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Chap. 102.—An ACT appropriating the public revenues for the fiscal
years eighteen hundred and eighty-one-two, and eighteen hundred
and eighty-two-three.
Approved April 22, 1882.
1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, That to remove
any doubts as to the action of the accounting and disbursing
officers of the treasury of the state of Virginia, the act of
the general assembly, passed March third, eighteen hundred
and seventy-nine, making appropriations for the fiscal year
ending September thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-
nine, and continued and applied by the second section of the
said act to the fiscal year ending September thirtieth, eigh-
teen hundred and eighty, is hereby extended and applied to
the fiscal year ending September thirtieth, eighteen hundred
and eighty-one.
2. The following mentioned sums being the amounts
allowed by the auditor of public accounts or paid under the
orders of the executive, as the specific appropriations made
by the said act of the general assembly, are hereby appro-
priated, and will be placed to the credit of the several appro-
priations as hereinafter specified.
Fiscal year ending September thirtieth, eighteen hundrec
and eighty:
Agricultural commissioner, contingent, two thousand nin
hundred and eleven dollars and ninety-three cents.
Artificial limbs, three hundred and twenty dollars.
Attorney-general, contingent, five hundred and seventy
dollars and twenty cents.
Auditor of public accounts, contingent, two thousand sevel!
hundred and seventeen dollars and twenty-seven cents.
Board of public works, contingent, one hundred and fifty
seven dollars and fifteen cents.
Civil contingent fund, four thousand nine hundred anc
eighteen dollars and eight cents.
Civil prosecutions, one thousand three hundred and twenty
six dollars and eighty-eight cents.
Collectors’ commissions, seventy-seven dollars and ninety
one cents.
Contingent expenses of courts, thirty thousand one hun
dred and eighty-four dollars and eighty-five cents.
Criminal charges, one hundred and twenty-five thousan
nine hundred and ninety-six dollars and fifty-nine cents.
Dawson fund, one thousand three hundred and thirty
eight dollars. -
Deaf, dumb, and blind, thirty-two thousand five hundrec
dollars.
Escheats, two dollars.
Fish cultivation, two thousand six hundred dollars.
Funding public debt, two thousand four hundred and sixty
seven dollars and thirty-five cents.
General assembly, seventy-two thousand two hundred an
sixteen dollars and fifty-seven cents.
General account of revenue, fifty-thousand one hundre:
and ten dollars and twenty-eight cents.
Grattan’s Reports, six thousand three hundred and twenty
one dollars and seventeen cents.
Lunatics in jails, forty-four thousand and sixty dollars an
four cents.
Lunatic asylums:
Central, at Richmond, fifty-four thousand five hundred an:
fifty dollars and fifty-four cents.
astern, at Williamsburg, eighty-seven thousand and on
dollars and thirty-eight cents.
Western, at Staunton, eighty-five thousand and eighty do.
lars and ten cents.
Liquor license law of eighteen hundred and eighty, thre
hundred and one dollars and two cents.
Medical college of Virginia, at Richmond, one thousan
five hundred dollars.
Military, contingent, one hundred and forty-nine dollar
and three cents.
Militia officers, one hundred and twenty-four dollars an
ninety-nine cents.
Superintendent public buildings, contingent, ten dollars
and seventy-five cents.
Secretary of the commonwealth, contingent, two hundred
and fifty dollars.
Treasurer, contingent, one hundred and ninety-four dollars
and seventy-five cents.
Temporary clerk in treasurer’s office, one thousand and
ninety-seven dollars.
University of Virginia, twenty thousand dollars.
University of Virginia, interest on bonds, one hundred
and twenty dollars.
_ Vaccine agent, six hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Ventilation of hall of House of Delegates, four hundred
and seventy-five dollars.
Virginia military institute, eighteen thousand dollars.
Fiscal year ending September thirty, eighteen hundred
and eighty-one:
Agricultural commissioner, two thousand nine hundred
and sixteen dollars and sixty-six cents.
Artificial limbs, forty dollars.
Attorney-general, contingent, six hundred and twenty-
eight dollars and fifty-six cents.
