Chap. 452.—An ACT appropriating the public revenue for the two fiscal years
ending, respectively, on September 30, 1902, and September 30, 1903.

Approved April 2, 1902.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That the public
taxes and arrears of taxes due prior to the first day of October, in the
years nineteen hundred and two and nineteen hundred and three, re-
spectively, as well as the revenue derived from all other sources, and all
moneys not otherwise appropriated, which shall come into the treasury
prior to the first day of October, nineteen hundred and two, and the first
day of October, nineteen hundred and three, shall establish a general
fund and be, and the same is hereby, appropriated for the fiscal years to
close on the thirtieth day of September, nineteen hundred and two, and
the thirtieth day of September, nineteen hundred and three, respectively,
in the following manner, and for the following uses—to-wit:

For the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of September, nineteen
hundred and two:

Governor, salary of, five thousand dollars.

Governor’s secretary, salary of, one thousand two hundred dollars.

Attorney-general, salary of, two thousand five hundred dollars.

Attorney-general, salary of clerk to, nine hundred dollars.

Attorney-general, contingent expenses of office, exclusive of mileage,
two hundred dollars.

Auditor of public accounts, salary of, three thousand dollars.

Auditor of public accounts, clerks in office, eleven thousand one hun-
dred and fifty dollars, and nine hundred dollars additional for temporary
clerical assistance to assist in paying pensions, as is provided in the pen-
sion bill.

Auditor of public accounts, contingent expenses of office, one thousand
five hundred dollars. .

Auditor (second), salary of, one thousand seven hundred dollars and
commissions allowed by law.

Auditor (second), clerks in office, three thousand two hundred and
eighty dollars.

Auditor (second), contingent expenses of office, two hundred dollars.

Treasurcr, salary of, one thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars and
commissions allowed by law.

Treasurer, clerks in office, five thousand dollars, which shall include
compensation of the funding clerk under funding acts of eighteen hun-
dred and eighty-two and cighteen hundred and: ninety-two.

Treasurer, contingent expenses of office, two hundred dollars.

Secretary of the Commonwealth, salary of, two thousand dollars and
commissions allowed by law.

Secretary of the Commonwealth, clerks in office of, one of whom shall
be librarian, three thousand two hundred dollars.

Secretary of the Commonwealth, contingent expenses of office, six
hundred dollars, and twelve hundred dollars additional for recording
charters now on file in the office, to be expended under the direction of
the secretary of the Commonwealth.
Register of land office, salary of, one thousand five hundred dollars,
and fees from his office not to exceed three hundred dollars.

Register of land office, contingent expenses, six hundred dollars.

Board of public works, contingent expenses of office, including salary
of secretary, seven hundred and fifty dollars.

Receiving and forwarding document clerk and messenger, eleven hun-
dred dollars.

Janitor to capitol building offices, four hundred and eighty dollars.

Janitor in galleries, capitol, three hundred and sixty dollars.

Conductor of elevator, capitol, six hundred dollars.

Fireman of elevator, capitol, six hundred dollars.

Six policemen at capitol, four thousand six hundred and eighty dol-
lars, one of whom shall be clerk to the register of the land office.

One night watchman for library building, seven hundred and twenty
dollars.

One night watchman at court of appeals and second floor library build-
ing, four hundred and eighty dollars.

Janitor and doorkeeper at library, three hundred and sixty dollars.

Janitor at library offices, salary of, three hundred and sixty dollars.

Conductor of elevator at library building, salary of, six hundred dol-
lars.

Fireman at library building, salary of, seven hundred and twenty-five
dollars: provided, that he keep up fires till six post-meridiem.

Policeman at library building, salary of, six hundred dollars.

Messenger to governor, six hundred dollars.

Labor at executive mansion, six hundred dollars. And seven thousand
five hundred dollars additional for repairs to executive mansion, includ-
ing new roof and heating apparatus, to be expended under the direction
of the governor.

