CHAP. 700.—An ACT appropriating the public revenue for the
two fiscal years, ending respectively, the 80th day of September,
1892, and the 30th day of September, 1893.

Approved March 4, 1892.

§ 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 year eighteen hundred and
ninety-two, and eighteen hundred and ninety-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 Octo-
ber, eighteen hundred and ninety-two, and the first day
of October, eighteen hundred and ninety-three, shall con-
stitute a general fund, and be, and the same is hereby, ap-
propriated for the fiscal years to close on the thirtieth
day of September, eighteen hundred and ninety-two, and
the thirtieth day of September, eighteen hundred and
ninety-three, respectively, in the following manner and
for the following uses, to wit:
For the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of Septem-
ber, eighteen hundred and ninety-two.

Governor, salary of, five thousand dollars.

Governor’s secretary, salary of, one thousand two hun-
dred dollars.

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

Attorney-general, clerk to, one thousand dollars.

Attorney-general, contingent expenses of office, exclu-
sive of mileage, three hundred dollars.

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

Auditor of public accounts, twelve clerks in office,
twelve thousand nine hundred and forty dollars.

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

Auditor (second), salary of, two thousand dollars.

Auditor (second), three clerks in office (section one
hundred and eighty-three of code), three thousand two
hundred and eighty dollars, and twelve hundred dollars
for an additional clerk.

Auditor (second), contingent expenses of office, one
hundred and fifty dollars.

Treasurer, salary of, two thousand dollars.

Treasurer, four clerke in office, four thousand three
hundred and eighty dollars.

Treasurer, contingent expenses of office, two hundred
dollars.

Secretary of commonwealth, salary of, two thousand dol-
lars.

Secretary of commonwealth, clerks in office of, one of
whom is librarian (see section one hundred and eighty-
three code), two thousand. dollars and nine hundred dol-
lars for an additional clerk.

Secretary of commonwealth, contingent expenses of
office, five hundred dollars.

Register of the land office, salary of, one thousand five
hundred dollars, and seven hundred and eighty dollars for
a clerk. |

Register of land office, contingent expenses of office and
for keeping walks and grounds in repair, and so forth,
three hundred dollars, and one hundred dollars for bind-
ing records in office.

Board of public works, contingent expenses of office, in-
cluding salary of secretary, seven hundred and fifty dol-
lars.

Receiving and forwarding clerk and messenger to base-
ment offices, twelve hundred dollars.
sopnitor to basement offices, four hundred and eighty

ollars.
Engineer at capitol, one thousand dollars.

Seven policemen at capitol, five thousand four hu
and sixty dollars.

One night watchman for treasurer’s and second au
office, seven hundred and twenty dollars.

One night watchman at court of appeals, six hu
dollars.

Janitor and doorkeeper at the library, three hu
and sixty dollars.

Janitor in galleries, three hundred and sixty dolls

Conductor of elevator, four hundred and eighty d

Fireman for elevator, six hundred dollars.

Messenger to governor, seven hundred and eight
lars.

Labor at executive mansion, six hundred dollars.

Three telephones in public buildings, one hundre
eighty dollars.

Ice, fuel and lights in public buildings and office
thousand five hundred dollars.

Commissioner of railroads, salary of, two thousar
hundred dollars.

Commissioner of railroads, salary of clerk, one tho
two hundred dollars.

Commissioner of railroads, contingent expenses of
nine hundred dollars, four hundred dollars of which
be for office rent.

Agriculture, bureau of, ten thousand dollars.

Agriculture, commissioner, salary of, one thousan
hundred dollars. ©

Agriculture, commissioner of, clerk to, six hundre
lars.

Adjutant-general, salary of (to be paid out of m:
fund), one thousand five hundred dollars.

Superintendent of public printing, salary of, one
sand five hundred dollars.

Superintendent of public printing, salary of port
hundred dollars.

Superintendent of public printing, rent of office.
hundred dollars.

Superintendent of public instruction, salary o:
thousand dollars. °

Superintendent of public instruction, rent of office
hundred dollars.

Penitentiary :

Officers, salary of, eight thousand five hundre
eighty dollars, including salary of matron and as:
clerk.

Guards, exterior and interior, twenty-one thousal
six hundred dollars.