Auditor of public accounts, contingent, one thousand four
hundred and seventy-seven dollars and forty-six cents.
Criminal charges, one hundred and thirty-one thousand
four hundred and twenty-four dollars and forty cents.
Contingent expenses of courts, twenty-two thousand three
hundred and fifty dollars and thirty-five cents.
Civil contingent fund, three thousand nine hundred and
fourteen dollars and eighty-three cents.
Civil prosecutions, one hundred and five dollars and forty-
one cents.
Dawson fund, two thousand four hundred and seven dol-
lars and eighty-nine cents.
Deaf, Dumb, and Blind institute, thirty thousand dollars.
Electors, two hundred and ninety-three dollars and sixty
cents.
Fish preservation, two thousand five hundred dollars.
General account of revenue, fifty-four thousand seven
hundred and forty-six dollars and nine cents.
General assembly, thirty-nine dollars and nineteen cents.
Grattan’s Reports, two thousand nine hundred and thirty-
one dollars and ninety-one cents.
Lunatic Asylums:
Central, Richmond, forty-five thousand dollars.
Eastern, Williamsburg, sixty-five thousand dollars.
Western, Staunton, seventy-five thousand dollars.
Lunatics in jail, twenty-five thousand four hundred and
forty-eight dollars and twenty-seven cents.
Liquor law of eighteen hundred and eighty, two thousand
four hundred and twenty-five dollars and eighty-two cents.
Moffett liquor law, one hundred and thirty-seven dollars
and eighty-two cents.
Temporary clerk in treasurer's office, one thousand one
hundred and ninety-five dollars.
University of Virginia, fifty-two thousand three hundred
and twenty dollars.
University of Virginia, interest on bonds, thirty dollars.
Vaccine agent, six hundred and seventy-five dollars,
Virginia military institute, thirty-seven thousand dollars.
3. Be it further enacted, That the public taxes and arrears
of taxes due prior to the first day of October in the years
eighteen hundred eighty-two and eighteen hundred and
eighty-three, respectively, as well as the revenue derived
from all other sources, and all moneys not otherwise appro
priated, which shall come into the treasury prior to the first
day of October, eighteen hundred and eighty-two and the
first day of October, eighteen hundred and eighty-three,
shall constitute a general fund, and be appropriated for the
fiscal years to close on the thirtieth day of September, eigh-
teen hundred and eighty-two, and the thirtieth day of Sep-
tember, eighteen hundred and eighty-three, respectively, as
follows, to-wit : :
For the fiscal year ending September thirty, eighteen hun-
dred and eighty-two :
Agricultural commissioner, for the contingent expenses of
his office, five thousand dollars.
Attorney-general, for payment of rent of office and all con-
tingent and travelling expenses in attending to his official
duties, to be paid on account certified, nine hundred gollars.
Artificial limbs, thirty thousand dollars.
Auditor of public accounts, for contingent expenses of his
office, one thousand five hundred dollars.
Board of public works, for contingent expenses, two hun-
dred and fifty dollars: provided that no proxy of the state
in any internal improvement company shall receive more
than fifty dollars in any one year, in full of all mileage and
compensation allowed by law to proxies.
To salary of the secretary of the board of public works,
two hundred and twenty dollars.
Civil contingent fund, ten thousand dollars.
Civil prosecutions, five hundred dollars.
Collector’s commissions, five hundred dollars.
Contingent expenses of courts, thirty thousand dollars.
Clerk of senate, six hundred dollars.
Criminal charges, one hundred and twenty-five thousand
dollars: provided that the physician to the city jail of Rich-
mond city shall not receive a greater amount in any one year
than one thousand dollars.
Dawson fund, interest on bonds held for schools in Albe-
me and Nelson counties, two thousand and fifty-two dol-
ars.
Deaf, dumb, and blind, to the institution for the support of,
thirty-five thousand dollars.
Escheats, expenses of, ten dollars.
Fish, for the preservation and cultivation of, two thousand
five hundred dollars.