Four telephones in public buildings, one hundred and thirty-two dol-
lars.

Tee, fuel, and lights in public buildings and offices, three thousand
dollars.

Commissioner of railroads, salary of, two thousand five hundred dol-
lars.

Commissioner of railroads, salary of clerk to, two thousand dollars.

Commissioner of railroads, contingent expenses of office, one thousand
dollars.

Commissioner of agriculture, salary of, one thousand five hundred dol-
lars, and commissions allowed by law, not to exceed five hundred. His
clerk, salary of, five hundred dollars, which, with all other salaries and
expenses of the burcau of agriculture, shall be paid from the fees and
taxes collected on fertilizers if sufficient for the purpose; if not, they shall
be paid pro rata from said funds; but in no event shall such salaries and
expenses, or any part thereof, be paid out of the public treasury. Should
there be any excess from said taxes and fees on fertilizers, the same shall
be appropriated as provided by law.

Adjutant-general, salary of (to be paid out of military fund), two
thousand four hundred dollars, which shall include the salary now al-
lowed by statute.
Superintendent of public printing, salary of, one thousand five hundred
dollars.
Superintendent of public printing, salary of clerk, six hundred dollars.
Superintendent of public instruction, salary of, two thousand dollars.
Commissioner of labor, salary of, twelve hundred dollars. For purposes
of his office, which shall include the amount allowed by statute, one thou-
sand seven hundred dollars.

PENITENTIARY.

Officers, salary of, eight thousand five hundred and cighty dollars, in-
cluding salary of matron and clerks.

Guards, exterior and interior, twenty-nine thousand four hundred dol-
lars, or so much thereof as may be necessary.

Three directors, salaries of, four hundred and fifty dollars.

Clerk of senate, including salary allowed him by Code, one thousand
four hundred dollars.

Clerk of house of delegates, salary of, one thousand six hundred dollars.

JUDGES OF THE SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS.

President of court, four thousand dollars.

Four associate judges, at four thousand dollars each, sixteen thousand
dollars.

Stenographer to court of appeals, salary of, one thousand two hundred
dollars.

Traveling expenses of judges, six hundred dollars.

CIRCULT JUDGES.

Kleven circuit judges, at one thousand six hundred dollars each, seven-
{een thousand six hundred dollars.

Two circuit judges, at two thousand three hundred dollars each, four
thousand six hundred dollars.

One circuit judge, at two thousand two hundred dollars.

One circuit judge, at one thousand eight hundred dollars.

Two circuit judges, at one thousand nine hundred dollars each, three
thousand eight hundred dollars.

Mileage of circuit judges, three thousand dollars.

Judge of chancery court of Richmond, two thousand three hundred
dollars.

Judge of the court of law and equity of Richmond, two thousand three
hundred dollars.

Judge of the court of law and chancery, Norfolk city, two thousand
dollars.

Reporter of Supreme Court of Appeals, one thousand two hundred
dollars.
Clerk of Supreme Court at Staunton, three hundred and twenty dol-
lars. °
Clerk of Supreme Court at Wytheville, three hundred and twenty
dollars.

Clerk of Supreme Court at Richmond, five hundred dollars. |

Clerk of the circuit court at Richmond, four hundred dollars.

Contingent expenses of courts, twenty-eight thousand dollars, or as
much thereof as may be necessary.

Civil contingent fund, ten thousand dollars.

CRIMINAL CHARGES.

To pay transportation for criminals to penitentiary, six thousand dol-
lars, or so much thereof as may be necessary.

Criminal charges, including expenses of juries, witnesses, and so forth,
and also prison associations of Virginia, two hundred and seventy-five
thousand dollars, but not more than five hundred dollars per year shall
be paid to the jail physicians of Richmond or Norfolk.

Prison Association of Virginia, in addition for the purpose of erecting
necessary buildings for the accommodation of persons committed to its
custody «nd for the enlargement and improvement of its present build-
ings, nine thousand one hundred dollars: provided, that a full report be
made to the general assembly by said association of the expenditure of
said appropriation.

