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Adjutant General and approved by the Governor and the Treasurer shall pay the same out of any moneys not otherwise appropriated.

APPROVED (except as to amounts vetoed in my veto message of this date), June 29th, 1915.

* I hereby certify that the foregoing Act, as printed above, except the words and figures in brackets, is a correct copy of House Bill No. 641 as enrolled and submitted to the Governor for his approval. The Governor vetoed all of the sum contained in the item marked with a star (*), to wit: "8th Infantry, Chicago, $75,000.00." in excess of the sum of $60,000.00, by which action the total appropriation for the purposes stated in the Act is reduced from $99,600.00 to $84,600.00.

LEWIS G. STEVENSON, Secretary of State. GOVERNOR'S VETO MESSAGE.

STATE OF ILLINOIS, EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, SPRINGFIELD, June 29, 1915.

To the Honorable, the House of Representatives of the General Assembly of Illinois:

I return herewith, House Bill No. 641, "An Act making appropriation of additional sums for the completion of armories now under construction." In section 1, item: "Eighth Infantry, Chicago, $75,000.00." I approve this item in the sum of $60,000.00 and veto and withhold my approval of all of the sum in said item in excess of said $60,000.00. Respectfully submitted,

E. F. DUNNE, Governor.

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(SENATE BILL No. 515. APPROVED JUNE 29, 1915.)

AN ACT in relation to procuring of site and for the erection of an armory for the use of the organization of the Illinois National Guard at Kankakee.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That a commission, consisting of the Adjutant General and the regimental commander of the organization for which an armory is to be erected as hereinafter provided for in this Act, is hereby constituted, with full power to carry out the provisions. of this Act, as hereinafter set forth.

§ 2. It shall be the duty of the commission named in section 1 of this Act to meet and organize a soon as practicable after the taking effect of this Act by electing a president and a secretary.

§ 3. It shall be the duty of said commission to select suitable site, and procure, in the name of the State of Illinois, title to the site so selected, for the erection of an armory for the use of the following organization of the Illinois National Guard: Company L, 3rd Infantry. All title deeds shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State.

§ 4. After said commission shall have selected site for the erection of said armory above provided for in section 3 of this Act, and acquired, in the name of the State of Illinois, title to such site so selected, it shall be the duty of said commission to exercise the general management, control and supervision of all matters pertaining to the erection and construction of said armory, and shall make and let all contracts necessary fully to construct, build and erect with such armory.

5. In order to carry out the provisions of this Act, there is hereby appropriated the following sum for securing site and for the erection of said armory, that is to say: For Company L, 3rd Infantry, Kankakee, $75,000.00 *[$60,000.00].

§ 6. The Auditor of Public Accounts is hereby authorized and directed to draw his warrant on the Treasurer for the sums herein specified, upon the presentation of proper vouchers, certified to by the Adju-tant General, and approved by the Governor, and the Treasurer shall pay the same out of any moneys not otherwise appropriated.

APPROVED (except as to amount vetoed in my veto message of this date), June 29th, 1915.

I hereby certify that the foregoing Act as printed above, except the figures in brackets, is a correct copy of Senate Bill No. 515 as enrolled and submitted to the Governor for his approval. The Governor vetoed all of the sum contained in said Act in excess of $60,000.00, by which action the appropriation for the purpose stated in the Act is reduced from $75,000.00, as printed above, to $60,000.00. LEWIS G. STEVENSON, Secretary of State.

GOVERNOR'S VETO MESSAGE.

To the Honorable, the Senate of the General Assembly of Illinois:

STATE OF ILLINOIS, EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, SPRINGFIELD, June 29, 1915.

I return herewith Senate Bill No. 515, "An Act in relation to procuring of site and for the erection of an armory for the use of the Organization of the Illinois National Guard at Kankakee."

I approve in the sum of $60,000.00 the item of $75,000.00 therein contained and veto and withhold my approval of all of the sum in said item in excess of said $60,000.00.

Respectfully submitted.

E. F. DUNNE, Governor.

NATIONAL GUARD AND NAVAL RESERVE-ARMORY BUILDINGS AND SITES, UNEX

PENDED BALANCES.

§ 1. Reappropriates unexpended balances of appropriations heretofore made.

(HOUSE BILL No. 626. APProved June 28, 1915.)

