For incidental and contingent expenses in the depart- Expenses. ment of the auditor, a sum not exceeding fifteen hundred dollars. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR SALARIES AND EX PENSES IN THE DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE Be it enacted, etc., as follows: Chap. 6 tions. SECTION 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Appropriapriated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth from the ordinary revenue, for the purposes specified, for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of November, nineteen hundred and eight, to wit: For the salary of the secretary of the commonwealth, Secretary. five thousand dollars. For the salary of the first clerk in the secretary's depart- First clerk. ment, twenty-five hundred dollars. For the salary of the second clerk in the secretary's de- Second clerk. partment, twenty-two hundred dollars. For the salary of the chief of the archives division in the Chief, archives secretary's department, two thousand dollars. division. For the salary of the cashier in the secretary's depart- Cashier. ment, a sum not exceeding twelve hundred dollars. assistance and For messengers and such additional clerical assistance Clerical as the secretary may find necessary, a sum not exceeding messengers. twenty-eight thousand five hundred dollars. For incidental and contingent expenses in the secretary's Expenses. department, a sum not exceeding four thousand dollars. and parchment. etc., of records. For the purchase of parchment for the engrossment of Purchase of acts and resolves, a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars. For the arrangement and preservation of state records Arrangement, papers, a sum not exceeding four thousand dollars. For postage and expressage on documents to members of Postage, etc. the general court, and for transportation of documents to free public libraries, a sum not exceeding three thousand dollars. For furnishing cities and towns with ballot boxes and Ballot boxes. for repairs to the same, a sum not exceeding two thousand dollars. Counting apparatus. Regimental histories. Preservation of town records. Chap. Appropriations. Ballot law commission. Expenses. Chap. For the purchase of apparatus to be used at polling places in the canvass and count of votes, a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars. For the purchase of histories of regiments, batteries and other military organizations of the Massachusetts volunteers who served in the civil war, a sum not exceeding two thousand dollars. For expenses in connection with the preservation of town records of births, marriages and deaths previous to the year eighteen hundred and fifty, a sum not exceeding fifteen thousand dollars. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. 7 AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES OF THE BALLOT LAW COMMISSION. Be it enacted, etc., as follows: SECTION 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appropriated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth from the ordinary revenue, for the purposes specified, for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of November, nineteen hundred and eight, to wit: For the compensation of the ballot law commission, a sum not exceeding fifteen hundred dollars. For expenses of the said commission, a sum not exceeding one hundred and fifty dollars. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. 8 AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE DREDGING OF Dredging Dorchester bay. DORCHESTER BAY. Be it enacted, etc., as follows: SECTION 1. The sum of eighty-five hundred dollars is hereby appropriated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth from the ordinary revenue, for the purpose of dredging Dorchester bay, between Savin Hill and Commercial Point west of the present channel, as authorized by chapter four hundred and eighty-eight of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and seven, the same to be in addition to any amount heretofore appropriated for this pur pose. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE CONSTRUC- Chap. 9 TION OF A STONE BREAKWATER OFF THE TOWN OF REVERE. Be it enacted, etc., as follows: of a breakwater of Revere. SECTION 1. The sum of ten thousand dollars is hereby Construction appropriated, to be paid out of the treasury of the com- off the town monwealth from the ordinary revenue, for the construction of a stone breakwater off the town of Revere, as authorized by chapter ninety-nine of the resolves of the year nineteen hundred and six, the same to be in addition to any amount heretofore appropriated for this purpose. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE WORCESTER Chap. 10 POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE. Be it enacted, etc., as follows: Polytechnic SECTION 1. The sum of ten thousand dollars is hereby Worcester appropriated, to be paid out of the treasury of the com- Institute. monwealth from the ordinary revenue, to the Worcester Polytechnic Institute, as provided by chapter one hundred and nine of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and five. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. Approved January 22, 1908. AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE MASSACHU- Chap. 11 SETTS STATE FIREMEN'S ASSOCIATION. Be it enacted, etc., as follows: State Fire SECTION 1. The sum of fifteen thousand dollars is Massachusetts hereby appropriated, to be paid out of the treasury of the men's Assocommonwealth from the ordinary revenue, for the Massa- ciation. chusetts State Firemen's Association, as provided by chapter one hundred and seventy-one of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and six. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. Chap. 12 AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR SUNDRY SINKING Appropriations. Harbor Im- Metropolitan Parks Loan FUNDS. Be it enacted, etc., as follows: SECTION 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appropriated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth from the ordinary revenue, to make good deficiencies in certain sinking funds, being the estimate of the treasurer and receiver general, to wit: For the Harbor Improvement Loan Sinking Fund, the sum of thirty-six hundred and ninety-eight dollars. For the Metropolitan Parks Loan Sinking Fund, Series Sinking Fund, Two, (one half), the sum of thirty thousand seven hundred and thirty-one dollars. Series Two. Medfield In- Loan Sinking Prisons and Loan Sinking State High way Loan For the Medfield Insane Asylum Loan Sinking Fund, the sum of twenty-eight thousand eight hundred and sixtyfour dollars. For the Prisons and Hospitals Loan Sinking Fund, the sum of seventy-one thousand four hundred and seventythree dollars. For the State Highway Loan Sinking Fund, the sum of Sinking Fund. eighty-four thousand one hundred and sixty-eight dollars. For the State House Loans Sinking Fund, the sum of eighty-six thousand and two dollars. State House Massachusetts War Loan For the Massachusetts War Loan Sinking Fund, the Sinking Fund. sum of nineteen thousand eight hundred and twenty dol State highway serial bonds. Suffolk county court house serial bonds. lars. To provide for the payment of state highway serial bonds, due April first, nineteen hundred and eight, thirtytwo thousand dollars. To provide for the payment of Suffolk county court house serial bonds, due March first, nineteen hundred and eight, two thousand dollars. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. Chap. 13 AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE PAYMENT OF Appropriations. ANNUITIES AND PENSIONS TO SOLDIERS AND OTHERS. Be it enacted, etc., as follows: SECTION 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appropriated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth from the ordinary revenue, for the payment of annuities and pensions due from the commonwealth to soldiers and others during the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of November, nineteen hundred and eight, to wit: soldiers, etc. For annuities to soldiers and others, as authorized by the Annuities to general court, the sum of fifty-one hundred and eighteen dollars. For pensions authorized by the general court, the sum of Pensions. two hundred and eighty dollars. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE PAYMENT OF Be it enacted, etc., as follows: Chap. 14 claims arising of firemen. SECTION 1. The sum of ten thousand dollars is hereby Payment of appropriated, to be paid out of the treasury of the com- from the death monwealth, as authorized by section seventy-seven of chapter thirty-two of the Revised Laws, for the payment of such claims as may arise in consequence of the death of firemen belonging to the regularly organized fire department of a city or town, or of members in active service of any incorporated protective department, or of any person doing duty at the request of or by order of the authorities of a town which has no organized fire department, who are killed or who die from injuries received while in the discharge of their duties at fires, during the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of November, nineteen hundred and eight. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. Approved January 22, 1908. AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR ENLARGING THE Chap. 15 MOUNT TOM STATE RESERVATION. Be it enacted, etc., as follows: state reserva tion. SECTION 1. The sum of five thousand dollars is hereby Mount Tom appropriated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth from the ordinary revenue, for the purpose of acquiring such lands adjoining the present Mount Tom state reservation as the Mount Tom state reservation commission may deem necessary or advisable, as authorized by chapter five hundred and fourteen of the acts of the |