Three directors, salary of, four hundred and fifty d
Clerk of senate, including salary allowed him by code
one thousand six hundred dollars.

Clerk of the house of delegates, salary of, one thousan:
eight hundred dollars.

Judges of the supreme court of appeals:

President of court, three thousand two hundred dollars

One associate judge, a resident of Richmond, four thou
sand dollars.

Three associate judges, at three thousand dollars each
nine thousand dollars.

Travelling expenses of judges, six hundred dollars.

Circuit judges:

Fifteen circuit judges, at one thousand six hundred do]
lars each, twenty-four thousand dollars.

One circuit judge, two thousand three hundred dollars

One circuit judge, one thousand eight hundred dollars

One circuit judge, one thousand nine hundred dollars.

Mileage of circuit judges, three thousand dollars.

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

Reporter of court of appeals (supreme court), one thou
sand five hundred dollars.

Clerk of supreme court, at Staunton, four hundred dol.
lars.

Clerk of supreme court, at Wytheville, four hundrec
dollars.

Clerk of supreme court, at Richmond, five hundred dol.
lars.

Clerk of hustings court, at Richmond, one thousand
dollars.

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

Commonwealth’s attorney, at Richmond, two hundred
and fifty dollars.

Contingent expenses of courts, thirty-one thousand five
hundred dollars.

Civil contingent fund, ten thousand dollars.

Civil prosecutions on behalf of commonwealth, one
thousand five hundred dollars.

Criminal charges:

To pay transportation for criminals to penitentiary, ten
thousand dollars.

Expenses of juries, witnesses, and so forth, two hun-
dred thousand dollars.

Public printing, twenty-eight 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.

Ovsters, protection of, maintenance of steamer and ves-
sels, seventeen thousand dollars.

Three thouS8and dollars to the fish commissioner, to be
expended as prescribed by law for the preservation and
cultivation of fish, and to pay for receiving and trans-
mitting reports of oyster insnectors as provided by law,
and to enable said commissioner to carry out the pro-
visions of the law, by compelling railroad companies and
private individuals, owning or having control of dams or
other obstructions, to provide for the free passage of fish
in the waters of the commonwealth above tide-water.

General account of revenue:

To pay commissions to commissioners of the revenue,
postage and express charges on land and property books,
and so forth, fifty thousand dollars.

For registration of marriages and births, five thousand
dollars.

Pensions:

To pay pensions of eighteen hundred and ninety-two,
eighty-five thousand dollars, and seventy-five dollars to
pay E. L. C. Scott for past due services performed in exe-
cuting the pension law in eighteen hundred and eighty-
seven; and the additional sum of fifteen thousand dol-
lars, of which those soldiers, sailors or marines who have
lost two limbs, or one limb and total vision, shall receive
the sum of forty dollars in addition to the amount to
which they are entitled under the act of assembly entitled
an act to give aid to soldiers, sailors and marines of Vir-
ginia, maimed or disabled in the war between the states,
and to the widows of Virginia soldiers, sailors and ma-
rines, who lost their lives in said war in the military ser-
vice, approved March fifth, eighteen hundred and eighty-
eight, and those who lost one limb, entitled to the benefit
of said act, the additional sum of ten dollars, and the
widows entitled to the benefit of said act, the additional
sum of five dollars.

Lunatics:

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

Lunatic asylums:

Central, eighty thousand dollars, and ten thousand dol-
lars for building purposes.

Eastern, in addition to pay patients, seventy-five thou-
sand dollars, and twelve thousand dollars for the erection
of an additional building for inmates, and four thousand
dollars to be applied to the construction of water-works
and providing fire apparatus.

Western, in addition to pay patients, ninety-three thou-
sand five hundred dollars, and nine thougand dollars to
complete and furnish two new buildings recently erected
for lunatics.

Southwestern, in addition to pay patients, forty thou-
sand dollars, and the sum of nine hundred dollars is
hereby appropriated, or so much thereof as may be neces-
sary, from any funds in the treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, to pay a commission consisting of three learned
and expert physicians to examine and inquire into the
question whether or not any different system or laws ought
to be devised and enacted as to the admission of patients
into the various lunatic asylums of the commonwealth.
Said commission shall further inquire and examine the
various asylums of the state and ascertain whether or not
there are patients in said asylums who should not be so
confined there as insane persons. And said commission
shall be appointed by the governor of this state within
thirty days from the adjournment of this session of the
general assembly, and said commission shall report at the
conclusion of their labors to the governor, and report by
bill or otherwise.

