lative Record,

Wrappers.

SECTION 7. For the payment of the publication of the Publication of Legis Legislative Record, the sum of five dollars and seventytwo cents per page, in accordance with contract relating thereto; for printing the wrappers for the Record. the sum of two dollars and forty-eight cents per set; Indexing the Record and for making an index for the Legislative Record, the sum of three hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary; Provided, That the number of the Number of copies of copies of the indexes furnished by the contractor shall be equal to the number of copies of the Record printed by him.

SECTION 8. For the incidental expenses of the two Houses of the Legislature, for the year commencing December first, one thousand eight hundred and eightysix, such sum as may be necessary to be expended by the Chief Clerks of the two Houses, who shall render to the Auditor General accounts therefor. from time to time, with proper vouchers to be settled in the same manner as other accounts, but neither Chief Clerk shall have in his hands at any time more than one thousand dollars for which accounts have not been rendered and settled, and the whole amount expended by each Chief Clerk shall not exceed five thousand dollars for the Chief Clerk of the Senate, and eleven thousand dollars for the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives, out of which sum shall be paid for such necessary extra labor in the Senate and House of Representatives, during the session one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, as shall be certified to by the presiding officers and Chief Clerks thereof.

index to be furnish

ed.

Incidental expenses the legislature for the year commenc

of the two houses of

ing December 1, 1886

Amount to be expended by the chief limited.

clerk of each house

Postage, labor and the office of the Resi

other expenses in

dent clerk, during the recess.

Postage, labor and the office of the Librarian of the recess.

other expenses in

Senate, during the

SECTION 9. For the payment of postage, labor, express charges and other charges and other expenses in the office of the Resident Clerk of the House of Representatives during the recess ending December thirtyfirst, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, the sum of one thousand six hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, and a like sum for the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight; and for like services and expenses in the office of Librarian of the Senate, who is made, by the act of June twelfth, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-nine, the custodian and distributor of all stationery and supplies for the Senate, the House of Representatives and the several Departments, for the recess ending December thirty-first, one thousand eight hundred and eightyseven, the sum of ten hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, and the sum of fifteen hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight; to be audited and settled by the Auditor Accounts to be auGeneral and State Treasurer in the usual manner. And the Resident Clerk shall receive from the Public Duties of the ResiPrinter the bound copies of the Legislative Record and dent clerk. forward them to the members of the House; he shall

also receive from the contractor for publishing the

dited.

Expenses in the offices of the chief clerks during the recess of 1887.

Legislative Record the back numbers, due the members of the House after the adjournment, and fold and mail them to the address of the persons to whom they have been mailed by the members during the session. They shall also receive, after the adjournment, from the Public Printer, any documents and other printed matter authorized by law to be printed and have the same promptly forwarded by the contractor. And for the necessary expenses in the offices of the Chief Clerks of the Senate and House of Representatives, during the recess of one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, each, the sum of six hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to be settled by the Auditor General in the usual manner; and one During the recess of thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the Chief Clerk of the Senate, and two thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives for necessary expenses in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight, to be settled by the Auditor General in the usual manner.

1888.

Care of clocks on

Senate chamber and hall of the house.

For winding and oiling the clock on the dome, one the dome and in the hundred dollars, and the further sum of twenty-five dollars for taking care of the electric clocks in the Senate Chamber and in the Hall of the House of Representatives, to be paid by the Superintendent of Public Buildings and Grounds, and like sums for the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight, to be audited and settled by the Auditor General in the usual

Janitor in the Senate basement.

manner.

For the pay of Josiah Higgins as janitor in the Senate basement, during the recess, at the rate of three dollars per day for the time actually employed in keeping in order the Senate bath-room and closets for the use of the Several Departments, during the time the repairs are being made on the Capitol buildings, to be settled To be paid monthly. monthly by the Auditor General on the certificate of the Chief Clerk of the Senate.

Edgar C. Lyons, serving writs for special election.

Clerks of the Senate and House for services during extra session of 1883.

How to be paid.

