§ 9. The contract to be made with the successful bidder shall be accompanied by a good and sufficient bond, to be approved by the Governor before accepted, conditioned for the faithful performance of his contract; shall provide for the appointment of a superintendent of construction, who shall receive not more than five dollars per day for his services, and who shall carefully and accurately measure the work done and the materials upon the grounds at least once a month, and for the payment of the contractor upon the aforesaid measurement and for the withholdings of fifteen per cent. of the value of the work done and materials on hand until the completion of the building, and for a forfeiture of a stipulated sum per diem for every day that the completion of the work shall be delayed after the time specified for the completion in the contract, and for the full protection of all persons who may furnish labor or materials, by withholding payment from the contractor, and by paying the parties to whom any moneys are due for services and materials, as aforesaid, directly for all work done or materials furnished by them in case of notice given to the trustees that any such party apprehends or fears that he will not receive all money due; and for the settlement of all disputed questions as to the value of alterations and extras, by arbitration at the time of final settlement, as follows: One arbitrator to be chosen by the trustees, one by the contractor, and one by the Governor of the State; all three of said arbitrators to be practical mechanics and builders, and for the power and privilege of the trustees under the contract to order changes in the plans at their discretion, and to refuse to accept any work which may be done, not fully in accordance with the letter and spirit of the plans and specifications; and all work not accepted shall be replaced at the expense of the contractor, and for a deduction from the current price of all alterations ordered by the trustees, which may and do diminish the cost of all buildings. They may also make such other provisions and conditions in the said contract not hereinabove specified as may seem to them necessary or expedient: Provided, that no conditions shall be inserted contrary to the letter and spirit of this act, and that in no event shall the State be liable for a greater amount of money than is appropriated for said building and its appurtenances.

§ 10. All contracts shall be signed by the president of the board of trustees on behalf of the board after a vote authorizing the president so to sign, shall have been entered upon the minutes of the board. And it shall be attested by the signature of the secretary of the board and by the coporate seal. All contracts shall be drawn in triplicate, and one copy shall be deposited in the office of the Board of Public Charities of this State.

§ 11. All bids shall show the estimated cost of the work to be done, of description, in detail, and the trustees shall have the

right and power at their discretion to accept bids for particular portions of the work, if for advantage of the State, and all measurements and accounts, as the work progresses, shall show in detail the amount and character of the work for which payment is made.

§ 12. The cost of location, including the cost of suitable grounds, may be paid out of the appropriations herein made, but shall not exceed the sum of $15,000 for such home.

§ 13. The moneys herein appropriated, except moneys appropriated to defray the ordinary expenses of said home, shall be paid to the parties to whom they may become due and payable directly from the treasury of the State, on the warrant of the Auditor of Public Accounts; and the Auditor is hereby authorized and required to draw the said warrants for money due under this act upon the order of the board of trustees, accompanied by vouchers approved by the Governor, as now provided by law.

§ 14. No trustee or agent of the said home shall be in any way interested in any contracts for the erection of said buildings; and if any trustee or agent shall be so interested, he shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and on conviction be fined in any sum not exceeding $5,000.

§ 15. Before making payment for the lands for the purchase of which provision is herein made, the seller shall furnish to the trustees an abstract of title, which shall be submitted by the trustees to the Attorney-General for examination, and to the Governor for his approval. And no money shall be paid for the said land without a perfect conveyance of title in fee simple to the State by a warrantee deed.

§ 16. Whenever any girl between the ages of ten and sixteen years is convicted, before any court of record, of any offense which if committed by an adult, would be punishable by confinement in any house of correction or county jail, such juvenile offender may be committed by the order of such court to the State Home for Juvenile Female Offenders, for a time not less than one year nor beyond their minority. Provided, that when the offense is punishable by confinement in any house of correction or county jail, the court may, in the exercise of its discretion, commit such juvenile offender to the house of correction or county jail for the term authorized by law for the punishment of such offense.

§ 17. Whenever any girl between the ages of ten and sixteen years is convicted before any justice of the peace or police magistrate, of any misdemeanor, the justice or magistrate may, in his discretion, punish such juvenile offender in the manner provided by law; or he may commit her to the State Home for Juvenile Offenders, for a term not less than three months nor beyond their minority.

§ 18. The time of commitment of any juvenile female offender under this act shall not extend beyond her minority. The warrant of commitment shall be in duplicate, stating the age of the party committed and the time of the sentence, and shall be similarly endorsed as the warrant for the commitment of a dependent girl as provided by law.

§ 19. In all cases under this act the fees chargeable shall be the same as in like service in other cases, and shall be chargeable to and paid by the proper county; and the fees for conveying a juvenile offender to the State Home for Juvenile Female Offenders shall be the same, and paid in the same manner, as the fees paid for conveying juvenile offenders to the State Reform School at Pontiac, in this State.

§ 20. No imbecile, or idiotic girl, shall be committed or received into the State Home for Juvenile Female Offenders.

§ 21. Any girl committed under the provisions of this act may be discharged from custody at any time, by the Governor, or by the trustees, when, in their judgment, the good of the girl, or the good of the home, will be promoted by such discharge.

