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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[July 16

A N A C T M A K I N G APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AND PROVIDING FOR THE E X P E N D I T U R E T H E R E O F

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: Section I. There is hereby appropriated to the University of Illinois for the two years beginning July I, 1937, and until the expiration of the first fiscal quarter after the adjournment of the next General Assembly, for the objects and purposes hereinafter set forth, the sum of ten million, sixty-nine thousand, two hundred dollars ($10,069,200) payable first out of the University of Illinois Fund to the extent of the amount actually available in that fund at the time of the presentation to the Auditor of Public Accounts of duly itemized, issued, and certified vouchers, except t h a t the Auditor may permit a reasonable working balance to accumulate therein, but otherwise, when the amount actually available in the University of Illinois Fund in addition to such working balance is insufficient to pay such vouchers, as to the remainder of this appropriation, the same shall be payable from the General Revenue Fund: salaries and wages $7 880 000 office expenses, including printing and publications 210 000 travel 40 000 operation 1 000 000 repairs, equipment, and minor improvements including special assessments 939 200 Total $10 069 200 The intent of this section is that substantially the entire amount available in the University of Illinois Fund during the period covered by the appropriation herein made shall first be applied to the payment of vouchers chargeable thereto and the part of this appropriation payable from the General Revenue Fund shall equal the aggregate of vouchers for such period in excess of the total sum available in the University of Illinois Fund. Sec. 2. There is hereby appropriated to the University of Illinois for the two years beginning July 1, 1937, and until the expiration of the first fiscal quarter after the adjournment of the next General Assembly, the sum of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) payable out of the General Revenue Fund for the purpose of constructing buildings at and maintaining the Agricultural Experiment Station in Cook County. Sec. 3. There is hereby appropriated to the University of Illinois for the two years beginning July I, 1937, and until the expiration of the first fiscal quarter after the adjournment of the next General Assembly, the sum of six hundred fifty thousand dollars ($650,000) payable out of the General Revenue Fund for the following objects and purposes: *For an addition to the University Library and e q u i p m e n t . . . . $350 000* *For Agricultural Laboratory Building and equipment and remodeling old quarters 150 000* *For new unit of building for Chemistry and equipment 150 000* Sec. 4. The appropriations made in sections 1,2, and 3 of this Act shall be subject to all the provisions, conditions, and limitations of an Act entitled, "An Act in relation to State finance," approved June 10, 1919, in force July 1, 1919. Sec. 5. There is hereby appropriated to the University of Illinois for the two years beginning July 1, 1937, and until the expiration of the first fiscal quarter after the adjournment of the next General Assembly, for the payment of interest on the endowment funds of said University as provided by section 2 of an Act entitled, "An Act to make appropriations for the University of Illinois, and providing for the management of the funds of said University and for the protecting of the interest of the State in connection therewith," approved and in force June 11, 1897, the sum of sixty-four thousand, nine hundred two dollars ($64,902) or so much thereof as may be necessary under the terms of said Act. Sec. 6. There is hereby appropriated to the University of Illinois the sum of two hundred ninety-five thousand, five hundred thirty dollars ($295,530) or so much thereof as shall accrue to the State of Illinois under the provisions of an Act of Con•Vetoed.

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