Chap. 678.—An ACT appropriating the public revenue for the two fiscal yea
ending respectively on September 80, 1898, and September 30, 1899.

Approved March 3, 1898.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That the publ
taxes and arrears of taxes due prior to the first day of October, in tk
years eighteen hundred and ninety-eight and eighteen hundred an
ninety-nine, respectively, as well as the revenue derived from all othe
sources, and all moneys not otherwise appropriated which shall com
into the treasury prior to the first day of October, eighteen hundred an
ninety-eight, and the first day of October, eighteen hundred and ninety
nine, shall establish a general fund and be, and the same is hereby, ay
propriated for the fiscal year to close on the thirtieth day of September
eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, and the thirtieth day of Septembe:
eighteen hundred and ninety-nine, respectively, in the following manne
and for the following uses, to wit:

For the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of September, eightee
hundred and ninety-eight:

Governor, salary of, five thousand dollars.

Governor’s secretary, salary of, twelve hundred dollars.

Attorney-general, salary of, twenty-five hundred dollars.

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

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

Auditor of public accounts, salary of, two thousand seven hundred an
fifty dollars.

Auditor of public accounts, clerks in office, ten thousand dollars.

Auditor of public accounts, contingent expenses of office, fifteen hun
dred dollars.

Auditor (second), salary of, thirteen hundred dollars and commission
allowed by law.

Auditor (second), clerks in office, three thousand dollars.

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

Treasurer, salary of, fifteen hundred dollars and commissions allowe
by law.

"Treasurer, clerks in office, four thousand dollars, which shall includ
compensation of the funding clerk under the funding acts of eightee:
hundred and eighty-two and eighteen hundred and ninety-two.

Treasurer, contingent expenses of office, two hundred dollars.

Secretary of the commonwealth, salary of, two thousand dollars an
commissions allowed by law, but all fees accruing from the land offic
shall be paid into the treasury.

Secretary of the commonwealth, clerks in office of, one of whom shal
be librarian and another of whom shall be clerk in land office department
four thousand dollars.

Secretary of the commonwealth, contingent expenses of office, in
cluding contingent expenses heretofore allowed on account of register o
land office, seven hundred and fifty dollars. For retracing and rebind-
ing certain records, sixty-two 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, eight hun-
dred and forty dollars.

Janitor to capitol building oflices, three hundred and sixty 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 three hundred and twenty
dollars.

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

One night-watchinan at court of appeals and second floor library
building, three hundred and sixty dollars.

Janitor and dourkeeper at the library, three hundred and sixty dol-
lars.

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

To pay premiums on policies of insurance of the capitol building, two
hundred and twenty-five dollars.

Conductor of elevator at library building, salary of, four hundred and
eighty dollars.

Fireman at library building, salarv of, six hundred dollars. Police-
man library building, salary of six hundred dollars.

Messenger to governor, six hundred dollars.

Labor at executive mansion, two hundred dollars.

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

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

Commissioner of railroads, salary of, twenty-five hundred dollars.

Commissioner of railroads, salary of, clerk, twelve hundred dollars.

Commissioner of railroads, contingent expenses of office, five hundred
dollars.

Commissioner of agriculture, salary of, twelve hundred dollars. Tis
clerk, salary of five hundred dollars, which, with all other salaries and
expenses of the bureau 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 sala-
rics and expenses, or any part thereof, be paid out of the public treas-
ury. Should there be any excess from said taxes and fees on fertilizers
the same shall be paid into the treasury.

Adjutant-general, salary of (to be paid out of military fund), fifteen
hundred dollars.

Superintendent of public printing, salary of, twelve hundred and fifty
dollars,
Superintendent of public printing, salary of clerk, six hundred dol-
ars.

Superintendent of public instruction, salary of, eighteen hundred
dollars,
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Penitentiary.

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

Guards, exterior and interior, twenty-one thousand six hundred dol-
lars. :

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

Clerk of senate, including salary allowed him by code, twelve hun-
dred and fifty dollars.

Clerk of the house of delegates, salary of, sixteen 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 thousand dollars.