AN ACT to re-appropriate the unexpended balance of appropriations made by an Act entitled, "An Act in relation to procuring of sites and for the erection of armory building for the use of the Illinois National Guard and Illinois Naval Reserve and making an appropriation therefor," approved June 9, 1911, in force July 1, 1911, and a further Act entitled, "An Act in relation to procuring of sites and for the erection of armory buildings for the use of the Illinois National Guard and making appropriation therefor, and for the purchase of sites and armory buildings at Kewanee and Morrison, Illinois," approved June 28, 1913, and in force July 1, 1913, and a further Act entitled, "An Act making an appropriation of additional sums for the completion of armories now under construction," approved June 25, 1913, in force July 1, 1913, and a further Act entitled, "An Act making an appropriation of the proceeds of the sale of the building and lands now owned by the State of Illinois and used for an armory by the 2nd Regiment, Illinois National Guard," approved June 21, 1913, in force July 1, 1913.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That there be and is hereby appropriated the unexpended balance of appropriations made for the several purposes specified in an Act entitled, "An Act in relation to procuring of sites and for the erection of armory building for the use of the Illinois National Guard and Illinois Naval Reserve, and making an appropriation therefor," approved June 9, 1911, in force July 1, 1911, and a further Act entitled, "An Act in relation to procuring of sites and for the erection of armory buildings for the use of the Illinois National Guard and making appropriation therefor, and for the purchase of sites

and armory buildings at Kewanee and Morrison, Illinois," approved June 28, 1913, and in force July 1, 1913, and a further Act entitled, "An Act making an appropriation of additional sums for the completion of armories now under construction," approved June 25, 1913, in force July 1, 1913, and a further Act entitled, "An Act making an appropriation of the proceeds of the sale of the building and lands now owned by the State of Illinois and used for an armory by the 2nd Regiment, Illinois National Guard, approved June 21, 1913, in force July 1, 1913, the appropriation hereby made being for the several purposes expressed in said Acts to be paid out of the State treasury for said purposes and in the manner in said Acts provided. The appropriation hereby made shall be in addition to any appropriation heretofore or hereafter made for said purposes respectively.

APPROVED June 28th, 1915.

NATIONAL GUARD AND NAVAL RESERVE-ARMORY BUILDING AND SITE,

§ 1. Commission created.

§ 2 Officers of commission.

§ 3. Duties of commission-site-title.

MONMOUTH.

§ 4. Supervision of construction-contracts.

§ 5. Appropriates $50,000 for erection of armory. § 6. How drawn.

(HOUSE BILL NO. 841. FILED JUNE 19, 1915.)

AN ACT in relation to procuring of site and erection of armory for the use of the Illinois National Guard and making an appropriation therefor.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That a commission consisting of the Adjutant General and the regimental commander of the organizations for which an armory is to be erected, as hereinafter provided for in this Act, is hereby constituted, with full power to carry out the provisions of this Act as hereinafter set forth.

§ 2. It shall be the duty of the commission named in section 1 of this Act to meet and organize as soon as practicable after the taking effect of this Act, by electing one of their number as president and the other as secretary.

§ 3. It shall be the duty of the said commission to select a suitable site and procure in the name of the State of Illinois, title to the site so selected, for the erection of an armory for the use of following respective organizations: Company H, 6th Infantry; Band, 6th Infantry, both at Monmouth: Provided, however, that there shall be donated and deeded. to the State of Illinois suitable ground for a site upon which to erect and construct said armory. The said site to be approved by the said Armory Commission. All title deeds shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State.

§ 4. After said commission shall select a suitable site for the erection of the said armory above provided for in section 3 of this Act, and acquired, in the name of the State of Illinois, title to such site so selected, it shall be the duty of said commission to exercise the general management, control and supervision of all matters pertaining to the erection and construction of said armory and shall make and let all contracts necessary fully to construct, build, and erect such armory.

§ 5. In order to carry out the provisions of this Act there is hereby appropriated the following sum for the procuring of site and erection of said armory, that is to say: For Company H, 6th Infantry, Illinois National Guard and Band, 6th Infantry, Illinois National Guard, both at Monmouth $50,000.00.

