Chap. 1.—An ACT to make available for general purposes an appropriation
heretofore made for the legislative referenee bureau, for certain specific
purposes, [S B 33]

Approved January 21, 1918.

Whereas, because of extraordinary duties imposed upon the legis-
lative reference bureau in connection with activities occasioned. by
the present war, the funds available for the regular salaries and ex-
penses of the bureau have become exhausted; and

Whereas, the general assembly at its last session appropriated
twelve hundred dollars for extra help and expenses during the ses-
sion of nineteen hundred and eighteen, which sum it is desirable to
make immediately available; and

Whereas, it is desirable that the twelve hundred dollars appro-
priated for this specific purpose shall become available at once, not
only for the specific purpose for which that appropriation was
made, but also to pay regular salaries and expenses of the bureau,
which have not been and which cannot now be paid for want of ap-
propriation, therefore

1, Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That the
sum of one thousand two hundred dollars, heretofore appropriated
for extra help and expenses during the session of nineteen hundred
and eighteen, may not only be used for that purpose, but may also
he used to pay regular salaries and expenses of the bureau which
have not been heretofore paid and which must be incurred and paid
up to March first, nineteen hundred and eightven.

2. An emergency existing, this act shall be enforced from its
passage.