Institutions of learning:

Medical college of Virginia, at Richmond, three thou-
sand dollars.

State female normal school, twelve thousand dollars.

University of Virginia, forty thousand dollars, of which
five thousand dollars shall be used for repairs.

Virginia military institute, thirty thousand dollars,
which shall include expenses of board of visitors, except
as to the expenses of the adjutant-general and superin-
tendent of public instruction, whose expenses shall be
paid as provided for by law, and five thousand dollars for
repairs to building.

Deaf and dumb and blind institution, thirty-five thou-
sand dollars, and two thousand five hundred dollars for
repairs.

Virginia agricultural and mechanical college, at Blacks-
burg, Virginia, two thousand five hundred dollars for in-
surance and repairs, and thirty-seven hundred and fifty
dollars for completion of machinery hall, forge, and pur-
chase of machinery.

Virginia normal and collegiate institute, fifteen thous-
and dollars, and fifteen hundred dollars to pay old debt.

William and Mary college, fifteen thousand dollars,
which sum is to include the allowance of ten thousand
lollars authorized by an act approved on the fifth day
March, eighteen hundred and eighty-eight.

Public schools, two hundred thousand dollars. TE
sum to be turned over to the state board of education, a:
oy that board apportioned to the public free schools of t
several counties and cities of the commonwealth.

To pay for printing in connection with suit of Virgin
against Tennessee, fourteen hundred and thirty-five d
ars, and to pay W. F. Rhea, as counsel in same suit u
der contract with the governor, one thousand dollars.

To pay Rufus B. Weaver for removing Confederate de
from Gettysburg to Hollywood cemetery, three thousa:
dollars.

To pay for survey of the natural oyster beds, which s1
vey may be made in pursuance of law, five thousand d
lars.

Twelve thousand five hundred dollars for the purpose
exhibiting the products of Virginia at the World’s F:
at Chicago, to be expended upon the order of the govern

For the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of Septe:
ber, eighteen hundred and ninety-three.

Governor, salary of, five thousand dollars.

Governor, salary of secretary, one thousand two ht
dred dollars.

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

Attorney-general, salary of clerk, one thousand dolla

Attorney-general, contingent expenses of office, exc.
sive of mileage, three hundred dollars.

Auditor of public accuunts, salary of, three thousa
dollars.

Auditor of public accounts, twelve clerks in office, twe.
thousand nine hundred and forty dollars.

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

Auditor (second), salary of, two thousand dollars.

Auditor (second), three clerks in office (section one ht
dred and eighty-three of code), three thousand two ht
dred and eighty dollars, and twelve hundred dollars for
additional clerk.

Auditor (second), contingent expenses of office, one hi
dred and fifty dollars.

Treasurer, salary of, two thousand dollars.

Treasurer, salary of four clerks in office, four thousa
three hundred and eighty dollars.

Treasurer, contingent expenses of office, two hund:
dollars.
,; Secretary of commonwealth, salary of, two thousand ¢

ars.
Secretary of commonwealth, clerks in office of,.one o
whom is librarian (see actsof eighteen hundred and eighty
one and eighty-two, page two hundred and thirty-four)
two thousand dollars, and nine hundred dollars for an ad
ditional clerk.

Secretary of commonwealth, contingent expenses of of
fice, five hundred dollars.

Register of the land office, salary of, one thousand five
hundred dollars, and seven hundred and eighty dollars fo:
a clerk.

Register of land office, contingent expenses of office anc
for keeping walks and grounds in repair, and so forth
three hundred dollars.

Board of public works, contingent expenses of office, in-
cluding salary of secretary, seven hundred and fifty dol.
lars.

Receiving and forwarding clerk and messenger to base-
ment offices, twelve hundred dollars.

Janitor to basement offices, four hundred and eighty
dollars.

Engineer at capitol, one thousand dollars.

Seven policemen at capitol, five thousand four hun-
dred and sixty dollars.