§ 6. The Auditor of Public Accounts is hereby authorized and directed to draw warrant on the Treasurer for the sums herein specified upon the presentation of proper voucher, certified to by the Adjutant General and approved by the Governor, and the Treasurer shall pay the same out of any moneys not otherwise appropriated.

FILED June 19th, 1915.

This bill having remained with the Governor ten days, Sundays excepted, the General Assembly being in session, it has thereby become a law.

Witness my hand this 19th day of June, A. D. 1915.

LEWIS G. STEVENSON, Secretary of State.

NATIONAL GUARD AND NAVAL RESERVE-ARMORY BUILDING AND SITE AT

§ 1. Commission created.

§ 2. Officers of commission.

PEORIA.

§ 3. Commission to select site, acquire title and supervise construction of armory-appro priates $50,000-how drawn.

(HOUSE BILL No. 653. APPROVED JUNE 28, 1915.)

AN ACT in relation to procuring of site and erection of armory building for the use of the Illinois National Guard and Illinois Naval Reserve and making appropriation therefor.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That a commission consisting of the adjutant general, regimental commanders of the Illinois national guard and commanding officer, Illinois naval reserve, respectively, for whose organization an armory is to be erected as hereinafter provided for in this Act, is hereby constituted with full power to carry out provisions of this Act as hereinafter set forth.

§ 2. It shall be the duty of the commission named in section 1 of this Act, to meet and organize as soon as practicable after taking effect of this Act by electing out of their number a president and another as secretary.

§ 3. It shall be the duty of said commission to select a suitable site and procure in the name of the State of Illinois, title to site so selected for the erection of an armory for the use of the following respective organizations of the Illinois national guard and Illinois naval reserve, as are now situate in the city of Peoria or may hereafter be there organized, to-wit: Companies H and G, 5th infantry; K, 8th infantry; troop G, 1st cavalry and 8th division, Illinois naval reserve. All title deeds shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State.

After said commission shall have selected a site for the erection of the armory above provided for in section 3 of this Act, and acquired in the name of the State of Illinois, title to such site so selected, it shall be the duty of said commission to exercise the general management, control and supervision of all matters pertaining to the erection and construction of said armory and shall make and let all contracts necessary fully to construct, build and erect such armory.

In order to carry out the provisions of this Act, there is hereby appropriated the following sum for securing site and for the erection of said armory, fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00).

The Auditor of Public Accounts is hereby authorized and directed to draw his warrant on the Treasurer for the sum herein specified, upon the presentation of proper vouchers certified to by the Adjutant General and approved by the Governor, and the treasurer shall pay the same out of any moneys not otherwise appropriated.

APPROVED June 28th, 1915.

NATIONAL GUARD AND NAVAL RESERVE-ORDINARY AND CONTINGENT. 2. How drawn.

§ 1. Appropriates $389,917 per annum for ordinary expenses and $50,000 as emergency fund.

(HOUSE BILL No. 633. APPROVED JUNE 28, 1915.)

AN ACT to provide for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Illinois National Guard and Illinois Naval Reserve.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That the sum of three hundred eighty-nine thousand, nine hundred seventeen dollars ($389,917.00) per annum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated to pay the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Illinois National Guard and the Illinois Naval Reserve.

......$142,386.68

Armory rent, fuel, light, janitor and incidentals
Camp and garrison equipage, clothing and equipment, tools

and instruments

12,540.15

Pay of officers and men for camp and cruise duties under orders of commander-in-chief

62,451.86

Transportation of officers and men

49,431.37

Subsistence officers and men at encampments, practice

marches and cruise duties under orders of commander-inchief ..

31,923.45

Horse hire and forage

20,457.48

Dockage and repairs

337.30

Expense rifle practice (except pay of officers, enlisted men and civilians)

30,153.69

Pay of permanent salaried officers, clerks, enlisted men and civilians

16,313.29

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That the further sum of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) is hereby appropriated as an emergency fund to be used by the Governor in case of emergency when the Illinois National Guard or Illinois Naval Reserve are called into active duty by the Governor to protect the life and property of the citizens of the State. No portion of said sum shall be expended or paid except upon the express order of the Governor.

§ 2. The Auditor of Public Accounts is hereby authorized and directed to draw his warrant for the sum herein specified, upon the presentation of proper vouchers, certified to by the Adjutant General

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