The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-03-21

House bill 555, the general appropriation
bill, makes appropriations as follows:
For seven months, from April 1 to October
81. 1871:
Department o. Public Instruction. Salary
of superintendent, $1,44S.3515; salary OF
cling expenses $500 Total, $3,5I8.3 1913.
For travelling expenses of state board of ed
ucatiOD, $500.
For the educational institutions, in addi-
ton to the amounts derived, from endow-
ments and school funds: State university,
$4,000, including appropriations made by
acts of March 3. 1861, and February ~, 1913,
out of which shall be paid the debts due on
our cabinet, salary of president at rate
of s., SOC per annum, salaries of professors,
at 81, 500 per annum, and all expenses al
lowed by the trustees.
State normal school, s. 600, which shall
include payment of trustees, secretary, Incl
der tai expenses of building, and all other
charges on state treasury; also TO refund 10
the city of Terre Haute the amount paid by
that city for grading streets along state nor
NAL school property.
Purdue university, 81, 500, (which shall in
clude payment of trustees and secretary and
all charges on state treasury; provided, how
ever that it shall he the duty of trustees OF
state FORMAL school and Purdue university
to reduce the salaries of the president and
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state university.
For the year beginning November l, 1877,
as follows: Department of public lnstruc-
tion-Salary of superintendent, 81, 800; sala-
ries of clerks, $500; rent and ianitor,
81 600; travelling expenses, $1,000; total,
Sc, 300 For state board of education, 81 800.
For educational institutions in addition
to revenue from endowments-State univer-
sity, $23, 900; state normal school, $1,000;
Purdue university, $500 for allow
ances to trustees and secretary
s., 500 for apparatus, machinery, cabinets
and fixtures; 81 900 for books and periodi-
Gals for library, and u, 500 for stock, expert
ments in agriculture and improvement OF
grounds. The same scale OF salaries Tor
state university aud normal school, as be-
fore.
For the year beginning November l, 1878,
the same as for the previous year.
House bill 90, approved March 10, 1877,
provides that theaters, opera houses, public
| buildings, museums, churches, colleges,
seminaries and school buildings shall hang
all doors for the purpose of ingress and
egress thereto so that they shall, swing out
wardly; provided, that rooms in school
houses or churches where the scholars OF
meetings assemble on the ground floor are
| exempt from the provisions OF this act
| Persons having charge OF such building:
must comply witt its requirements within
| 60 days after date on penalty OF not more
than 81 900 fine and imprisonment not ex
| ceeding six months.
Senate bill 200. approved March 8, legal
/ ICES the issue of certain certificates of in
| debtedness issued by the school trustees o
Logansport in payment of debts contracted
in erection and furniture of school houses
and authorizes issue of new certificates il
their stead.
House bill sos provides that boards o
school commissioners in cities of 10000 o
more inhabitants may make temporary loan
for support of schools in anticipation o
school revenue of current year.
House bill 81. approved March 3, provide
that boards of school trustees of any city o
incorporated town are empowered to pa.
over to the common council or board O
trustees of such city or town any surplu
special school revenue, which shall be az
piled to the payment of principle and inter
est on bonds for debts incurred in erectin
school buildings. etc. Previous payment
and applications of such revenue of SIM
lar nature are legalized and made valid.