ART. 45 A] DUTIES AND POWERS OF BOARD. 1283

of the bureau as may be required of him by the board of immi-
gration commissioners; and in the absence of the State super-
intendent it shall be the duty of the secretary to furnish all
required information regarding immigration matters to persons
who may apply thereto. And the said board is also authorized
to appoint a clerk who shall also act as stenographer and type-
writer, at a salary not to exceed six hundred dollars per annum.

1896, ch. 295, sec. 7

6. As soon as organized it shall be the duty of the board
of immigration commissioners to take the proper steps to
collect reliable information appertaining to the functions of
this bureau in regard to every county in this State; and for
this purpose, as well as for the purpose of distributing and
locating such immigrants as may be brought to the State
through the agency of the bureau, it shall be the duty of the
board of immigration commissioners to invite and encourage
the organization of local boards of immigration commissioners
in the several counties of the State; such auxiliary boards,
however, to receive no pecuniary aid or assistance from the
State board; the said board of immigration commissioners may
also call upon the county commissioners of the several counties
to assist them in the collection of the necessary statistics and
information, and in the verification of the same; and the said
board of commissioners shall procure, at the expense of the
State, such maps and other drawings as may be necessary to
properly illustrate the geographical, typographical, physical,
agricultural and other conditions of the State appertaining to
the functions of this bureau.

1896, ch. 295, sec. 8. 1898, ch. 282.

7. If it shall appear necessary or desirable in order to
promote the objects of the bureau, the State superintendent
may personally or through a special agent visit Canada or any
of the States of the Union, for the purpose of inducing or
attracting to this State such immigration as he shall deem
desirable, and may also employ such other means of adver-
tisement to that end as may commend themselves to his judg-
ment, keeping himself for this and all other purposes, except
salaries, within the appropriation for the expenses of this
bureau.