Public printing, eighteen thousand dollars.

Printing records of criminal cases in Supreme Court, five hundred
dollars.

Virginia reports, to pay printing, binding, and so forth, three thousand
dollars.

Oysters, protection of, maintenance of steamers and vessels, twenty
thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to be paid out
of the oyster tax, and in no event is any portion of same to be paid other-
wise than out of said oyster tax.

GENERAL ACCOUNT OF REVENUE.
To pay commissions to commissioners of the revenue, postage, and
express charges on lands and property books, and so forth, seventy-five
thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary.

PENSIONS.

To pav pensions, three hundred thousand dollars, or so much thereof
as may be necessary.

LUNATICS.

Support of lunatics in jail and in charge of private persons, cost of
commissions of lunacy, and so forth, fifteen thousand dollars.
Central, one hundred thousand dollars, and nineteen thousand dollars
additional for fire protection and water supply and purchase of land. ©

Eastern, in addition to pay patients, seventy-five thousand dollars, and
in addition fifty thousand dollars and the insurance money for restoring
the burned buildings, and also five thousand dollars to repair ward A,
and for water towers, and to fix artesian well.

Western, in addition to pay patients, one hundred and five thousand
dollars, and seven thousand two hundred and twenty-one dollars and
eighty-three cents additional to discharge current obligations now out-
standing.

Southwestern, in addition to pay patients, sixty thousand dollars, two
thousand five hundred dollars of which shall be used for repairs, in-
surance, and equipment, and thirty-five hundred dollars additional, to
discharge current obligations now outstanding, and the further sum of
ten thousand dollars for laundry building, electric-lighting and steam-
heating plant.

The superintendents and other officers and employees of the respective
hospitals shall each annually receive a salary, to be paid out of the
amounts appropriated to the institutions, respectively, as follows—to-wit:
The superintendent of the Western, two thousand two hundred and fifty
dollars; the superintendent of the Central, two thousand five hundred
dollars; the superintendent of the Eastern, two thousand dollars; and the
superintendent of the Southwestern, eighteen hundred dollars, and where
they occupy buildings on the grounds or belonging to the respective in-
stitutions, they shall pay therefor such rental as may be fixed by the
board of the respective institutions; the first and second assistant physi-
cians shall each receive a salary not exceeding one thousand two hundred
dollars per annum; the third assistant physician shall receive a salary
not exceeding nine hundred dollars per annum; the stewards of the
Western and Central asylums shall each have a salary not exceeding one
thousand dollars; and the stewards of the Eastern and Southwestern
asylums shall each receive a salary not exceeding eight hundred dollars
per annum; the clerks shall reccive a salary not exceeding seven hundred
and fifty dollars per annum. Said clerks shall perform the duties of sec-
retary to the boards of the respective institutions. The engineer shall
receive a salary not exceeding seven hundred dollars per annum.

The officers named in this sub-section shall, in addition to the salaries
mentioned, receive their board and lodging at the respective hospitals,
but they shall not receive any additional perquisites or cmoluments.

INSTITUTIONS OF LEARNING.

Medical College of Virginia, at Richmond, five thousand dollars.

State Female Normal School, fifteen thousand dollars, and twenty
thousand dollars for new buildings.

University of Virginia, fifty thousand dollars, which shall include the
ten thousand dollars provided by an act approved January twenty-third,
eighteen hundred and ninety-six, and twenty thousand dollars additional
for amount expended on hospital, which amount is to be refunded by the
university out of the Fayerwether legacy as soon as a sufficient sum for
that purpose is received from said legacy by the university.

Virginia Military Institute, twenty-five thousand dollars, which shall
include expenses of board of visitors, except as to the expenses of the
adjutant-general and superintendent of public instruction, whose ex-
penses shall be paid as provided by law,-and which shall also include re-
pairs to buildings, and so forth, and the further sum of ten thousand
dollars for new buildings.

