of the classes of printing paper and stationery specified in the advertisement.

SEC. 57. DELIVERY:] All printing paper purchased pursuant to this Act shall be delivered to the Superintendent of Printing or to his order, in good order, free from all and every charge or expense and subject to the inspection, count, weight, measurement, and tests of the Superintendent of Printing, whether delivered to the Superintendent of Printing at the Capitol at Springfield or to his order; the Superintendent of Printing shall charge himself with and be accountable for all paper purchased and delivered for public use: Provided, however, if upon the order of the Superintendent of Printing, paper is delivered to any contractor and accepted by such contractor the responsibility of the Superintendent of Printing for the safe keeping of such paper so delivered and accepted shall thereupon cease and the contractor shall thereupon be held as the insurer of the safekeping of such paper: And, provided, further, if upon the order of the Superintendent of Printing any paper is delivered to and accepted by any officer, board, commission, institution, or department the responsibility of the Superintendent of Printing shall thereupon cease. All stationery purchased pursuant to this Act shall be delivered to the Secretary of State, who shall keep a stock sufficient to supply the needs and requirements of the State.

SEC. 58. ACCEPTANCE.] The Superintendent of Printing shall compare every lot of paper delivered by any contractor with the standard of quality fixed upon by him prior to receiving bids, and shall not accept any paper which does not conform to the standard so fixed, in every particular. In case of difference of opinion between the Superintendent of Printing and any contractor for paper respecting its quality, the matter of difference shall be determined by the Governor, who may call to his assistance a disinterested expert, and the decision of the Governor shall be final as to the State of Illinois.

SEC. 59. MAXIMUM PRICE.] The maximum price of all paper mentioned in section 56 of this act shall be five per centum greater than the market price of such paper at wholesale in the city of Chicago at the time of making the contract, and no contract shall be made at any higher rate.

SEC. 60. APPROPRIATIONS.] All appropriations made by the General Assembly for printing, binding, printing paper, cover paper, and other paper and stationery, respectively, shall be made to the Superintendent of Printing and on and after July 1, 1917, and thereafter shall be based upon estimates to be furnished the Superintendent of Printing by each State officer, board, commision, institution and department. Such appropriations shall specify, separately for each office, board, commission, institution, or department, the maximum amount such office, board, commission, institution, or department shall be entitled to for printing, binding, printing paper, cover paper, and other paper and stationery, respectively. No officer, board,· commission, institution, or department shall be entitled to any printing, binding, printing paper, cover paper, or other paper, or stationery, respectively, in excess of the amount appropriated for such respective purposes for each respective public authority.

SEC. 61. ADJUSTMENT OF ACCOUNTS.] The contractor for any or either class or sub-class of public printing or binding shall, respectively, deliver to the Superintendent of Printing with his respective bill for printing or for binding, as the case may be, a copy of each document or other matter charged for in his bill, except blank books and other similar work for which no duplicates are made. In his bill the contractor shall name each job printed or bound, the number of copies of each job printed or bound, the number of impresions of press work in each job, the number of ems of plain composition or of tabular work, the cost of folding, stitching, binding, and other mechanical operations, if any, the extra charges, if any, and also the kind and quantity of paper or binding, as the case may be, used in each job.

SEC. 62. VERIFICATION OF ACCOUNTS.] Every bill for work done or material furnished shall be presented to the Superintendent of Printing, who

shall carefully examine and compare the same with the contract for such work or the furnishing of such materials and the vouchers and orders relating thereto. If any error is found in the account, the Superintendent of Printing shall correct the same and return the account to the contractor. If the account is found to be correct, or when it has been corrected, the Superintendent of Printing shall certify the same to the Governor for approval. Upon the approval of the bill by the Governor, the Auditor of Public Accounts shall draw his warant for the payment thereof out of any moneys which may from time to time be appropriated for that purpose.

If any conflict of opinion shall occur betwen the Superintendent of Printing and the contractor concerning any bill for printing, the matter shall be determined and adjusted by the Governor, as against the State, who for that purpose, may call to his aid and assistance a competent expert.

SEC. 63. REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT.] The Superintendent of Printing shall, biennially and at such other times as may be required by the Governor report to the Governor the exact condition and the quantity and cost of all printing, binding, lithographing, engraving, printing and other paper, and stationery; a detailed statement of all proposals and contracts entered into for doing any work or furnishing materials; of all payments ordered made under his certificate during the time covered by the report of the quantity or work ordered done and materials furnished, with a general classification thereof, for the General Assembly and for each office, board, institution, commission, and department, and a detailed statement of each account with the General Assembly and public officials; and such other matters connected with the administration of his department as may be in his possession.

SEC. 64 OFFICE AND STORE ROOM.] It shall be the duty of the appropriate officer to provide the Superintendent of Printing adequate rooms in the capitol building at Springfield for his necessary office.