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

Stenographer to court of appeals, salary of, twelve hundred dollars.

Travelling expenses of judges, six hundred dollars.

Circuit Judges.

Eleven circuit judges, at sixteen hundred dollars each, seventeen
thousand six hundred dollars.

Two circuit judges, at twenty-three hundred dollars each, four thou-
sand six hundred dollars.

One circuit judge, at twenty-two hundred dollars.
_ One circuit judge, at eighteen hundred dollars.

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

Mileage of circuit judges, three thousand dollars.

Judge of chancery court of Richmond, twenty-three hundred dollars.

Judge of the court of law and equity of Richmond, two thousand dol-
lars.

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

Reporter of supreme court of appeals, twelve 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 circuit court at Richmond, four hundred dollars.

Contingent expenses of courts, twenty-eight thousand dollars, or so
much 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.

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

Public printing twenty-five thousand dollars.

Printing records of criminal cases in supreme court, five hundred dol-
lars.

Virginia reports, to pay printing, binding, and so forth, fifteen hun-
dred 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
otherwise than out of said oyster tax, and five hundred dollars to re-
place certain buoys onthe boundary line between Maryland and Vir-
ginia,

Two hundred and fifty dollars to pay counsel fee as per contract, to
argue the case McCulloch vs. commonwealth.

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, or so much thereof as may be necessary.

For the registration of marriages and births, five thousand dollars.

Pensions.

To pay pensions of eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, eighty-five
thousand dollars, and the additional sum of twenty-five thousand dol-
lars, of which those soldiers, sailors or marines who have lost two limbs
or 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
gervice,’? approved March fifth, eighteen hundred and eighty-eight, and
each of those who lost one limb, entitled to the benefit of this act, the
additional sum of twenty dollars, and each of the widows entitled to
the benefit of said act the additional sum of ten dollars.

Lunatics.

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

State Hospitals (for the msane).

Central, seventy-five thousand dollars.

Fastern, in addition to pay patients, sixty-eight thousand five hun-
dred dollars.

Western, in addition to pay patients, eighty-five thousand dollars, out
of which the sum of twenty-five hundred dollars for insuring the build-
ings; the same to be paid the fifteenth day of May, eighteen hundred
and ninety-eight.

Southwestern, in addition to pay patients, forty-nine thousand dol-
lars, five thousand dollars of which shall be used for building purposes.

The superintendents and other officers and employes 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 two hundred
and fifty dollars; the superintendent of the Eastern, two thousand dol-
lars; and the superintendent of the Southwestern, eighteen hundred dol-
lars; and where they occupy buildings on the ground or belonging to the
respective institutions, they shall pay therefor such rental as may be fixed
by the board of the respective institutions. That the first and second
assistant physicians shall each receive a salary not exceeding one thou-
sand two hundred dollars per annum; that the third assistant physician
shall receive a salary not exceeding nine hundred dollars per annum;
that the stewards of the Western and Central asylums shall have each
a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars, and the stewards of the East-
ern and Southwestern asylums shall each receive a salary not exceeding
eight hundred dollars per annum; that the clerks shall receive a salary
not exceeding seven hundred and fifty dollars per annum. Said clerks
shall perform the duties of secretary to the boards of the respective in-
stitutions. The engineer shall receive a salary not exceeding seven hun-
dred dollars per annum.

The officers named in this subsection 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 emoluments.

To pay bills for furnishing and putting in ventilating apparatus in
hall of house of delegates, five hundred and eighty dollars.

Institutions of Learning.

Medical college of Virginia at Richmond, four thousand dollars.

State female normal school, fifteen thousand dollars.

University of Virginia, forty-five thousand dollars, which shall include
the ten thousand dollars provided by an act approved January twenty-
third, eighteen hundred and ninety-six.

Virginia military institute, thirty 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 expenses shall be
paid as provided by law, and which shall also include repairs to building,
and so forth. And out of the amount hereby appropriated, a new heat-
ing apparatus shall be provided not to cost more than five thousand dol-
lars.

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 dollars.