To William J. Robertson, for services in United States
court in county judge cases, one thousand dollars. |
To W. W. Crump and R. D. Ward, each for services in
prosecuting suit versus Richmond and Danville railroad, two |
undred and fifty dollars.
Porter to basement offices, fifty cents per day, one hun-—
dred and eighty dollars.
Printed records in criminal cases in court of appeals, five
hundred dollars.
Public printing, thirty-five thousand dollars.
Register of the land office, contingent expenses, fifty dol-
ars.
Registration expenses, five thousand dollars.
Reporter to court of appeals, one thousand five hundred
dollars.
Second auditor's office, contingent expenses, one hundred —
and fifty dollars.
Superintendent of public buildings, contingent expenses, |
seventy-five dollars.
Secretary of the commonwealth, contingent expenses, two |
hundred and fifty dollars.
Secretary of the commonwealth, for clerical services and |
library, two thousand dollars.
Treasurer’s office, contingent expenses of, one hundred dol- |
lars.
Treasurer’s office, temporary clerk in, one thousand two)
hundred dollars.
University of Virginia, annual appropriation, thirty thou-
sand dollars.
Vaccine agent, six hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Virginia military institute, thirty thousand dollars, includ-_
ing ten thousand dollars under act of March seventeen, eigh-
teen hundred and seventy-six.
To American bank-note company, for engraving and print- '
ing bonds for the McCulloch bill, nineteen thousand five hun-—
dred and seventy-five dollars and ninety-two cents.
To Western lunatic asylum, to discharge her indebtedness
to the banks and to liquidate her floating debt, thirty-four
thousand dollars.
To William Smith, of Charlotte county, for lost warrant,
ten dollars.
For the fiscal year ending September thirty, eighteen hun-
dred and eighty-three:
Agricultural commissioner, contingent expenses of his
office, five thousand dollars.
Attorney-general, for payment of rent of office, and all.
contingent and traveling expenses in attending to his official
duties, to be paid on account certified, nine hundred dollars.
Auditor of public accounts, contingent expenses of his
office, one thousand five hundred dollars.
Board of public works, contingent expenses, two hundred
and fifty dollars: provided that no proxy of the state in any
Police on capitol square and state courthouse, and for pay
of messenger to executive, and for pay of employees about
overnor’s grounds and public square, seven thousand and
-8ix dollars.
orter to basement offices, fifty cents per day, one hundred
and eighty dollars.
Printed records for court of appeals, in criminal cases, five
hundred dollars.
Public printing, fifteen thousand dollars.
Register of land office, contingent, fifty dollars.
Registration expenses of births, marriages, and deaths,
five thousand dollars.
Reporter to court of appeals, one thousand five hundred
dollars.
Secend auditor, contingent expenses, one hundred and
fifty dollars.
Superintendent of public buildings, contingent expenses
of, seventy-five dollars, to be paid on account certified.
Secretary of the commonwealth, contingent expenses of,
seventy-five dollars.
Secretary of the commonwealth, clerical services and
library, two thousand dollars.
Treasurer’s office, contingent expenses of, one hundred
dollars.
Temporary clerk in treasurer’s office, one thousand two
hundred dollars.
University of Virginia, annual appropriation, thirty thou-
sand dollars.
Vaccine agent, six hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Virginia military institute, thirty thousand dollars.
4 $5 much of the public revenue as may be received into
the treasury after the thirteenth day of September, eighteen
hundred and eighty-two, and the surplus of all other appro-
priations made prior to that date, unexpended within the
two fiscal years hereinbefore last provided for, and all other
moneys not otherwise appropriated by law, shall constitute
a general fund to defray such expenses authorized by law as
are not herein particularly provided for.
5. The payments for support to lunatic asylums, for the
support and transportation of patients, and to the institution
for the education of the deaf, dumb, and blind, shall be made
one-fourth in advance, on the first day of October, one-half
on the first day of January (if the visitors or directors 80
require), and the remaining one-fourth on the first day of
July: provided that the auditor of public accounts shall pay
the aforesaid appropriations to the Central lunatic asylum in
monthly instalments, if the visitors or directors so require
6. This act shall be in force from its passage.
JHAP. 108.—An ACT to amend and re-enact section one of an act ap-
proved February twenty-first, eighteen hundred and eighty-two,
entitled an act to provide for working the roads and repairing the
bridges in the county of Botetourt, by adding thereto in the first sec-
tion, the counties of Westmoreland and Northumberland.