For the pay and mileage of Edgar C. Lyons, assistant sergeant-at-arms of the Senate, session of one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five, for serving writs for special election in the Twentieth Senatorial district caused by the resignation of Honorable John D. Biddis, the sum of one hundred and ninety-eight dollars and seventy cents.

For the pay of the clerks of the Senate and House of Representatives, who were present and performed their duties during the extra session of one thousand eight hundred and eighty-three, and who received no pay for the same, the sum of sixteen thousand three hundred and eighty dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to be paid upon warrants issued by the Auditor General, upon the filing of bills, approved by the President pro tempore of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives of the special session of

one thousand eight hundred and eighty-three, attested by the Chief Clerks of their respective bodies.

Extra clerk hire in

the House for ses

sion of 1885.

For extra clerk hire in the House of Representatives for session of one thousand eight hundred and eightyfive, John Siner four hundred and sixty-four dollars, Charles F. Ettla four hundred and sixty-four dollars and Joseph R. Ash four hundred and sixty-four dollars. For the Chief Clerks of the Senate and House of Indexes for journals Representatives two hundred dollars each, for making indexes for the journals of the two Houses.

rant of the Superintendent of Public

To be paid on war

Instruction.

SECTION 10. For the support of the public schools of Common schools. this Commonwealth for the years commencing on the first Monday of June, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, and first Monday of June, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight, each year, the sum of one million five hundred thousand dollars, to be paid on warrants of the Superintendent of Public Instruction in favor of the several school districts of the Commonwealth Provided, That the city of Philadelphia Philadelphia to reshall be entitled to a proper portion of this appropria- ceive a proper portion, and, out of the amount received by the city of Appropriation of Philadelphia, there shall be paid three thousand dollars amount received. to the Teachers' Institute of the said city, and three thousand dollars to the Philadelphia School of Design for Women, for their corporate purposes.

tion.

dents.

Education of teachers in the normal

schools.

SECTION 11. For the payment of the salaries of the County superintenCounty Superintendents of the Public Schools, the sum of eighty-six thousand dollars, annually, or so much. thereof as may be necessary each year, to be paid on the warrant of the Superintendent of Public Instruction; and for the education of teachers in the Normal Schools the sum of sixty-five thousand dollars annually, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to be applied on the How to be applied. same conditions and under the same restrictions as are set forth in section three of the General Appropriation Act, approved March twenty-third, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven: Provided, That each student in a Normal School drawing an allowance from the State must receive regular instruction in the science and art of teaching, in a special class devoted to that object, for the whole time such an allowance is drawn.

SECTION 12. The State Treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to pay out of any moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, on accounts to be audited by the Auditor General and the State Treasurer, in the usual manner, for the years commencing June first, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, and June first, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight, such sum as may be required by contract made in pursuance of law for the payment of stationery, printing paper and material required for the public printing, for supplies and heat or fuel furnished to the two Houses of the Legislature and the several Departments of the Government, and for the printing, binding and distribution of the

allowance must receive regular

Students drawing

special instruction

in the science and art of teaching.

State Treasurer to pay accounts when

audited.

For stationery,

printing paper and lie printing, fuel and supplies for the partments, printing the laws, &c., &c.

materials for pub

Legislature and De

and distribution of

Repairs and furni

laws, journals and department reports, and for the miscellaneous printing, folding, stitching and binding, and for repairs to and furnishing of the chambers and committee rooms of the two Houses of the Legislature and the several Departments of the Government, which shall ture to be made and be done only on the written orders of the Board of Comfurnished only on written orders. missioners of Public Grounds and Buildings; and that Watchmen to keep the watchman of each House, now authorized by law, an account and report on coal and be required to keep an account and make report in wood furnished. writing to the Chief Clerk of each House of the number of tons of coal and the number of cords of wood delivered on said contracts.

Interest on the funded debt.

Compensation of the fiscal agent.

Inspectors of coal mines and their clerks.

Traveling expenses, rent of offices, &c.

Deficiency for year 1887.

Expenses attending the examinations of candidates for inspectors, &c.

Public grounds and buildings.

