The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-05-03
APPROVED, April II, 1916

AN ACT making appropriations defay the expenses Of
the State Government for the year 1876
SECTION l. BE IL cnacted By tie Zegialaluye
Of tie State Of Mississippi, That the following
sums or so much thereof as may be necessary.
be and the same are hereby appropriated to de
fray the expenses of the State government for
the year 1876, viz:
For the salaries Of the Governor, Secretary
of State, Attorney General superintendent of
Public Education, Treasurer, Auditor of Public
Accounts, State Librarian, theirdeputies, clerks
and assistants, as authorized by law, Commits
sioner of immigration and Superintendent Of
Penitentary, twenty two thousand, eight hun
dred and fifty dollars 1922, $500
For the salaries of the superintendent Of
Lunatic Asylum Deaf and Dumb Institute and
Blind Institute four thousand dollars ($i,OOOD
For salaries Of the Supreme and Circuit
Court Judges, Chancellors and District AttOr-
neys, seventy thousand dollars ($7O,OOO)
For Public printing, done by the present
State printers, preparing and furnishing assess
ment rolls, field books, blanks, record books
etc, twonty-four thousand dollars (S24OOO)
For the support of the State Lunatic Asylum,
sixty thousand dollars ($GO,OO0)
For roofing and protecting the unfinished
wing of the Lunatic Asylum, eight thousand
seven hundred and thirty dollars ($S,73OD
For support of Deaf and Dumb Institute,
nine thousand dollars ($9,000)
For repairs on Deaf and Dumb Institute,
three hundred and fifty dollars ($350.)
For support Of Blind Institute, eight thou
sand five hundred dollars ($S, 5000
For repairs on Blind Institute five hundred
dollars ($500)
For the University at Oxford, thirty thou
sand dollars, $3.50 OOO) inclusive Of all interest
received by said University, during the year, or
to which it is entitled from the agricultural
land scrip fund.
For Alcorn University, ten thousand dollars
fall int, 4
said University during the year, or to which it
is entitled from the agricultural land scrip
fund.
For the State Normal School, at Holly
Springs, three thousand dollars ($3 0OO), i'm add
dition to the amount already drawn.
For the normal department of Tougaloo Uni
versity, three thousand dollars $4,000.
For fire companies in the city Of Jackson,
seven hundred dollars ($70O)
Commissions for assessing, fifteen thousand
dollars ($15,000).
For distributing laws and journals, one
thousand dollars ($l ,0O0)
Postage and expressage for departments,
twenty-five hundred dollars ($2 500)
For fuel, gas, etc, for Capitol, two thousand
five hundred dollars ($2,50O).
For Treasures contingentfund, five hundred
dollars ($500.)
Contingent fund for Secretary of State, four
hundred dollars $4,000.
For contingent fund, travelling expenses, etc,
of Superintendent Of Public Education, one
thousand dollars ($l ,O00)
For contingent fund and deficit on account
of Attorney Generals office, one hundred and
ninety dollars ($19O).
For the Supreme Court reports (fftyfrst
volume), four thousand dollars ($I,0OO); Pro-
vided, That not more than four dollars per
page for the whole number Of pages in ono
copy shall be paid for said reports or any sub
sequent volume.
Capitol repairs, five hundred dollars ($5OO).
For porter for Capitol, four hundred dollars
($4OO).
For stationery and sundries purchased by the
Auditor for Legislature, twenty nine hundred
and twenty dollars $2,920).
Executive contingent fund, four thousand
dollars ($4OOO)
For deficit in contingent fund, four hundred
dollars ($4OO).
For Penitentiary (defcits), sixteen thousand
dollars ($16,OO0), and all outstanding accounts
on account of the Penitentiary shall be OK
amined and adjusted by the State board Of
finance before being allowed, and, if adjusted
on a currency basis, the Treasurer may use
part of the fund set apart in his hands as eD
offcio treasurer Of certain State institutions,
for paying such accounts
Interest on insurance deposits, fifteen thou
sand dollars, 5,OO0) Ii any Of said deposits
shall, at any time, be withdrawn from the
Treasury, the Treasurer shall only pay interest
on the same to the first day of January or July
next preceding such withdrawal
Interest on Chickasaw school fund, seventy
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