Approved Apxil 22, 1882.
1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
in the counties of Botetourt, Westmoreland, and Northum-
pberland, the roads and bridges shall be repaired and kept in
order as follows: For each magisterial district in said coun-
ties, there is hereby established a board consisting of the
superviser of the district, who shall be chairman thereof; a
road commissioner, and a justice of the peace, who shall be
clerk of the board. The said board shall, and is hereby
declared to be a body politic and corporate under the name
and style of the board of road commissioners for the
magisterial district in the county of ; and by such
name may sue and be sued. The said board shall have the
control of all the roads and bridges within the district, and
disbursing of all taxes imposed for repairing the roads and
bridges and keeping the samein order. The said board shall
fix the time and place for its meetings: provided that it shall
meet at some central point in the district and in the months
of June and July of each year, for the purposes named in
sections thirteen and fifteen. If from any cause either of the
members of said board shall be prevented from attending any
meetings thereof, the other members may, in case of emer-
gency, call in any justice of the peace for the district, who,
with them, shall constitute the board for the time being; and
they shall have all the power and authority vested by this
act in the board of road commissioners for said district.
2. This act shall be in force from its passage.
CHapP 104.—An ACT to authorize the board of supervisors of any
county in this commonwealth to purchase or contract for the use of
a patent known as a device to construct water-gaps, dams, causeways,
and submerged fords.
Approved April 22, 1882.
1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, That the board
of supervisors of any county in this commonwealth are
hereby empowered to purchase or contract for the use of a
patent known as a device to construct water-gaps, dams,
causeways, and submerged fords, and so forth, patented April
thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-eight; and any debt
contracted therefor by any county, shall be a charge on such
county.
2. This act shall be in force from its passage.
Chap. 102.—An ACT appropriating the public revenues for the fiscal
years eighteen hundred and eighty-one-two, and eighteen hundred
and eighty-two-three.
Approved April 22, 1882.
1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, That to remove
any doubts as to the action of the accounting and disbursing
officers of the treasury of the state of Virginia, the act of
the general assembly, passed March third, eighteen hundred
and seventy-nine, making appropriations for the fiscal year
ending September thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-
nine, and continued and applied by the second section of the
said act to the fiscal year ending September thirtieth, eigh-
teen hundred and eighty, is hereby extended and applied to
the fiscal year ending September thirtieth, eighteen hundred
and eighty-one.
2. The following mentioned sums being the amounts
allowed by the auditor of public accounts or paid under the
orders of the executive, as the specific appropriations made
by the said act of the general assembly, are hereby appro-
priated, and will be placed to the credit of the several appro-
priations as hereinafter specified.
Fiscal year ending September thirtieth, eighteen hundrec
and eighty:
Agricultural commissioner, contingent, two thousand nin
hundred and eleven dollars and ninety-three cents.
Artificial limbs, three hundred and twenty dollars.
Attorney-general, contingent, five hundred and seventy
dollars and twenty cents.
Auditor of public accounts, contingent, two thousand sevel!
hundred and seventeen dollars and twenty-seven cents.
Board of public works, contingent, one hundred and fifty
seven dollars and fifteen cents.
Civil contingent fund, four thousand nine hundred anc
eighteen dollars and eight cents.
Civil prosecutions, one thousand three hundred and twenty
six dollars and eighty-eight cents.
Collectors’ commissions, seventy-seven dollars and ninety
one cents.
Contingent expenses of courts, thirty thousand one hun
dred and eighty-four dollars and eighty-five cents.
Criminal charges, one hundred and twenty-five thousan
nine hundred and ninety-six dollars and fifty-nine cents.
Dawson fund, one thousand three hundred and thirty
eight dollars. -
Deaf, dumb, and blind, thirty-two thousand five hundrec
dollars.
