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without the advice and consent Of the

or without the advice and consent Of the
senate.
Sec. S. Clerical, expert or other as.
sistance shall not be employed by any
state board, institution, commission,
officer or department without the ap-
proval of the board of control. Such a
board, institution, commission, officer or
department being in need of clerical, cx-
pert or other assistance shall make ap-
plication to the board of control setting
forth the reasons for such need and Il
the board of control finds that such
assistance is necessary, it shall authorize
such board, institution, commission,
officer or department to employ such
assistance. The salary or compensation
of all persons who are appointed or
employed by any state board, institution,
be fixed by the board Of control. but
whenever the law fixes the maximum
limit to be expended by any such board,
institution, commission, officer or depart
ment for clerical, expert or other assist
ance, the board of control shall not
authorize the expenditure of moneys in
excess of such limit, and where the law
fixes the salary or per diem of a per-
son appointed by such board, institu-
ton, commission, officer or department,
the board Of control shall not have
power to change such sala1y or per
diem. All statutes whether passed here
tofore or at this session shall be sub
jet to the foregoing provisions.
Sec. E. The words hoard of control"
are hereby inserted in lieu of the words
board of visitors to state institutions"
as used in the Public Statutes and the
acts of 1908, 1910, 1917, Yors and the
General Laws.
Sec. 7. Section I of No. z6 Of the
acts of 1915 (Sec. 6z7 of the General
Laws, as proposed) is hereby amended
so as to read as follows:
Sec. I. Csc. 6z7 G. L) The
members of the board of control, the
auditor of accounts, the chairman Of the
finance committee of the senate, chair
man of the ways and means committee
of the house of representatives and chair
man of the appropriation committee of
the house Of representatives shall con-
stitute committee on budget; provided,
however, that the chairman of such a
committee may designate a member of
such committee who shall be a member
of the committee on budget in lieu of
said chairman. The governor shall be
the chairman of the committee on bud
get and the auditor of accounts its Sec
Rotary. Said secretary shall keep the
minutes of each meeting of the commit
tee in book kept for that purpose and
such minutes shall be public record.
The members of such committee shall
receive their necessary expenses incur
red IN the performance of their duties,
and the chairman of the committee OF
the senate and house of representatives
herein-ncntioned or members designated
by said chairmen, shall each receive four
dollars day for time actually spent in
the performance of their duties while
THE General Assembly is not in session.
Said secretary may expend such sums
as the board of control deems necessary
for clerical assistance in carrying out
the provisions of this act, but such ex-
Ipcnditure shall not exceed FIVE hundred
Sec 8. The board of control shall
lreceiving aid from the state, directly or
indirectly and if in the opinion of the
board moneys derived from the state are
not being properly expended by such an
institution, may suspend further payment
!of such moneys until the board is salts
fed that moneys will be properly ex-
pended.
Sec 9. Section of No s3s of the
acts of 1915 is hereby amended 80 a.
to read as follows:
Sec. I. A board, commission, officer
Tor department shall not cause to be
printed, at the expense of the state, any
report, paper or document until the
printing of the same has been author
lied by the board of control, which
authorization shall designate the number
of pages, the kind of binding and the
number of copies thereof to be printed
Sec. 10. The words board of control
are hereby inserted in lieu of the words
board of public printing" as used ir
the acts of 1915 and the General Laws
Sec. II. Sec CORY Of the Public Stat
utes (Scc. CO.'S of the General Laws, as
proposcd) is hereby amended so as tc
read as follows:
Sec. 6ol7. (Sec. 6ozs G. L. The
board of control shall annually, and as
often as it deems proper. visit the State
prison. house of correction, Vermont in.
dustrial school, Vermont state hospital
for the insane, Brattleboro retreat, Yer.
mont state school for feeble-minded chill.
dren. and any private retreat or hospital
for the insane within the state, and the
Austinc Institution, examine into the
Regulation and general management oil
leach institution, see that the purpose and
design thereof is carried into effect, ex.
anime the condition and treatment oil
lprisoners and patients confined therein
Inquire into all alleged abuses or ncglec,
of duty, hear the grievances of prisoner.
and patients apart from officers ant
keepers thereof, and investigate or cause
to be investigated such cases as, in its
Judgment require special investigation
and suggest to and advise the director oil
state institutions or the trustees or per.
sons in charge of or in such institution.
as to such changes and alterations in thu
management thereof as it deems proper
!: The governor may, in his discretion, ap
point a woman, a citizen of this state
to act with said board when performing
: its duties under this section. The d,rtie:
of such woman shall be only to examine
into the regulations and management o.
each institution so far as relates to tho
. female persons therein confined. Sucf
woman shall receive five dollars a da,
: fOr time actually sOent in the Oerfortn