SEC. 65. TRANSFER OF PROPERTY AND RECORDS.] All of the property, records, documents, and papers in the office of the Printer Expert shall, upon the taking effect of this Act, be transferred and delivered to the Superintendent of Printing. It shall be the duty of the Secretary of State and the commisioners of State contracts to deliver and surrender such property, records, documents, and papers as is in his or their custody or under his or their control pertaining to State contracts for printing and binding of the State. Upon the taking effect of this Act all the officers and employees in the office of the Printer Expert shall be and become employees under the Superintendent of Printing under the same conditions as they are now employed and subject to his direction, supervision, and control.

FUEL CONTRACTS.

SEC. 66. ADVERTISING FOR BIDS.] Between the first Monday in July and the first Monday in August, A. D. 1916, the Secretary of State shall advertise at Springfield, in one of the daily papers published in that city, for proposals to furnish fuel for the use of the State at the heating and lighting plant at Springfield from the first day of October next ensuing until the thirtieth day of June, A. D. 1917; and in the month of May, A. D. 1917, and every two years thereafter, the Secretary of Satte shall advertise as above provided for proposals to furnish fuel for the use of the State at the heating and lighting plant at Springfield for the term of two years from the first day of July then next ensuing.

Contracts for fuel shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder. The Secretary of State, with the consent and approval of the Governor, may reject any and all bids.

SEC. 67. CONTRACTS.] Bids for furnishing fuel for the use of the State shall be publicly opened by the Secretary of State; and contracts therefor shall be publicly awarded by the Secretary of State in the presence of and subject to the approval of the Governor, and in accordance with all the provisions of this Act relating to the opening of bids and award of contracts for printing and binding, except as provided in this section. Such contracts shall be prepared and entered into by the Secretary of State, as representing the State of Illinois, and with the approval thereon in writing of the Governor, and the successful bidder.

SEC. 68. MAXIMUM PRICES.] The maximum prices for fuel shall be as follows: For hickory wood, $6 per cord; for all other kinds of wood, $5 per cord; for coal, $2.50 per ton.

SEC. 69. RECEIVING FUEL-ACCOUNT.] On the delivery of any fuel the Secretary of State shall examine the same as to quality and quantity; and if he finds the same to be in accordance with the contract he shall give his receipt therefor, and if it is not according to the contract shall reject it. He shall keep an account of fuel delivered to him and by him furnished to the State house and the several offices to which fuel may be furnished.

SAVINGS AND REPEAL.

SEC. 70. EXISTING CONTRACTS NOT AFFECTED.] Nothing in this Act contained shall be construed to alter, abrogate, affect, or impair any contract heretofore entered into with any State contractor by the Commissioners of State contracts with the approval of the Governor,, but such contracts shall in all respects be carried out in accordance with the law under which they were, respectively, awarded. In case, however, this Act makes provision for the purchase of materials or the doing of work for which no contract has heretofore been awarded, then the Superintendent of Printing, or Secretary of State, as the case may be, shall at once award such contracts in accordance with the provisions of this Act.

AMENDMENT No. 2.

Amend section seventy-four (74), page thirty-eight (38), of printed Senate Bill No. 247, by striking out line one and line two and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "The following Acts and parts of Acts, and all laws or parts of laws which are inconsistent with this Act, or any provision thereof, are hereby repealed."

AMENDMENT No. 3.

Amend section seventy-four (74), page thirty-eight (38), of printed Senate Bill No. 247, by striking out in line one the figures "74," and inserting in lieu thereof the figures "71."

The question being, "Shall the report of, and the amendments reported from, said committee be adopted?" it was decided in the affirmative.

The question then being, "Shall the bill, as amended, be engrossed and printed for a third reading?" it was decided in the affirmative.

By unanimous consent, Mr. Harding, from the Committee on Revenue and Finance, to whom was referred a bill, Senate Bill No. 452, for "An Act to amend an Act entitled, 'An Act to authorize cities having a population of less than 50,000 to establish and maintain by taxation public parks,' approved May 13, 1907, in force July 1, 1907, as subsequently amended by Act approved June 26, 1913, by amending the title thereto and section one (1) thereof, and adding two sections,' Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill do pass and that it be ordered to a first reading.

Under the rules, the bill was ordered to a first reading, and was immediately taken up and read at large a first time, and ordered to a second reading.

By unanimous consent, on motion of Mr. Roos, Senate Bill No. 309, a bill for "An Act to amend section 25 of 'An Act to revise the law in relation to counties,' approved and in force March 31, 1874, as amended by subsequent Acts,"

Was recalled from the order of third reading to the order of second reading for amendment.

Mr. Roos offered the following amendment to the bill, which was adopted:

AMENDMENT No. 1.

In line 40, after the words "incorporated town," insert the following words: "in which any dedication of land for highways, streets or alleys shall be made."

The question then being, "Shall the bill be engrossed and printed as amended for third reading?" it was decided in the affirmative.

On motion of Mr. Coleman, Senate Bill No. 417, a bill for "An Act to amend an Act entitled, 'An Act to establish and maintain a laboratory for the production of hog cholera serum and other biological products for free distribution to the live stock producers of the State of Illinois, and making an appropriation therefor,' approved June 10, 1909, in force July 1, 1909, by amending the title thereto, section 1 thereof, and by adding seven (7) new sections,"

Having been printed, was taken up and read at large a second time. Mr. Coleman offered the following amendments to the bill, which were adopted:

AMENDMENT No. 1.