Escheats, two dollars.
Fish cultivation, two thousand six hundred dollars.
Funding public debt, two thousand four hundred and sixty
seven dollars and thirty-five cents.
General assembly, seventy-two thousand two hundred an
sixteen dollars and fifty-seven cents.
General account of revenue, fifty-thousand one hundre:
and ten dollars and twenty-eight cents.
Grattan’s Reports, six thousand three hundred and twenty
one dollars and seventeen cents.
Lunatics in jails, forty-four thousand and sixty dollars an
four cents.
Lunatic asylums:
Central, at Richmond, fifty-four thousand five hundred an:
fifty dollars and fifty-four cents.
astern, at Williamsburg, eighty-seven thousand and on
dollars and thirty-eight cents.
Western, at Staunton, eighty-five thousand and eighty do.
lars and ten cents.
Liquor license law of eighteen hundred and eighty, thre
hundred and one dollars and two cents.
Medical college of Virginia, at Richmond, one thousan
five hundred dollars.
Military, contingent, one hundred and forty-nine dollar
and three cents.
Militia officers, one hundred and twenty-four dollars an
ninety-nine cents.
Superintendent public buildings, contingent, ten dollars
and seventy-five cents.
Secretary of the commonwealth, contingent, two hundred
and fifty dollars.
Treasurer, contingent, one hundred and ninety-four dollars
and seventy-five cents.
Temporary clerk in treasurer’s office, one thousand and
ninety-seven dollars.
University of Virginia, twenty thousand dollars.
University of Virginia, interest on bonds, one hundred
and twenty dollars.
_ Vaccine agent, six hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Ventilation of hall of House of Delegates, four hundred
and seventy-five dollars.
Virginia military institute, eighteen thousand dollars.
Fiscal year ending September thirty, eighteen hundred
and eighty-one:
Agricultural commissioner, two thousand nine hundred
and sixteen dollars and sixty-six cents.
Artificial limbs, forty dollars.
Attorney-general, contingent, six hundred and twenty-
eight dollars and fifty-six cents.
Auditor of public accounts, contingent, one thousand four
hundred and seventy-seven dollars and forty-six cents.
Criminal charges, one hundred and thirty-one thousand
four hundred and twenty-four dollars and forty cents.
Contingent expenses of courts, twenty-two thousand three
hundred and fifty dollars and thirty-five cents.
Civil contingent fund, three thousand nine hundred and
fourteen dollars and eighty-three cents.
Civil prosecutions, one hundred and five dollars and forty-
one cents.
Dawson fund, two thousand four hundred and seven dol-
lars and eighty-nine cents.
Deaf, Dumb, and Blind institute, thirty thousand dollars.
Electors, two hundred and ninety-three dollars and sixty
cents.
Fish preservation, two thousand five hundred dollars.
General account of revenue, fifty-four thousand seven
hundred and forty-six dollars and nine cents.
General assembly, thirty-nine dollars and nineteen cents.
Grattan’s Reports, two thousand nine hundred and thirty-
one dollars and ninety-one cents.
Lunatic Asylums:
Central, Richmond, forty-five thousand dollars.
Eastern, Williamsburg, sixty-five thousand dollars.
Western, Staunton, seventy-five thousand dollars.
Lunatics in jail, twenty-five thousand four hundred and
forty-eight dollars and twenty-seven cents.
Liquor law of eighteen hundred and eighty, two thousand
four hundred and twenty-five dollars and eighty-two cents.
Moffett liquor law, one hundred and thirty-seven dollars
and eighty-two cents.
Temporary clerk in treasurer's office, one thousand one
hundred and ninety-five dollars.
University of Virginia, fifty-two thousand three hundred
and twenty dollars.
University of Virginia, interest on bonds, thirty dollars.
Vaccine agent, six hundred and seventy-five dollars,
Virginia military institute, thirty-seven thousand dollars.
