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of the members, while so engaged in the duties of
the board, shall be allowed and paid out of the gene-
ral fund.
SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That the Secretary shall	Duties of the
perform and superintend the work prescribed in this	Secretary.
act, and such other duties as the board shall require ;
he shall also furnish to the Legislature, when in ses-
sion, and to the Governor when required, such infor-
mation, cognate to this act, as from time to time they
may deem necessary; an annual salary of fifteen hun-
dred dollars shall be paid to him in the same manner
as that of other State officers, and such necessary ex-
penses as the Comptroller of the Treasury shall audit on presentation of an itemized account, with vouchers
and the certificate of the board, shall be allowed him.
SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That the expenses of the	Expenses.
State Board of Health, including the salary of the
Secretary, shall not exceed three thousand dollars a
year.
SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That the sum of three
thousand dollars a year, or as much thereof as may	Appropriation.
be necessary, for the term of two years, is hereby ap-
propriated, from any money in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, to carry out the objects of this
act.
SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That this act shall take
effect from the date of its passage.	In force
Approved, April 1st, 1874.