Virginia school for deaf and blind, thirty-five thousand dollars. And
an additional sum of four thousand dollars, which shall be expended for
the construction of an addition to the building.
Agricultural, mechanical and polytechnic institute at Blacksburg
Virginia, fifteen thousand dollars for insurance, repairs, building an:
equipment.

Virginia normal and collegiate institute, fifteen thousand dollars.

William and Mary college, fifteen thousand dollars, which sum 1s t
include the allowance of ten thousand dollars authorized by an act ap
proved the fifth day of March, eighteen hundred and eighty-eight.

Public schools, two hundred thousand dollars; this sum to be turne
over to the state board of education, and by that hoard apportioned t
the public free schools of the several counties and cities of the common
wealth, except, however, twenty-five hundred dollars thereof, which sai
board is authorized to expend for the maintenance of summer norms
institutes.

To Confederate soldiers’ home. annuity thirty thousand dollars, unde
act of March third, eighteen hundred and ninety-two, and five thousan:
dollars additional, making a total of thirty-five thousand dollars: pro
vided, that in consideration of the additional appropriation the said in
stitution shall not only maintain the present inmates, but shall take i
and maintain at least fifty additional inmates.

To pay the interest on the public debt, funded under the acts ap
proved February fourteenth, eighteen hundred and eighty-two; Febru
ary twentieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-two; January thirty-first
eighteen hundred and ninety-four, and January twenty-third, eightee)
hundred and ninety-six, a sum sufficient for that purpose is hereb:
appropriated.

For the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of September, cighteer
hundred and nincty-nine:

Governor, salary of, five thousand dollars.

Governor’s secretary, salary of, twelve hundred dollars.

Attorney-general, salary of, twenty-five hundred dollars.

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

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

Auditor of public accounts, salary of, two thousand seven hundre
and fifty dollars.

Auditor of public accounts clerks in office, ten thousand dollars.

Auditor of public accounts, contingent expenses of office, fifteen hun
dred dollars.

Auditor (second), salary of, thirteen hundred dollars and commis
sions allowed by law.

Auditor (second) clerks in office, three thousand dollars. |

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

Treasurer, salary of, fifteen hundred dollars and commissions allowec
by law.

Treasurer, clerks in office, four thousand dollars, which shall include
compensation of the funding clerk under the funding acts of eighteer
hundred and eighty-two and eighteen hundred and ninety-two.

Treasurer, contingent expenses of office, two hundred dollars.

Secretary of the commonwealth, salary of, two thousand dollars anc
commissions allowed bylaw, but all fees accruing from land otlce shal
be paid into the treasury. }
Secretary of the commonwealth, clerks in office of, one of whom sh:
be librarian and another of whom shall be clerk in land office depa
ment, four thousand dollars.

Secretary of the commonwealth, contingent expenses of office, |
cluding contingent expenses heretofore allowed on account of register
land office, seven hundred and fifty dollars.

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

Receiving and forwarding document clerk and messenger, eight hu
dred and forty dollars.

Janitor to capitol building offices, three hundred and sixty 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 three hundred and twer
dollars.

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

One night-watchman court of appeals and second floor library bul
ing, three hundred and sixty dollars.

Janitor and doorkeeper at the library, three hundred and sixty d
lars.

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

Conductor of elevator at library building, salary of, four hundreda
eighty dollars.

Fireman at library building, salary of, six hundred dollars. Poll
man library building, six hundred dollars.

Messenger to governor, six hundred dollars.

Labor at executive mansion, two hundred dollars.

Tce, fuel and lights in public buildings and offices, three thousand d
lars.

Commissioner of railroads, salary of, twenty-five hundred dollars.

Commissioner of railroads, salary of clerk, twelve hundred dollars.

Commissioner of railroads, contingent expenses of office, five hundr
dollars.

Commissioner of agriculture, salary of, twelve hundred dollars. FE
clerk, salary-of five hundred dollars, which with all other salaries a
expenses of the bureau of agriculture shall be paid from the fees a:
taxes collected on fertilizers if sufficient for the purpose, if not, th
shall be paid pro rata from said funds; but in no event shall such sa
ries 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 t
same shall be paid into the treasury.