3. Be it further enacted, That the public taxes and arrears
of taxes due prior to the first day of October in the years
eighteen hundred eighty-two and eighteen hundred and
eighty-three, respectively, as well as the revenue derived
from all other sources, and all moneys not otherwise appro
priated, which shall come into the treasury prior to the first
day of October, eighteen hundred and eighty-two and the
first day of October, eighteen hundred and eighty-three,
shall constitute a general fund, and be appropriated for the
fiscal years to close on the thirtieth day of September, eigh-
teen hundred and eighty-two, and the thirtieth day of Sep-
tember, eighteen hundred and eighty-three, respectively, as
follows, to-wit : :
For the fiscal year ending September thirty, eighteen hun-
dred and eighty-two :
Agricultural commissioner, for the contingent expenses of
his office, five thousand dollars.
Attorney-general, for payment of rent of office and all con-
tingent and travelling expenses in attending to his official
duties, to be paid on account certified, nine hundred gollars.
Artificial limbs, thirty thousand dollars.
Auditor of public accounts, for contingent expenses of his
office, one thousand five hundred dollars.
Board of public works, for contingent expenses, two hun-
dred and fifty dollars: provided that no proxy of the state
in any internal improvement company shall receive more
than fifty dollars in any one year, in full of all mileage and
compensation allowed by law to proxies.
To salary of the secretary of the board of public works,
two hundred and twenty dollars.
Civil contingent fund, ten thousand dollars.
Civil prosecutions, five hundred dollars.
Collector’s commissions, five hundred dollars.
Contingent expenses of courts, thirty thousand dollars.
Clerk of senate, six hundred dollars.
Criminal charges, one hundred and twenty-five thousand
dollars: provided that the physician to the city jail of Rich-
mond city shall not receive a greater amount in any one year
than one thousand dollars.
Dawson fund, interest on bonds held for schools in Albe-
me and Nelson counties, two thousand and fifty-two dol-
ars.
Deaf, dumb, and blind, to the institution for the support of,
thirty-five thousand dollars.
Escheats, expenses of, ten dollars.
Fish, for the preservation and cultivation of, two thousand
five hundred dollars.
To William J. Robertson, for services in United States
court in county judge cases, one thousand dollars. |
To W. W. Crump and R. D. Ward, each for services in
prosecuting suit versus Richmond and Danville railroad, two |
undred and fifty dollars.
Porter to basement offices, fifty cents per day, one hun-—
dred and eighty dollars.
Printed records in criminal cases in court of appeals, five
hundred dollars.
Public printing, thirty-five thousand dollars.
Register of the land office, contingent expenses, fifty dol-
ars.
Registration expenses, five thousand dollars.
Reporter to court of appeals, one thousand five hundred
dollars.
Second auditor's office, contingent expenses, one hundred —
and fifty dollars.
Superintendent of public buildings, contingent expenses, |
seventy-five dollars.
Secretary of the commonwealth, contingent expenses, two |
hundred and fifty dollars.
Secretary of the commonwealth, for clerical services and |
library, two thousand dollars.
Treasurer’s office, contingent expenses of, one hundred dol- |
lars.
Treasurer’s office, temporary clerk in, one thousand two)
hundred dollars.
University of Virginia, annual appropriation, thirty thou-
sand dollars.
Vaccine agent, six hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Virginia military institute, thirty thousand dollars, includ-_
ing ten thousand dollars under act of March seventeen, eigh-
teen hundred and seventy-six.
To American bank-note company, for engraving and print- '
ing bonds for the McCulloch bill, nineteen thousand five hun-—
dred and seventy-five dollars and ninety-two cents.
To Western lunatic asylum, to discharge her indebtedness
to the banks and to liquidate her floating debt, thirty-four
thousand dollars.
To William Smith, of Charlotte county, for lost warrant,
ten dollars.
For the fiscal year ending September thirty, eighteen hun-
dred and eighty-three:
Agricultural commissioner, contingent expenses of his
office, five thousand dollars.
Attorney-general, for payment of rent of office, and all.
contingent and traveling expenses in attending to his official
duties, to be paid on account certified, nine hundred dollars.
Auditor of public accounts, contingent expenses of his
office, one thousand five hundred dollars.