§ 22. Any girl committed to the State Home for Juvenile Female Ofienders shall, by good behavior, earn to herself and be credited with time as follows, to-wit: each month in the first year, five days; each month in the second year, six days, each month in the third year, seven days; each month in the fourth year, eight days; each month thereafter nine days. Any such girl, for any misconduct or violation of the rules of the home, shall be liable to forfeit five days of the good time placed to her credit. The superintendent shall release every such girl from the home as many days before the expiration of time of her sentence as she shall have balance of good days to her credit.

§ 23. If any officer or other person procure the escape of any girl committed to the State Home for Juvenile Female Offenders, or advise or connive at, aid, counsel, or assist in such escape, or conceal any such girl so committed after such escape, he shall, upon conviction thereof in any court of competent jurisdiction, be sentenced to hard labor in the penitentiary for any term not less than one year nor more than five years, or if under sixteen years of age, and a boy, to the State Reform School, or a girl, to the State Home for Juvenile Female Offenders.

§ 2. The trustees shall appoint a superintendent for the home, who shall have the same powers, perform the same duties and be subject to the same rules and regulations as is prescribed by law for the superintendents of the other State charitable institutions. The superintendent and all other officers, except as herein otherwise provided, shall be women.

§ 25. The trustees, in the interest of unfortunate girls in this State, may, in their discretion, appoint one or more suitable

persons to serve, without compensation, in each county in this State, to have a supervising care over all girls in their respective counties coming within the provisions of this act, and to aid the trustees in providing suitable homes for girls committed to said home.

§ 26. The trustees shall receive into said home all girls committed thereto under the provisions of this act, and shall have the exclusive custody, care and guardianship of such girls. They shall provide for their support and comfort, instruct them in such branches of useful knowledge as may be suited to their years and capacities, and shall cause them to be taught in domestic vocations, such as sewing, knitting and housekeeping in all its departments. And for the purpose of their education and training, and that they may assist in their own support, they shall be required to pursue such tasks suitable to their years as may be prescribed by said trustees, and, avoiding sectarianism, suitable provisions shall be made for their moral and religious instruction.

§ 27. Any girl committed under the provision of this act may, by the trustees of said home, be placed in the home of any good citizen upon such terms and for such purposes and time as may be agreed upon, or she may be given to any suitable person of good character who will adopt her, or she may be bound to any reputable citizen as an apprentice to learn any trade, or as a servant to follow any employment which, in the judgment of the trustees, will be for her advantage; and all and singular of the provisions of the act entitled "An act to revise the law in relation to apprentices," approved February 25, 1874, in force July 1, 1874, in so far as they are applicable shall apply to and be binding upon the trustees, upon such girl, or upon the person to whom such girl is bound: Provided, That any disposition made of any girl under this section shall not bind her beyond her minority: And, provided, further, That the trustees shall have a supervising care of such girl, to see that she is properly treated and cared for; and, in case such girl is cruelly treated or is neglected, or the terms upon which she was committed to the care and protection of any person are not observed, or in case such care and protection shall for any reason cease, then it shall be the duty of the trustees to take and receive such girl again into the custody, care and protection of said home.

§ 28. Upon the discharge of any girl from the said home the superintendent shall provide her with suitable clothing and five dollars in money, and procure transportation for her to her home, if she has one in this State, or to the county from which she was sent, at her option.

§ 29. And the trustrees are also authorized, upon the approval of the Governor, to open the State Home for Juvenile Female Offenders before the completion of the buildings herein provided for, and for this purpose may rent the necessary build

ings and premises, and pay the rentals thereof out of the appropriation for defraying the ordinary expenses of the State Home for Juvenile Female Offenders.

APPROVED June 22, 1893.

STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.

§ 1. Appropriates to the State Horticultural Society the sum of $4,000 per annum; limits the sum to be paid to the secretary of the society to $400 per annum; provides that at least $1,000 shall be expended annually in field experiments.

AN ACT making an appropriation in aid of the Illinois State Horticultural Society.

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 for the use of the Illinois State Horticultural Society the sum of four thousand dollars ($4,000) per annum, for the purpose of advancing the growth and development of the horticultural interests of the State for the years 1893 and 1894, said sum to be expended by said society for the purpose and in the manner specified in an act to re-organize the Illinois [State] Horticultural Society, approved March 24, 1874: Provided, however, that no portion thereof shall be paid for, or on account of, any salary or emoluments of any officer of said society except the secretary, who may receive not to exceed four hundred dollars ($400) per annum: And, provided, further, that at least one thousand dollars ($1,000) of said sum be expended each year by said board in field experiments.

APPROVED June 12, 1893.

EASTERN HOSPITAL FOR THE INSANE.

§ 1. Appropriates for repairs and improvements the sum of $3,000 per annum, and $31,160 special.

AN ACT making appropriations for the Illinois Eastern Hospital for the Insane at Kankakee.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That the following amounts be and the same are hereby appropriated to the Illinois Eastern Hospital for the Insane at Kankakee, for the purposes hereinafter named, and for no other:

1. For repairs and improvements per annum, three thousand dollars ($3,000).