Adjutant-general, salary of (to be paid out of military fund), fifte
hundred dollars.

7 Superintendent of public printing, salary of, twelve hundred and fil
ollars.

Superintendent of public printing, salary of clerk, six hundred dolla
1 “uperintendent of public instruction, salary of, eighteen hundr

ollars,
Officers, salary of, eight thousand five hundred and eighty dc
cluding salary of matron and assistant clerk.

(ruards, exterior and interior, twenty-one thousand six hundre
rs.

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

Clerk of senate, including salary allowed him by code, twelve hu
id fifty dollars.

Clerk of the house of delegates, salary of, sixteen hundred dolla:

Judges of the Supreme Court of Appeals.

President of court, three thousand two hundred dollars.

One associate judge, a resident of Richmond, four thousand doll.
Three associate judges, at three thousand dollars each, nine tho
lars.

Stenographer to court of appeals, salary of, twelve hundred doll
Travelling expenses of judges, six hundred dollars.

Circuit Judges.

Eleven circuit judges, at one thousand six hundred dollars eack
1teen thousand six hundred dollars.

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

One circuit judge, at twenty-two hundred dollars.

One circuit judge, at eighteen hundred dollars.

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

Mileage of circuit judges, three thousand dollars.

Judge of chancery court at Richmond, twenty-three hundred de
Judge of the court of law and equity of Richmond, two tho
oars.

Judge of the court of law and chancery, Norfolk city, two tho
ollars.

Reporter of supreme court of appeals, twelve hundred dollars.
Clerk of supreme court at Staunton, three hundred and twent.

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Clerk of supreme court at Wytheville, three hundred and t
ollars,

Clerk of supreme court at Richmond, five hundred dollars.
Clerk of circuit court at Richmond, four hundred dollars.
Contingent expenses of courts, twenty-eight thousand dollars,
1uch as may be necessary.

Civil contingent fund, ten thousand dollars.

Criminal Charges.

To pay transportation for criminals to penitentiary, six thousan
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Criminal charges, including expenses of juries, witnesses, and su
‘orth, and also prison association of Virginia, two hundred and sixty
s-housand dollars, but not more than five hundred dollars per year shall
pe paid to the jail physicians of Richmond or Norfolk.

Public printing, eighteen thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may
be necessary.

Printing records of criminal cases in supreme court, five hundred dol-
lars.

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

Oysters, protection of, maintenance of steamers and vessels, twenty
thousand dollars, or 80 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
otherwise than out of said oyster tax.

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, or so much thereof as may be necessary.

For registration of marriages and births, five thousand dollars.

Pensions. .

To pay pensions of eighteen hundred and ninety-nine, eighty-five
thousand dollars, and the additional sum of twenty-five thousand dollars,
of which those soldiers, sailors or marines who have lost two limbs or
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 mili-
tary service,’’ approved March fifth, eighteen hundred and eighty-eight,
and each of those who lost one limb, entitled to the benefit of said act,
the additional sum of twenty dollars, and each of the widows entitled
to the benefit of said act, the additional sum of ten dollars.

Lunatics.

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

State Hospitals (for the tnsane).

Central, seventy-five thousand dollars.

Fastern, in addition to pay patients, sixty-eight thousand five hun
dred dollars.

Western, in addition to pay patients, eighty-five thousand dollars.

Southwestern, in addition to pay patients, forty-nine thousand dollars
five thousand dollars of which shall be used for building purposes.

