Evening journal., 1921-01-27
OFFERS BILL TO
STOP Deficits
Senator Alice Aims to Keep
State Agencies Within
Their Appropriations
BAR FROM OFFICE
THOSE WHOE EXCEED
sLan Corrcsp0ndenl.

Staff Correspondent
DOVER, Jan. 21--SenatOr Alice in
tr0duccd in che Senate yesterday az
ternOOn a bin designed 10 prohibit
State officers or Departments or in
stitutiOns receiving any Slate ilnaa-
cial aid from exceeding approprld-
lions received from the State, thereby
creating deficits. The bill follows.
section THAT 10 shall be unlaw-
ful for any officer or department OF
the State, or for any Institution sup
ported In whole or in part by the
State, TO exceed in any fiscal year, the
amount appropriated by the General
Assembly for sirh fiscal year, by
mailing contracts, or creating dell
cils In anticipation Of any future ap-
preparation by the General Assembly,
and every officer OF the state, or Of
any state department, and every OIL
cer or trustee Of any institution sup
ported In whole or in part by Ule
State, who shall violate the prONi-
siOns of this act, or who shall know
inely sanction any violation thereof
shah be guilty OF a mlsdemednOr, and
upon conviction thereof shall be re-
moved from his office, and shall be
disqualified from appointment to anA
office under the State. or any insti-
tption supported in whole or In parl
by The State.
section 2-N0 obligation, undertak.
i1g or contract in violation Of sedtior
4, OF this act shall have any binding
enact on The State, or on any depart
merit of the state, or on any institu
ton supported in whole or in part b!
The state, and any person. firm ol
cOrpO alton who shall knowingly ad
vance rooney or extend credits in VIC
| latiOn &C this act shall forfeit th'
amount II such advances, or credits
as the casa may be.
section 81 That, notwithstanding
| the provisions OF this act The tiUs
tees OF ihe Delaware State llospita
at Fdrnhurst may, I'm emergencies
| exceed their Appropriation for an
| ilscal year 10 an amount not exceed
ling $4,000, for the purpose OF pro
Vidng for the necessary Opratin
expenses OF the Delaware Slate Hos
pilal at Farnhurst, provided that sue
expenditures in excess OF the appro
prlation under this section shall fir,
be approved in writing by the Go,
ernOr, the State Treasurer and th
State Auditor
senator Alice also introduced a bi
/ 10 increase from NoIUuu 10 NlE,ONV lll
| amount that Dover can raise by taXs
tiOn
summon Jurors by Letter.
senator Palmer's bill 10 allow th
smmonlng OF jurors in Sussex cour
ty by Registered letter was rerOrte
favorable with Senate amendmen
Uhe amendment includes Kent an
New Castle counties.
Senator palmer's bill TO oXeml
Kent and Sussex counties from n
provisions OF The primary election la
was reported on it's merits
senator Allee's bills repeating u
following laws were all reported 4
/ vorahy. state Survey COmmissno
/ 0ppropriating 5000 annually for a
, riculmral demonstration along dupO
! Boulevard IN Sussex county, sta
l Council OF Defense. appropriate
S $4,000 annually for hog cholera seru
and virus.
o Senator Allee's bin 10 repeal q
r. law appropriating $4,000 to pay +
s cattle condemned with iuberculO.
d was reported on its meris
4 Senator palmer's bin increasing q
b penalty for highway robbery was al
S reported favorably In the Senate