Show I Y t TO i GENEROUS SUM f 1 t Bills Introduced in Legislature t Providing for Entertain Entertainment tr 4 ment of Old Soldiers c STATE AID TO TOBE BE GIVEN J 1 i PROVISION MADE FOR EXPENDI EXPENDITURE TURE OF w a f I i t BUI were introduced yesterday in the th f een te and house providing for an ap appropriation api i j of for the entertain entertainment f I j ment of or the tile veterans of the Grand Grandt t Army of the Republic on the occasion I cf of the annual encampment j in S Lake next August The bill was wast t introduced in the senate by Senator E ET ET 11 i T of or Weber who is a prom prominent prominent j j G A R fl man and in the house by b Reps Onil Thompson of Millard county j In the senate senaie the bill was referred to the committee on appropriations and claims and the committee on state af nf faits fahe acting jointly and in the house hou e ei i to the appropriations committee The i I hll in the senate is No 72 fa and nd in the house No 85 The contents of the tho bills I are art the same me II In Ja his to the legislature Gov Governor GO GOern ern or William Spry recommended a It lib liberal liberat eral erat appropriation in these those words q It tt will be distinguished honor hono honorI d I ing e coming August to entertain i IM t national encampment of i the Grand Army Arm of the Republic There is no Ito word that I can offer that will h add to o 0 your feelings f ot of patriotism and andt t state pride In making makinI provision for j welcoming housing and entertaining I this army arm of veterans and I am sure that the request request for state aid in making i this lik encampment a magnificent success AU s will a spontaneous and generous a 1 f response r from the legislature th I L recommend a genero appropriation tion for tor the coming national G C A R n nI t I Ii encampment The Tho bill as introduced d in each house I follows I The Grand Army Bill BillI I ti Section 1 Whereas herms The na national nai I i t tl nal encampment of the Grand Army Arm of oft t the Republic will be held In the city and county of ot Salt Lake state of ot Utah dur during duri during i tl ing the week commencing Aug 9 1909 4 f and andI 4 1 I Whereas The p of ot the state of tt ti Utah llah remember with pride and gratitude i rC tie valiant and pa trie tic services which i the members of ot the Grand Army of or the 1 Republic rendered to the government of 1 the United States in the hour of or trial und find are re us of ot extending to them a l cordial c and fitting reception on the tha occa occasion f p lon sion of or the national encampment now 1 therefore the governor of the state of i I Utah and the executive committee organ organized i bed ed for the purpose of conducting said p j fi encampment are hereby u tet a n board of co commissioners ml loners for the f tate of Utah to receive from the state stated and rd d to tD n expend the money appropriated by this hIlt act ct for the purpose of making suit sult suitable t able ahiA ibl preparations for the reception and I entertainment of the Grand Army of the L Republic at the national en encampment 4 to be held as aforesaid t To Appropriate a See Sec 1 There Is hereby appropriated out outa a f of any an moneys ir I the treasury not other otherwise r wise appropriated the sum eum of i y 4 Ii dollars to Be e expended by b said bot bed oL d of commissioners for the tho 1 purposes named in accordance with such i rules and regulations as the board may mayad mayI I adopt ad pL I Sec 3 The Tha auditor of the state shall I draw his warrant or warrants upon the th 1 J fund hereby appropriated upon the order 1 of said board of oC commissioners counter I t t by the governor and the same mall be paid by the state treasurer to top t p Ii the treasurer of said aId executive committee a Sec se I t The Th treasurer of said exec I committee shall execute a bond to the peo pee people 4 t pie file of the state of Utah in the penal sum f of at seventy venty thousand thou and dollars con conditioned I c for the faithful performance of oft t I the tite duties of such treasurer and the t t proper r payment of said money mone with sure surety suret f t I ty t or sureties to be approved by the got gov governor go goti i of the state of ot Utah Sec Sc 5 S The said board of commissioners shall as soon as practicable after the ad adjournment I d I j of said eald national encampment make to the governor a full report of its l proceedings and disbursements together a p f with proper vouchers 1 1 a Sec ec 6 This act shall take effect on ap apI I |