Amend printed Senate Bill No. 417, by striking out section 3a and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

"SEC. 3a. The Governor shall by and with the advice and consent of the Senate appoint a director of said State Biological Laboratory who shall hold office for a term of four years and until his successor shall be appointed. He shall have the management and control of said laboratory. He shall receive a salary of three thousand (3,000) dollars per year. Said director shall on application furnish said serum to any person for use within his own herd only, together with specific instructions for use of same at the approximate cost of manufacture and such cost shall be stated on the package."

AMENDMENT No. 2.

Amend printed Senate Bill No. 417, by inserting in section 3c, page two, after the words "hog cholera," in line four the following: "it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to sell, offer for sale or distribute in any manner any hog cholera serum, except such as shall be certified by the United States Bureau of Animal Industry, and except upon compliance with the provisions hereof."

The question then being, "Shall the bill as amended be engrossed and printed for a third reading?" it was decided in the affirmative.

On motion of Mr. Woodard, Senate Bill No. 335, a bill for "An Act to amend section 3 of an Act entitled, 'An Act to establish Appellate Courts,' approved June 2, 1877, in force July 1, 1877,"

Having been printed, was taken up and read at large a second time, And the question being, "Shall the bill be engrossed and printed for a third reading?" it was decided in the affirmative.

On motion of Mr. Bardill, Senate Bill No. 439, a bill for "An Act to amend sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 14, 21, 22, 24, 25, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 48, 51, 55, 56, 57, and 58, and to add certain new sections to be known and designated as sections 9-a, 21-a, 40-b, 42-a, and 58-a, of an Act entitled, 'An Act for the conservation of game, wild fowl, birds, and fish in the State of Illinois, for the appointment of a commission and staff for the enforcement thereof,' and to repeal certain Acts relating thereto, approved June 23, 1913, in force July 1, 1913, and Acts amendatory thereof, and to repeal certain section thereof, and an Act therein named,"

Was taken up and read at large a second time,

Mr. Bardill from the Committee on Fish and Game, offered the following amendments to the bill which were ordered printed, and the bill remain on second reading for consideration.

AMENDMENTS TO PRINTED SENATE BILL NO. 439.

AMENDMENT No. 1.

In the title strike out all therein after the words "a bill" and insert in lieu thereof the following:

For an Act to amend sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 14, 21, 22, 24, 25, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 48, 51, 55, 56, 57 and 58, and to add certain new sections to be known and designated as sections 9-a, 21-a, 40-b, 42-a, and 59-a, of an Act entitled, "An Act for the conservation of game, wild fowl, birds and fish in the State of Illinois, for the appointment of a commission and staff for the enforcement thereof," and to repeal certain Acts relating thereto, approved June 23, 1913, in force July 1, 1913, and Acts amendatory thereof, and to repeal a certain section thereof, and an Act therein named.

AMENDMENT No. 2.

Strike out all after the enacting clause in said bill and insert in lieu thereof the following:

That sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 14, 21, 22, 24, 25, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 48, 51, 55, 56, 57 and 58, of an Act entitled, "An Act for the conservation of game, wild fowl, birds and fish in the State of Illinois, for the appointment of a commission and staff for the enforcement thereof," and to repeal certain Acts relating thereto, approved June 23, 1913, in force July 1, 1913, and Acts amendatory thereof, be amended and that there be added thereto certain sections to be known and designated as sections 9-a, 21-a, 40-b, 42-a, and 59-a, and which amended sections and added sections shall read as follows:

SECTION 1. That within thirty days after this Act shall take effect the Governor of the State, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint three persons to be called and known as the State Game and Fish Commission, referred to and designated hereafter in this Act as the commission. One member of the commission shall be designated by the Governor as the president of the commission, who shall be the executive officer of the commission. It shall be the duty of the commission to conserve and propagate the game, wild fowl, birds and fish of the State, to secure the enforcement of all the statutes of the State for the preservation and propagation of game, wild fowl, birds and fish and bring, or cause to be brought, actions and proceedings in the name of the People of the State of Illinois, to recover any and all fines and penalties provided for in such laws relating to game, wild fowl, birds and fish, and to prosecute all violators of said statutes.

SEC. 2. To carry out the provisions of this Act, the commission shall have the power to appoint six (6) wardens and eighty (80) deputy wardens, who shall serve continuously and shall devote their entire time to said offices. All wardens and deputy wardens shall be subject to the control of the commission; and the commission shall also have the power to employ such other officers, agents and employees as it may deem necessary for the efficient conduct of its business. In addition to the wardens, and deputy wardens herein provided for, all constables in this State shall be ex officio special deputy wardens, who shall receive no salary per diem or expenses as such, but who shall receive in addition to the fees and mileage provided by law, one-half of all the fines recovered for violation of this Act in case where they have filed the complaint.

SEC. 3. The president of the commission shall receive an annual compensation of $4,000, the remaining two members of the commission shall each receive an annual compensation of $3,000. The six (6) wardens provided for herein shall each receive an annual compensation of $1,500. The eighty (80) deputy wardens provided for herein shall each receive an