The superintendents and other officers and employes of the respectiv:
hospitals shall each annually receive a salary, to be paid out of th
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 two hundred
and fifty dollars; the superintendent of the Eastern, two thousand dol-
lars, and the superintendent of the Southwestern, eighteen hundred
dollars, and where they occupy buildings on the grounds or belonging to
the respective institutions they shall pay therefor such rental as may be
fixed by the board of the respective institutions. That the first and
second assistant physicians shall each receive a salary not exceeding one
thousand two hundred dollars per annum; that the third assistant physi-
cian shall receive a salary not exceeding nine hundred dollars per annum;
that the stewards of the Western and Central asylums shall have each a
sum 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; that the clerks shall receive a salary not
exceeding seven hundred and fifty dollars per annum. Said clerks shall
perform the duties of secretary to the boards of the respective institu-
tions. The engineer shall receive a salary not exceeding seven hundred
dollars per annum. The officers named in this subsection shall, in
addition to the salaries mentioned, receive their board and lodging at
the respective hospitals, but they shall not receive any additional per-
quisites or emoluments.

Institutions of Learning.

Medical college of Virginia, at Richmond, four thousand dollars.

State female normal school, fifteen thousand dollars.

University of Virginia, forty-five thousand dollars, which shall include
the ten thousand dollars provided by an act approved January twenty-
third, eiyhteen 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
repairs 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 eye, one
thousand dollars.

Virginia school for deaf and blind, thirty-five thousand dollars. And
an additional sum of four thousand dollars, which shall be expended
fur the construction of an addition to the building.

Agricultural, mechanical and polytechnic institute at Blacksburg,
Virginia, fifteen thousand dollars, for insurance, repairs, building and
equipment.

Virginia normal and collegiate institute, fifteen thousand dollars.

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, 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 apportioned to
the public free schools of the several counties and cities of the common-

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wealth, except, however, twenty-five hundred dollars thereof, whic!
said board is authorized to expend for the maintenance of summer nor
mal institutes.

To Confederate soldiers’ home, annuity, thirty thousand dollars, unde
act of March third, eighteen hundred and ninety-two, and five thousanc
additional, making a total of thirty-five thousand dollars: provided
that in consideration of the additional appropriation the said institutior
shall not only maintain the present inmates, but shall take in and main.
tain at least fifty additional inmates.

To pay the interest on the public debt, funded under the acts ap
proved February fourteenth, eighteen hundred and eighty-two; February
twentieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-two; January thirty-first, eight.
teen hundred and ninety-four: and January twenty-third, eighteen hun.
dred and ninety-six, a sum suflicient for that purpose is hereby appro-
priated.

2. So much of the public revenue as may be received into the treasury
after the thirtieth day of September, eighteen hundred and ninety-
seven, and the surplus of all other appropriations made prior to that
date, unexpended within the two fiscal vears hereinbefore provided for,
and all other moneys not otherwise appropriated by law, shall consti-
tute 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 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 institu-
tions and hospitals their monthly allowances on the first day of the
months of October, November and December, eighteen hundred and
ninety-eight, and of January, February and March, eighteen hundred
and ninety-nine, which payments shall be charged against the appropria-
tions for the years eighteen hundred and ninety-eight and eighteen hun-
dred and ninety-nine: 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, shall supersede this section
and control the manner of payment by the auditor to said institutions
and hospitals.

4. Itshall not be lawful for the auditor of public accounts to pay to
the asylums or other institutions any money except as 1s provided for in
his act, or in pursuance of some act making a special appropriation
hherefor. And the proper officer of each public institution of the state for
vhich appropriation is hereby made shall, in their annual reports to the
yovernor, give an itemized account of the expenditures of such appro-
yriation for their respective institutions; and every officer of the state for
shom department appropriations are hereby made shall make annually
. report to the governor, covering an itemized account of the expendi-
ures of such appropriations, and all other sums received by such insti-
ution, department or offices, and from any source, and the governor
shall forward the reports to the general assembly; and such reports and
.ccounts shall embrace the expenditures of all funds appropriated, in-
sluding the interest on bonds held by such institutions and hereinbefore
lirected to be paid to them.

5. All actg and parts of apts inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.
6. This act shall be in force from its passage, except so far as it relates
to salaries of officials and emploves-of government, as to which it shall
go into effect the first day of July, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight;
until which date the said salaries shall be as stated in the act of March
third, eighteen hundred and ninety-six, appropriating the public revenue
for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of September, eighteen
hundred and ninety-seven.