One night watchman for treasurer’s and second auditor’s
offices, seven hundred and twenty dollars.

One night watchman at court of appeals, six hundred
dollars.

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

Janitor in galleries, three hundred and sixty dollars.

Conductor of elevator, four hundred and eighty dollars.

Fireman for elevator, six hundred dollars.

Messenger to governor, seven hundred and eighty dol-
lars.

Labor at executive mansion, six hundred dollars.

Three telephones in public buildings, one hundred and
eighty dollars.

Ice, fuel and light in public buildings and offices, two
thousand five hundred dollars.

Commissioner of railroads, salary of, twenty-five hun-
dred dollars.

Commissioner of railroads, salary of clerk to, one thou-
sand two hundred dollars.

Commissioner of railroads, contingent expenses of office,
nine hundred dollars (four hundred dollars of which shall
be for office rent).

Agriculture, bureau of, ten thousand dollars.

Agriculture, commissioner of, salary of, one thousand
five hundred dollars.

Agriculture, commissioner of, clerk to, six hundred dol-
lars.

Adjutant-general, salary of (to be paid out of militar
nd),one thousand five hundred dollars.
Superintendent of public printing, salary of, one thou
nd five hundred dollars.

Superintendent of public printing, salary of porter, si
indred dollars.

Superintendent of public printing, rent of office, thre
indred dollars.

Superintendent of public instruction, salary of, tw
ousand dollars.

Superintendent of public instruction, rent of office, thre
andred dollars.

Penitentiary :

Officers, salary of, eight thousand five hundred an
ghty dollars, including salary of matron and assistan
erk.

Guards, exterior and interior, salary of, twenty-on
.ousand and six hundred dollars.

Three directors, salary of, four hundred and fifty dollar
Clerk of senate, including salary allowed him by cod:
1e thousand six hundred dollars.

Clerk of the house of delegates, salary of, one thousan
ght hundred dollars.

Judges of the supreme court of appeals :

President of the court, three thousand two hundre
ollars.

One associate judge, a resident of Richmond, fot
10usand dollars.

Three associate judges, at three thousand dollars eac!
ine thousand dollars.

Travelling expenses of judges, six hundred dollars.

Circuit judges:

Fifteen circuit judges, at one thousand six hundre
ollars each, twenty-four thousand dollars.

One circuit judge, two thousand three hundred dollar
One circuit judge, one thousand eight hundred dollar
One circuit judge, one thousand nine hundred dollar
Mileage of circuit judges, three thousand dollars.
Judge of chancery court, at Richmond, two thousan
nree hundred dollars.

Reporter court of appeals (supreme court), one thor
and five hundred dollars.

Clerk of supreme court, at Staunton, four hundred do
irs.

Clerk of supreme court, at Wytheville, four hundre
ollars.

Clerk of supreme court, at Richmond, five hundre
ollars.
Clerk of hustings court, at Richmond, one thousand dol.
lars.

Clerk of circuit court, at Richmond, four hundred dol.
lars.
. Commonwealth’s attorney, at Richmond, two hundrec
and fifty dollars.

Contingent expenses of courts, thirty-one thousanc
five hundred dollars.

Civil contingent fund, ten thousand dollars.

Civil prosecutions on behalf of commonwealth, one
thousand five hundred dollars. ,

Criminal charges:

To pay transportation for criminals to penitentiary, ten
thousand dollars.

Expense of juries, witnesses, and so forth, two hundred
thousand dollars.

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 and maintenance of steamer and
vessels, seventeen thousand dollars.

Three thousand dollars to the fish commissioner, to be
expended as prescribed by law for the preservation and cul-
tivation of fish, and to pay for receiving and transmitting
reports of oyster inspectors, as provided by law, and to
enable said commissioner to carry out the provisions of
the law by compelling railroad companies and private in-
dividuals owning or having control of dams or other
obstructions, to provide for the free passage of fish in the
waters of the commonwealth above tide-water.

General account of revenue:

To pay commissions to commissioners of revenue, post-
age and express charges on land and property books, and
so forth, fifty thousand dollars.

For registration of marriages and births, five thousand

dollars.

