Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-20
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AN ACT to appropriate money for the support Of the
general State institutions therein named for the
years 1879 and 1880, and to prescribe the manner
of disbursing all appropriations.
Be enacted by the Legislature Of the State of Min
nesota:
Section l. There is hereby appropriated from the
STATE institutions fund the foll Jwing sums, or SO
much thereof as ray be necessary, viz: For the
current expenses of the First Hospital for the Insane
at St Peter for the year 1875 hundred thousand
dollars, and for the year 1880 hundred thousand
dollars and it shah be the duty Of the board of man
ayers of the First Hospital for the Insane to SO
late the current expenees of the institution to
within the sum appropriated; for the current expen
SEES Of the Second Hospital for the Insane at Roches
ter for the year 1879 nineteen Thousand dollars and
for the year 1888 twenty-nine Thousand dollars and
for the current expenses of the State prison at Still
water, fof the 1874, nifty thousand dollars and
for the year 1886, hfty-ive thousand dollars, and
for the current of the Institution for the
Deaf and Dumb and Blind, at Faribault, thirty thous-
and dollars for the year 1872 and the like for the
year $780, and for the current expenses of the State
Reform School at st. Paul for the year 1870 twenty
five thousand dollars, and the like for the year
1881; and there is also hereby appropriated for the
current expenses of the State University the income
from the permanent University fund, and such addi-
donal amount as may be necessary from collections
OF taxes levied specially for such purpose.
Sec. 2. The accounting officers of each institution
herein named, and of the several Normal schools,
shall make monthly duplicate psy-rolls or expense
lists, showing the name of each person rendering
vice furnishing suppdes the natu of the service
and at what rate rendered, the quality and kind of
supplies furnished, and the amouat to which each
person is entitled by law. Said rolls or lists shall be
verified by the oatn of the principal officer of the
pervisng board of each institution and the account
ing officer of the same, and the said accounting
officer shall, or before the last day of each
month forward one of said rolls or lists to the audi
Tor of State.
Sec 8. On receipt Of such certified expense lists,
the auditor Of State shall examine, adjust and ap-
prove, reject the same and before the tenth
day of each month following draw his warrants for
the amounts found due thereon tn each institution.
Prov ded, That Eve per cent. additional may be al
lowed each institution for contingent expenses, which
shall be properly accounted for on the next monthly
payroll.
Sect. All bills or accounts against the said State
institutions shall be made out and recefpted in
duplicate and On forwarding the pay rolls the last of
each month"; the said accounting officers shall also
forward one set Of such bills and vouchers for the
preceding month and having been compared by the
auditor Of State with the proper pay rolls they shall
be filed with the same in his ONCE and preserved
subject to public inspection.
Sec s. An acts and parts Of acts inconsistent with
this act are hereby repealed.
Sec. 6. This act shall take effect and be In forca
from and after its passage.
Approved March 10, 1879.