The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-08-19

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Approved July 27,. 1868.
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An Act making appropriations fol
the serviceeof the Columbia Insti.
( tuition. for the Instruction of the
Deaf and Dumb, and establishing
additional regulations for the gov
ernment of the institution, and for
other purposes. sxa .zftE f 81
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representative of the
United States Of America In Con-
gress assembled, That the following
sums be. and the same are hereby. APP
propriatied, out Of any 1noneyiin the
treasury not otherwise appropriated,
for the benefit ofithe Columbia in
stitution for the Instruction Of the
Deaf and Dumb: :g8 1a
4 For the support, Of the institution,
in addition to The existing appropria- :
ton to meet the increased expense of
maintaining pupils whose admission
was authorized by act Of Congress, ar
proved MarchTsecond, eighteen hun
dred and slxty-seyen, three thousand
dellars. ,ti
For continuing the work upon
buildings of the Institution, in accord
anee with the plans heretofore sub
mitted t9 Congress, fortgaelght thou
SEc. 2. And. be it further enacted,
That in addition to the directors
whose appointment has heretofore
been provided for by law, there shall
be three other directors appointed in
the following manner: One Senator
by the President of the Senate, and
two Representatives. by the Speaker
of the House; these directors 10 hold
their Offices for the term Of a single
Congress, and to be eligible to a reap
pointment.
SEC. 3. And be it further enacted,
That no part of the real or personal
property now held or hereafter to be
acquired by said institution shall be
devoted to any other purpose than
the education of the deaf and dumb,
nor shall any portion of the real estate
be aliened, sold, or conveyed, except
under the authority Of a special act of
Congress. ''A's ef'tl 2'fs3
SEC. 4 And beyit further enacted,
That so much of the act of February
sixteenth, eighteen hundred and fifty
seven, rs allows the payment Of one
hundred and fifty dollars per annum
for the maintenance and tuition of
each pupil admitted by order of the
Secretary of the Interior, be, and the
same is hereby, repealed.
SEC. 5. And be it further enacted,
That the number of the students ia
the collegiate department. from the
several States, as. authorized by the
act of March sed6nd, eighteen hun
dred and sixty ven, shall be increas-
ed from ten to TWEEN ty-five in number.
SEC. 6. And be it further enacted,
That the following sums be, and the
same are hereby, appropriated, for
the purposes heTeinhlter expressed,
for the fiscal year ending june thir-
tieth, eighteen hundred aud sixty
nine:
Gover7anaeat Hospital fer The Insane
ia the DistTjct # (olseusbia.
For the support, clothing, medical
and moral treatment of the insane of
the army and navy and levenueucut-
ter service. and Of the inGigs mt insane
of the District of Columbia In the
governments hospital for the insane,
including five hundred dollars for
books, stationery. and incidental ex-
penses, ninety thousand five hundred
dollars. silob AaeHua
For finishing, furnishing, lighting,
and heating the unfinished part Of
the east wing of the main hospital ed
ifce, seven thousand dollars.
CoEumJiQ Isastitution. for fhe Feat ead
aH6 n DHns6.ry Ea
For the support Of the institution,
including one thousand dollars Tor
books and illustrative apparatus,
twelve thousand five hundred dollars.
For the proper enclosure, improve
ment, and enlargement of the grounds
of the institution, in accordance with
plans heretofore submitted to Con-
ess,othreei thousand six hundred
dollars. sai baE.H os1 .lw5 tta
| Columbia Hospital for Hon,6s55 .q7gcg
= - Lgiiag-tt5t Asyhlni. E si'5
For the support Of the asylum, over
and above the probable amount which
viii be received from Independent or
pay patients, fifteen thousand dollars.
For the. completion of the Provi-
denee Hospital IN Washington City,
District of Columbia, thirty thousand
dollars: Provided that all expendi-
lures for the said Providence Hospital
under appropriations of Congress,
shall be made under the direction and
control of the Surgeon General Of the
army, whose duty 1t shall be to report
at the December session of every
hGongress a full and complete state
mont of all expenses incurred under
and by virtue of appropriations made
by Congress. -. - 49,
For. the National Soldiers q nd Sail
ors Orphan Home, in the city Of
Washington, District of Columbia,
ten thousand dollars.
For care. support and medical
treatment of sixty transient paupers.
medical and surgical patients, in some
proper medical institution in the city
of Washington, under a contract to be
formed with such institution, twelve
thousand dollars, or so much thereof
as may be necessary: Provided, That
said contract shalb be made by the
Surgeon General of the army, who
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