Richmond Eye Infirmary, for the relief of indigent persons and pupils
of the deaf and blind institutions suffering from diseases of the eye, one
thousand five hundred dollars.

Virginia School for Deaf and Blind, forty thousand dollars, and twenty
thousand dollars additional for new building, furniture, and repairs: pro-
vided, the blind pupils shall be kept separate as far as practicable from
the deaf and dumb.

Agricultural, Mechanical and Polytechnic Institute, at Blacksburg,
Virginia, twenty-five thousand dollars for insurance and maintenance of
buildings and equipment, and the additional sum of twenty-five thousand
dollars for the construction of buildings and the equipment of the same.

Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute, fifteen thousand dollars:
provided, it be converted into an industrial school, and the further sum
of two thousand dollars for repairs.

William and Mary College, fifteen thousand dollars, which sum is to
include the allowance of ten thousand dollars authorized by an act ap-
proved the fifth day of March, cighteen hundred and eighty-eight, and
five thousand additional for an electric-light plant.

Public schools, two hundred thousand dollars; this sum to be turned
over to the State board of education, and by that board apportioned to
the public free schools of the several counties and cities of the Common-
wealth, except, however, two thousand five hundred dollars thereof, which
said board is authorized to expend for the maintenance of summer normal
institutes.

To Confederate Soldiers’ Home, annuity, thirty thousand dollars, un-
der act of March third, eightcen hundred and ninety-two, and five thou-
sand dollars additional, making a total annuity of thirty-five thousand
dollars, and the f urther sum of ten thousand dollars for repairs and im-
provements to buildings, and so forth.

Home for Needy Confederate Women, five thousand dollars to enlarge
building at Richmond.

The sum of one hundred thousand dollars, or so much thereof as is
necessary, 1s hereby appropriated for restoring and repairing the State
capitol building, interior and exterior. This sum to be expended under
the supervision of the governor and five members of the general assem-
bly—three from the house of delegates, to be appointed by the speaker,
and two from the senate, to be appointed by the president of the senate—
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rovided, there be no alteration in the general design of this histe
uilding any further than may be necessary.

To pay the interest on the public debt, funded under the acts appro
‘ebruary fourteenth, eighteen hundred and eighty-two; February tw
eth, eighteen hundred and ninety-two; January thirty-first, eight
undred and ninety-four, and January twenty-third, eighteen hund
nd ninety-six, and the amendments thereto, a sum sufficient for that p
ost is hereby appropriated.

For the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of September, ninet
undred and three:

Governor, salary of, five thousand dollars.

Governor’s secretary, salary of, one thousand two hundred dollars.

Attorney-general, salary of, two thousand five hundred dollars.

Attorney-general, salary of clerk to, nine hundred dollars.

Attorney-general, contingent expenses of office, exclusive of milea
vo hundred dollars.

Auditor of public accounts, salary of, three thousand dollars.

Auditor of public accounts, clerks in office, eleven thousand one ht
red and fifty dollars, and nine hundred dollars additional for tempor:
erical assistance to assist in paying pensions, as is provided in the p
on bill.

Auditor of public accounts, contingent expenses of office, one thousa
ve hundred dollars.

Auditor (second), salary of, one thousand seven hundred doll:
id commissions allowed by law.

Auditor (second), clerks in office, three thousand two hundred a
ghty dollars.

Auditor (second), contingent expenses of office, two hundred dolla
Treasurer, salary of, one thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars a
mmissions allowed by law.

Treasurer, clerks in office, five thousand dollars, which shall inclu
mpensation of the funding clerk under funding acts of eighteen hi
ed and cighty-two and eighteen hundred and ninety-two.

Treasurer, contingent expenses of office, two hundred dollars.
Secretary of the Commonwealth, salary of, two thousand dollars a
mmissions allowed by law.