Pensions:

To pay pensions for eighteen hundred and ninety-three,
eighty-five thousand dollars, and the additional sum of
fifteen thousand dollars, of which those soldiers, sailors
or marines, who have lost two limbs, or one limb and total
vision, shall receive the sum of forty dollars in addition
to the amount to which they are entitled under the act of
assembly entitled an act to give aid to soldiers, sailors
and marines of Virginia, maimed or disabled in the war
between the states, and to the widows of Virginia soldiers,
sailors and marines, who lost their lives in said war in
the military service, approved March fifth, eighteen hun-
dred and eighty-eight, and those who lost one limb, enti-
tLled to the benefit of said act, the additional sum of ten
dollars; and the widows, entitled to the benefits of said
act, the additional sum of five dollars.

Lunatics:

Support of lunatics in jail and in charge of private
persons, cost of commissions of lunacy, and so forth, five
thousand dollars? °

Lunatic asylums:

Central, eighty thousand dollars, and ten thousand dol-
lars for building purposes.

Eastern, in addition to pay patients, seventy-five thou-
sand dollars, and four thousand dollars to complete water-
works. .

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

Southwestern, in addition to pay patients, forty thou-
sand dollars.

Institutions of learning:

Medical college of Virginia, at Richmond, three thou-
sand dollars.

State female normal school, twelve thousand dollars.

University of Virginia, forty thousand dollars, of which
five thousand dollars shall be used for repairs.

Virginia military institute, thirty thousand dollars,
which shall include the expenses of the board of visitors,
except as to the expenses of the adjutant-general and su-
perintendent of public instruction, whose expenses shall
be paid as provided for by law; five thousand dollars for
repairs to buildings.

Virginia agricultural and mechanical college, two
thousand five hundred dollars for insurance and repairs
to buildings.

Deaf and dumb and blind institute, thirty-five thou-
sand dollars.

Virginia normal and collegiate institute, fifteen thou-
sand dollars.

William and Mary college, fifteen thousand dollars,
which sum is to include the allowance of ten thousand
dollars authorized by act approved on the fifth day of
March, eighteen hundred and eighty-eight.

Public schools:

Two hundred thousand dollars. This sum to be turned
over to the state board of education, and by that board ap-
portioned to the public free schools of the counties and
cities of this commonwealth.

Twelve thousand five hundred dollars for the purpose of
exhibiting the products of Virginia at the World’s Fair at
Chicago, to be expended upon the order of the governor.

To pay the interest on the public debt funded under the
acts approved February fourteenth, eighteen hundred and
eighty-two, and February twentieth, eighteen hundred and
ninety-two, a sum sufficient for that purpose is hereby ap-
propriated.

2. So much of the public’revenue as may be received into
the treasury after the thirtieth day of September, eighteen
hundred and ninety-two, and the surplus of all other appro-
priations 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 defray such expenses authorized by law
as are not herein particularly provided for.

3. The annuities to the public institutions of the state and
tothe lunatic asylums shall be paid in monthly instalments,
and it shall be lawful for the auditor of public accounts,
on the first day of October, eighteen hundred and ninety-
three, the first day of November, eighteen hundred and
ninety-three, the first day of December, eighteen hundred
and ninety-three, the first day of January, eighteen hun-
dred and ninety-four, the first day of February, eighteen
hundred and ninety-four, and the first day of March, eigh-
teen hundred and ninety-four, to pay to said institutions and
asylums their monthly allowances, which payments shall
be charged against the appropriations for the years eigh-
teen hundred and ninety-two and eighteen hundred and
ninety-three: provided that any act in force hereafter at
the date when such payments or any of them are required
to be made, and directing a different manner of payment,
shal] supersede this section and control the manner of
payment by the auditor to said institutions and asylums.

4. It shall not be lawful for the auditor of public ac-
counts to pay to the asylums 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 an-
nual reports to the governor, give an itemized account of
the expenses of their respective institutions, and every
officer of the state for whose department appropriations
are hereby made shall make annually a report to the gov-
ernor, covering an itemized account of the expenditures of
such appropriations, and the governor shall forward the
reports to the general assembly, and such reports and ac-
counts shall embrace the expenditures of all funds appro-
riated, including the interest on bonds held by such in-
titutions and hereinbefore directed to be paid them.

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

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