Work, &c., to be done only on the written order of a majority of the Board.

SECTION 13. For the payment of the interest on the funded debt of the Commonwealth, which falls due on the first day of August, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven and the first day of February, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight, the sum of seven hundred thousand dollars, and for the payment of like interest due on the first day of August, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight and the first day of February, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and eightynine, the sum of six hundred and ninety thousand dollars, and for the compensation to the fiscal agent, the Farmers' and Mechanics' National Bank of Philadelphia, the sum of six thousand dollars each year.

SECTION 14. For the payment of the salaries of the inspectors of coal mines and their clerks, as provided by law, for two years from June first, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, the sum of eighty thousand dollars; and for the actual traveling expenses of the inspectors and for their office rent and the office rent of the two clerks and for stationery, postage, telegrams, express charges, instruments and other actual and necessary expenses for two years from June first, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, the sum of sixteen thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary; and for deficiency for six months ending May thirty-first, one thousand eight hundred and eightyseven, four thousand dollars.

For compensation and expenses attending the examination of candidates for inspectors of coal mines, mine foreman and mine boss, as provided by acts of Assembly relating thereto, approved the thirteenth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five, for two years from June first, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, such sum as may be necessary therefor, not exceeding in the aggregate ten thousand dollars.

SECTION 15. For the expense of keeping the public grounds in order and furnishing, repairing and improving the public buildings and grounds, which shall be done only on written orders of a majority of the Board of Commissioners of Public Grounds and Buildings, for the year commencing June first, one thousand eight.

hundred and eighty-seven, the sum of fifteen thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the year commencing June first, one thousand eight hudred and eighty-eight, the sum of ten thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary under the direction of the Board of Public Grounds and Buildings, and the Superintendent shall file quarterly with the Auditor General, within ten days after the close of each quarter, Superintendent to for settlement proper vouchers for all sums expended by him under this section: Provided, That the Board of Commissioners of Public Grounds and Buildings shall limit their expenditures in each year to the sum hereby appropriated.

SECTION 16. For such refurnishing as may be required for the Governor's mansion, and for such other expenditures and repairs as may be necessary for the outbuildings and grounds, which shall be done on the written order of a majority of the Board of Commissioners of Public Buildings and Grounds, the sum of twelve thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to be settled by the Auditor General on presentation of proper vouchers in the usual manner:

file proper vouchers

with the Auditor

General.

Expenditures to be

limited to amount appropriated.

Refurnishing the sion, &c.

Governor's man

made, nor furniture

No repairs to be ordered without the board of commissioners of public buildings.

approval of the

grounds and

Provided, That hereafter no improvements or repairs shall be made to any of the public grounds or buildings, nor shall any furniture of any kind be ordered or procured by any of the heads of Departments, or clerks of either of the two Houses, until a requisition for such improvements or repairs or furniture shall first have been approved by a majority of the Board of Commissioners of Public Grounds and Buildings in writing, and Annual expendithe aggregate expenditure for each year shall not exceed the amount contracted for.

SECTION 17. For the payment to the city of Harrisburg, for supplying the public buildings and grounds with water, according to the act of twenty-eighth of April, Anno Domini on thousand eight hundred and forty, for the year commencing June first, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, the sum of nine hundred dollars, and the sum of nine hundred dollars for the year commencing June first, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight, or so much thereof as may be necessary; and also, for electric lights for the public buildings and grounds, such amount as shall be found due on the contract made for furnishing such electric light, upon the account rendered and settled by the Auditor General in the usual manner; and also for such amount for gas as may be found due the Gas Company when supplied on the contract with the company, and upon a regular account being rendered to the Auditor General, and settled in the usual manner and in accordance with existing laws.

tures to be limited.

City of Harrisburg for water for public grounds.

buildings and

Electric lights.

Account to be ren

dered.

For amount due the gas company.

wealth cases.

SECTION 18. For the payment of official fees, witness Costs in Commonfees and serving process, and for such other costs as the Commonwealth may be liable to pay in cases in which the Commonwealth is or may be a party, for two years