Chap. 290.—An ACT Appropriating the Public Revenue for the Fiscal Yea
1863-"70.

Approved July 11, 1870.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, That the publi
taxes and arrears of taxes due prior to the first day of Octo
ber, eighteen hundred and seventy, and not otherwise appro
priated, and of all other branches of revenue, and all publi
moneys not otherwise appropriated by law, which shall com
into the treasury prior to the said first day of October, eigh
teen hundred and seventy, shall constitute a general fund, an
be appropriated for the fiscal year to close on the thirtieth da:
of September, eighteen hundred and seventy, as follows, to wit

To expenses of the general assembly for the session com
mencing on the sixth day of October, eighteen hundred an
sixty-nine, two hundred and fifty thousand dollars.

To salaries and allowances of the officers of civil govern
ment, one hundred thousand dollars.

To defray criminal charges, including expenses of jurors
witnesses, and guarding jails, one hundred and eighty-five thou
sand dollars.

For support of convicts, thirty-four thousand dollars.

For transporting convicts to the penitentiary, twelve thou
sand dollars.
For salaries to superintendent, assistant keepers, and so
forth, of the penitentiary, nine thousand dollars.

For pay of interior guard of the penitentiary, three thou-
sand five hundred dollars.

For pay of exterior guard of penitentiary, three thousand
seven hundred dollars.

To contingent expenses of courts, forty-six thousand dollars.

To pay for printing records ot the court of appeals, nine
thousand dollars.

To the military contingent fund, four hundred dollars.

To the Virginia Military Institute, at Lexington, twenty-
two thousand five hundred and forty dollars; which shall be
in fall of all appropriations made by law for that institution.

To the Western lunatic asylum, sixty thousand dollars, and
the amount received on account of the pay patient fund.

To the Eastern lunatic asylum, sixty thousand dollars, and
the amount of the pay patient fand.

For maintenance of lunatics in jail, eight thousand dollars.

For the institution of the deaf, dumb, and blind, at Staunton,
for annuity, thirty-five thousand dollars.

To civil prosecution, three thousand dollars.

To vaccine agent, five hundred dollars.

To the civil contingent fund, thirty thousand dollars.

To pay for services of temporary clerks in the office of the
auditor of public accounts, of the second auditor, secretary of
the commonwealth, of the treasurer, and of the register of
the land office, fifteen thousand nine hundred and eighty dol-
lars.

To commissioners of the revenue, forty-one thousand dollars.

To contingent expenses of the board of public works, one
hundred and fifty dollars.

To the University of Virginia, fifteen thousand dollars.

For registration of births, marriages, and deaths, two thou-
sand five hundred dollars.

For public printing, thirty thousand dollars.

For payment of interest due upon state and guaranteed
bonds, due to colleges, seminaries, and academies, twelve thou-
sand eight hundred and nine dollars and fifty-five cents.

For salary of messenger in the office of the auditor of pub-
lic accounts, eight hundred dollars.

For expenses of funding interest on the public debt, two
thousand dollars.

For agent’s commissions (under contract paid Joseph Segar
on sixteen thousand and twenty-two dollars paid into the trea-
sury by the United States), two hundred and one dollars and
sixty-six cents.

For penitentiary expenses, twenty-five thousand dollars.

For repairs to governor’s house, seven thousand dollars.

For pay of attorneys in prosecuting the suit of Virginia
versus West Virginia for the possession of the counties of
Jefferson and Berkeley, two thousand dollars.

For oyster fund, thirty thousand dollars.

For penitentiary expenses, under special orders number two
hundred and thirty-seven of commander of the military dis-
trict of Virginia, two thousand three hundred and thirty-two
dollars and Efty-five cents.

For pensioners, two hundred and eighty dollars.

For Central lunatic asylum, forty-five thousand dollars.

For sanitary inspector, one thousand three hundred dollars.

For slaves condemned prior to the war, two thousand three
hundred and twenty-five dollars.

For transportation of colored paupers, two hundred dollars.

For pay of commissioners to adjust the debt between the
states of Virginia and West Virginia, nine hundred and thirty-
three dollars and sixty cents. :

To the Richmond Medical College, one thousand five hun-
dred dollars.

; For the purchase of Sycamore church, fifteen thousand dol-
ars.

2. So much of the public renenue as may be received into
the public treasury after the thirtieth day of September, eigh-
teen hundred and seventy, and the surplus of all other appro-
priations made prior to that date, unexpended within the fiscal
year hereinbefore provided for, and all other moneys not other-
wise appropriated by law, shall constitute a general fund to
defray such expenses authorized by law as are not herein par-
ticularly provided for; and to defray the usual allowances’ to
lunatic asylums, and other current expenses of the common-
wealth in the fiscal year which will commence on the first day
of October, eighteen hundred and seventy, and terminate on
the thirtieth day of September, eighteen hundred and seventy-
one; and the auditor of public accounts is hereby authorized
and required to issue his warrants in the same manner as if
the same had been specially mentioned, subject to such excep-
tions, limitations, and conditions as the general assembly have
prescribed, or may deem it proper to annex and prescribe by
aw: provided, that nothing in this act contained shall be so
construed as to authorize the auditor of public accounts to issue
his warrant or warrants in satisfaction of any judgment or de-
cree of any court of law or equity, against the commonwealth
for a sum exceeding three hundred dollars without a special
appropriation by law.

. The payments to the Military Institute, for support to the
lunatic asylums, for support and transportation of patients, and
to the institution for the education of the deaf and dumb and
the blind, shall be made one-fourth in advance, on the first day
of April; one-half on the first day of July (if the visitors or
directors so require); and the remaining one-fourth on the
first day of September: provided, that the auditor of public
accounts will pay the aforesaid appropriation to the Central
lunatic asylum in monthly instalments.

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