Board of public works, contingent expenses, two hundred
and fifty dollars: provided that no proxy of the state in any
Police on capitol square and state courthouse, and for pay
of messenger to executive, and for pay of employees about
overnor’s grounds and public square, seven thousand and
-8ix dollars.
orter to basement offices, fifty cents per day, one hundred
and eighty dollars.
Printed records for court of appeals, in criminal cases, five
hundred dollars.
Public printing, fifteen thousand dollars.
Register of land office, contingent, fifty dollars.
Registration expenses of births, marriages, and deaths,
five thousand dollars.
Reporter to court of appeals, one thousand five hundred
dollars.
Secend auditor, contingent expenses, one hundred and
fifty dollars.
Superintendent of public buildings, contingent expenses
of, seventy-five dollars, to be paid on account certified.
Secretary of the commonwealth, contingent expenses of,
seventy-five dollars.
Secretary of the commonwealth, clerical services and
library, two thousand dollars.
Treasurer’s office, contingent expenses of, one hundred
dollars.
Temporary clerk in treasurer’s office, one thousand two
hundred dollars.
University of Virginia, annual appropriation, thirty thou-
sand dollars.
Vaccine agent, six hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Virginia military institute, thirty thousand dollars.
4 $5 much of the public revenue as may be received into
the treasury after the thirteenth day of September, eighteen
hundred and eighty-two, and the surplus of all other appro-
priations made prior to that date, unexpended within the
two fiscal years hereinbefore last provided for, and all other
moneys not otherwise appropriated by law, shall constitute
a general fund to defray such expenses authorized by law as
are not herein particularly provided for.
5. The payments for support to lunatic asylums, for the
support and transportation of patients, and to the institution
for the education of the deaf, dumb, and blind, shall be made
one-fourth in advance, on the first day of October, one-half
on the first day of January (if the visitors or directors 80
require), and the remaining one-fourth on the first day of
July: provided that the auditor of public accounts shall pay
the aforesaid appropriations to the Central lunatic asylum in
monthly instalments, if the visitors or directors so require
6. This act shall be in force from its passage.
JHAP. 108.—An ACT to amend and re-enact section one of an act ap-
proved February twenty-first, eighteen hundred and eighty-two,
entitled an act to provide for working the roads and repairing the
bridges in the county of Botetourt, by adding thereto in the first sec-
tion, the counties of Westmoreland and Northumberland.
Approved Apxil 22, 1882.
1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
in the counties of Botetourt, Westmoreland, and Northum-
pberland, the roads and bridges shall be repaired and kept in
order as follows: For each magisterial district in said coun-
ties, there is hereby established a board consisting of the
superviser of the district, who shall be chairman thereof; a
road commissioner, and a justice of the peace, who shall be
clerk of the board. The said board shall, and is hereby
declared to be a body politic and corporate under the name
and style of the board of road commissioners for the
magisterial district in the county of ; and by such
name may sue and be sued. The said board shall have the
control of all the roads and bridges within the district, and
disbursing of all taxes imposed for repairing the roads and
bridges and keeping the samein order. The said board shall
fix the time and place for its meetings: provided that it shall
meet at some central point in the district and in the months
of June and July of each year, for the purposes named in
sections thirteen and fifteen. If from any cause either of the
members of said board shall be prevented from attending any
meetings thereof, the other members may, in case of emer-
gency, call in any justice of the peace for the district, who,
with them, shall constitute the board for the time being; and
they shall have all the power and authority vested by this
act in the board of road commissioners for said district.
2. This act shall be in force from its passage.
CHapP 104.—An ACT to authorize the board of supervisors of any
county in this commonwealth to purchase or contract for the use of
a patent known as a device to construct water-gaps, dams, causeways,
and submerged fords.
Approved April 22, 1882.
1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, That the board
of supervisors of any county in this commonwealth are
hereby empowered to purchase or contract for the use of a
patent known as a device to construct water-gaps, dams,
causeways, and submerged fords, and so forth, patented April
thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-eight; and any debt
contracted therefor by any county, shall be a charge on such
county.
2. This act shall be in force from its passage.