Secretary of the Commonwealth, clerks in office of, one of whom sh
librarian, three thousand two hundred dollars.

Secretary of the Commonwealth, contingent expenses of office, six hu
ed dollars, and twelve hundred dollars additional for recording chart
yw on file in office, to be expended under the direction of the secreta
the Commonwealth.

Register of land office, salary of, one thousand five hundred dolla:
id fees from his office not. to exceed three hundred dollars.

Register of land office, contingent expenses, six hundred dollars.
Board of public works, contingent expenses of office, including sala
secretary, seven hundred and fifty dollars. ;
Receiving and forwarding document clerk and messenger, cleven hu

ed dollars,
Janitor to capitol building offices, four hundred and eighty dollars.
Janitor in galleries, capitol, three hundred and sixty dollars.
Conductor of elevator, capitol, six hundred dollars.

Fireman of elevator, capitol, six hundred dollars.

Six policemen at capitol, four thousand six hundred and eighty dollar
one of whom shall be clerk to the register of the land office.

One night watchman for library building, seven hundred and twen
dollars.

One night watchman at court of appeals and second floor library buil
ing, four hundred and eighty dollars.

Janitor and doorkeeper at library, three hundred and sixty dollars.

Janitor at library offices, salary of, three hundred and sixty dollars.

Conductor of elevator at library building, salary of, six hundred do
jars.

Fireman at library building, salary of, seven hundred and twent;
five dollars: provided, that he keep up fires till six post-meridian.

Policeman at library building, salary of, six hundred dollars.

Messenger to governor, six hundred dollars.

Labor at executive mansion, six hundred dollars.

Four telephones in public buildings, one hundred and thirty-tw
dollars.

Ice, fuel, and lights in public buildings and offices, three thousar
dollars. :

Commissioner of railroads, salary of, two thousand five hundred do
lars.

Commissioner of railroads, salary of clerk to, two thousand dollars.

Commissioner of railroads, contingent expenses of office, one thousan
Jollars.

Commissioner of agriculture, salary of, one thousand five hundre
lollars, and commissions allowed by law not to exceed five hundred. H
slerk, salary of, five hundred dollars, which, with all other salaries an
»xpenses of the bureau of agriculture, shall be paid from the fees an
faxes collected on fertilizers, if sufficient for the purpose; if not, the
shall be paid pro rata from said funds; but in no event shall such salaric
and expenses, or any part thereof, be paid out of the public treasur:
Should there be any excess from said taxes and fees on fertilizers, tl
same shall be appropriated as provided by law.

Adjutant-general, salary of (to be paid out of military fund), tw
‘fhousand four hundred dollars, which shall include the salary now a
owed by statute.

Superintendent of public printing, salary of, one thousand five hur
ired dollars.

Superintendent of public printing, salary of clerk, six hundred dollar

Superintendent of public instruction, salary of, two thousand dollar

Commissioner of labor, salary of, twelve hundred dollars. For pw
90se8 of his office, which shall include the amount allowed by statute, or
housand seven hundred dollars,
468 ACTS OF ASSEMBLY.

PENITENTIARY.

Officers, salary of, eight thousand five hundred and eighty dollars,
including salary of matron and clerks.

Guards, exterior and interior, twenty-nine thousand four hundred
dollars.

Three directors, salaries of, four hundred and fifty dollars.

Clerk of senate, including salary allowed him by Code, one thousand
four hundred dollars. ;

Clerk of house of delegates, salary of, one thousand six hundred dol-
lars.

JUDGES OF THE SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS.

President of court, four thousand dollars.

Four associate judges, at four thousand dollars each, sixteen thousand
dollars.

Stenographer to court of appeals, salary of, one thousand two hundred
dollars.

Traveling expenses of judges, six hundred dollars.

CIRCUIT JUDGES.

Eleven circuit judges, at one thousand six hundred dollars each, seven-

teen thousand six hundred dollars.

Two circuit judges, at two thousand three hundred dollars each, four
thousand six hundred dollars.

One circuit judge, at two thousand two hundred dollars.

One circuit judge, at one thousand eight hundred dollars.

Two circuit judges, at one thousand nine hundred dollars each, three
thousand eight hundred dollars.

Mileage of circuit judges, three thousand dollars.

Judge of chancery court of Richmond, two thousand three hundred
dollars.

Judge of the court of law and equity of Richmond, two thousand three
hundred dollars.

Judge of the court of law and chancery, Norfolk city, two thousand
dollars.

Reporter of Supreme Court of Appeals, one thousand two hundred
dollars.

Clerk of Supreme Court at Staunton, three hundred and twenty dol-
lars.

Clerk of Supreme Court at Wytheville, three hundred and twenty
dollars.

Clerk of Supreme Court at Richmond, five hundred dollars.

Clerk of the circuit court at Richmond, four hundred dollars.

Contingent expenses of courts, twenty-eight thousand dollars, or as
much thereof as may be necessary.

Civil contingent fund, ten thousand dollars.
CRIMINAL CHARGES.

To pay transportation of criminals to penitentiary, six thousand dol-
lars, or so much thereof as may be necessary.

Criminal charges, including expenses of juries, witnesses, and so forth,
and also prison associations of Virginia, two hundred and seventy-five
thousand dollars, but not more than five hundred dollars per year shall
be paid to the jail physicians of Richmond or Norfolk.

Public printing, eighteen thousand dollars.

Printing records of criminal cases in Supreme Court, five hundred
dollars.

Virginia reports, to pay printing, binding, and so forth, three thousand
dollars.

Oysters, protection of, maintenance of steamers and vessels, twenty
thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to be paid out
of the oyster tax, and in no event is any portion of same to be paid other-
wise than out of said oyster tax.

GENERAL ACCOUNT OF REVENUE.

To pay commissions to commissioners of the revenue, postage and ex-
press charges on lands and property books, and so forth, seventy-five
thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary.

PENSIONS.

To pay pensions, three hundred thousand dollars, or so much thercof
as may be necessary.
LUNATICS.

Support of lunatics in jail and in charge of private persons, cost of
commission of lunacy, and so forth, fifteen thousand dollars.

STATE HOSPITALS (FOR THE INSANE).

Central, one hundred and five thousand dollars.

Eastern, in addition to pay patients, seventy-five thousand dollars.

Western, in addition to pay patients, one hundred and five thousand
dollars.

Southwestern, in addition to pay patients, sixty thousand dollars, two
thousand five hundred dollars of which shall be used for repairs, in-
surance, and equipment.

The superintendents and other officers and employees of the respective
hospitals shall each annually receive a salary, to be paid out of the
amounts appropriated to the institutions, respectively, as follows—to-
wit: The superintendent of the Western, two thousand two hundred and
fifty dollars; the superintendent of the Central, two thousand five hun-
dred dollars; the superintendent of the Eastern, two thousand dollars;
and the superintendent of the Southwestern, eighteen hundred dollar:
and where they occupy buildings on the grounds or belonging to the re
spective institutions, they shall pay therefor such rental as may be fixe
by the board of the respective institutions; the first and second assistan
physicians shall each receive a salary not exceeding one thousand tw
hundred dollars per annum; the third assistant physician shall receiv
a salary not exceeding nine hundred dollars per annum; the stewards o
the Western and Central asylums shall each have a salary not exceedin;
one thousand dollars; and the stewards of the Eastern and Southwester
asylums shall each receive a salary not exceeding eight hundred dollar
per annum; the clerks shall receive a salary not exceeding seven hun
dred and fifty dollars per annum. Said clerks shall perform the dutie
of secretary to the boards of the respective institutions. The enginee
shall receive a salary not exceeding seven hundred dollars per annum.

The officers named in this sub-section shall, in addition to the salarie
mentioned, receive their board and lodging at the respective hospitals
but they shall not receive any additional perquisites or emoluments.

INSTITUTIONS OF LEARNING.

Medical College of Virginia, at Richmond, five thousand dollars.

State Female Normal School, fifteen thousand dollars.

University of Virginia, fifty thousand dollars, which shall include thi
fen thousand dollars provided by an act approved January twenty-third
2ighteen hundred and ninety-six.

Virginia Military Institute, twenty-five thousand dollars, which shall
include expenses of board of visitors, except as to the expenses of the
adjutant-general and superintendent of public instruction, whose ex-
penses shall be paid as provided by law, and which shall also include re-
pairs to buildings, and so forth.

Richmond Eye Infirmary, for the relief of indigent persons and pupils
of the deaf and blind institutions suffering from diseases of the cye, onc
housand five hundred dollars.

Virginia School for Deaf and Blind, forty thousand dollars.

Agricultural, Mechanical and Polytechnic Institute, at Blacksburg,
Virginia, twenty-five thousand dollars, for insurance and maintenance of
yuildings and equipment.

Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute, fifteen thousand dollars:
yrovided, it be converted into an industrial school.

William and Mary College, fifteen thousand dollars, which sum is to
nclude the allowance of ten thousand dollars authorized by an act ap-
roved the fifth day of March, eighteen hundred and cighty-eight.

Public schools, two hundred thousand dollars; this sum to be turned
ver to the State board of education, and by that board apportioned to the
yublic free schools of the several counties and cities of the Common-
vealth, except, however, two thousand five hundred dollars thereof, which
aid board is authorized to expend for the maintenance of summer normal
nstitutes.
To Confederate Soldiers’ Home, annuity, thirty thousand dollars, un-
der act of March third, eighteen hundred and ninety-two, and five thou-
sand dollars additional, making a total annuity of thirty-five thousand
dollars.

To pay the interest on the public debt, funded under the acts approved
February fourteenth, eighteen hundred and eighty-two; February twen-
tieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-two; January thirty-first, eighteen
hundred and ninety-four, and January twenty-third, eighteen hundred
and ninety-six, and the amendments thereto, a sum sufficient for that
purpose is hereby appropriated.

2. So much of the public revenue as may be received into the treasury
after the thirtieth day of September, nineteen hundred and one, and the
surplus of all other appropriations made prior to that date unexpended
within the two fiscal years hereinbefore provided for, and all other moneys
not otherwise appropriated by law, shall constitute a general fund to de-
fray such expenses authorized by law as are not herein particularly pro-
vided for.

3. The annuities to the public institutions of the State and to the
State hospitals for the insane shall be paid in monthly instalments; and
it shall be lawful for the auditor of public accounts to pay to said insti-
tutions and hospitals their monthly allowances on the first day of the
months of October, November, and December, nineteen hundred and
three, and of January, February, and March, nineteen hundred and four,
which payments shall be charged against the appropriations for said
years respectively: provided, that any act in force hereafter at the date
when such payments, or any of them, are required to be made, and di-
recting a different manner of payment, shall supersede this section and
control the manner of payment by the auditor to said institutions and
hospitals.

4. It shall not be lawful for the auditor of public accounts to pay to
the State hospitals or other institutions any money except as is provided
for in this act, or in pursuance of some act making a special appropriation
therefor. And the proper officer of each public institution of the State
for which appropriation is hereby made shall, in their annual reports to
the governor, give an itemized account of the expenditures of such appro-
priation for their respective institutions; and every officer of the State
for whose department appropriations are hereby made shall make an-
nually a report to the governor covering an itemized account of the ex-
penditures of such appropriations, and all other sums received by such
institution, department, or officers, and from any source, and the governor
shall forward the reports to the general assembly, and such reports and
accounts shall embrace the expenditures of all funds appropriated, in-
cluding the interest on bonds held by such institutions and hereinbefore
directed to be paid to them.

5. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.

6. This act shall be in force from its passage.