CHAPTER 40. APPROPRIATION STATE PENITENTIARY. Appropriation. Expenses state penitentiary. Appropriation. Salary and expense parole officer. (H. B. No. 13, by Mr. Colgate.) AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE PAYMENT OF PART OF THE EXPENSE Be It Enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado: Appropriation. Section 1. That there is hereby appropriated out of any moneys in the State Treasury, not otherwise appropriated, as part payment of the expense of the State Penitentiary for the maintenance, support and incidental expenses, including the salaries of officers and employes, for the years 1915 and 1916, commencing December 1, 1914, and ending November 30, 1916, the sum of thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000.00) to be used for the purposes aforesaid. Parole Officer. Sec. 2. That there is hereby appropriated out of any moneys in the hands of the State Treasurer, not otherwise appropriated, the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) as part payment of the salary and expense of the State Parole Officer for the period above mentioned. Deficit. Appropriation. Sec. 3. That there is hereby appropriated out of any to cover moneys in the hands of the State Treasurer not otherwise deficit. appropriated, the sum of thirty-three thousand eight hundred seventy-nine dollars and forty-eight cents ($33,879.48) to pay outstanding bills caused by insufficient appropriation for the years 1913 and 1914. Auditor Draw Warrants. warrants. Sec. 4. The State Auditor is hereby authorized to Auditor draw draw warrants for the payment of the vouchers certified by the President of the Board of Penitentiary Commissioners and attested by the secretary thereof, if properly drawn thereon. Emergency. Sec. 5. In the opinion of the General Assembly, an Emergency. emergency exists; therefore, this act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved: February 17, 1915. CHAPTER 41. APPROPRIATION STATE PENITENTIARY. Appropriation. Support and maintenance. Appropriation to cover deficit. (H. B. No. 160, by Mr. Colgate.) AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE SUPPORT, MAINTEN- Be It Enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado: Section 1. MAINTENANCE. That there be, and hereby is, appropriated out of any moneys in the State Treasury, not otherwise appropriated, to the penitentiary, for the years 1915 and 1916, commencing December 1, 1914, and ending November 30, 1916, for the support and maintenance of said penitentiary, the sum of two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000.00), less the sum of $35,000.00, for part maintenance, appropriated in the short appropriation of the Twentieth General Assembly; together with the earnings of said penitentiary, during the said period, or so much thereof as shall be necessary to pay for the support, maintenance and improvements for the period ending November 30, 1916. Sec. 2. That there is hereby appropriated the sum of thirty-three thousand, two hundred and thirty-nine dollars and eighty cents ($33,239.80), to pay outstanding bills for the years 1913 and 1914, Provided, however, That this item shall be construed to be merely in aid and a duplicate of a similar item appropriating the same amount in the short appropriation bill, the same being H. B. No. 13, for the support of the State Penitentiary. for salary and expense parole officer. PAROLE OFFICER. For salary and expenses of Appropriation the State Parole Officer, the sum of six thousand dollars ($6,000.000) less the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), appropriated in the short appropriation of the Twentieth General Assembly. GENERAL IMPROVEMENTS AND REPAIRS. For Appropriation for improvegeneral improvements and repairs at the penitentiary, ments and three thousand dollars ($3,000.00). repairs. FURNISHING NEW ADMINISTRATION BUILDING. Appropriation. For furnishing the new administration building at the Furnishings. penitentiary the sum of nine hundred dollars ( $900.00); to buy improvements on land the sum of thirty-one hun- Land imdred dollars ($3,100.00). Sec. 3. provements. MANNER OF PAYING OUT MONEY. The Use of money. said appropriation shall be used exclusively for the purposes aforesaid, and the warden of the penitentiary is hereby required to open and keep an account with each item of the appropriation, and the Auditor of State is hereby authorized to draw warrants for the payments of same upon vouchers certified by the president of the Board of Penitentiary Commissioners and attested by the Auditor secretary thereof. Nothing in this act shall be construed warrants. to authorize any expenditure or the contracting of any No excess indebtedness in excess of the amount of the appropria- authorized. tion and income herein provided for. draw indebtedness Board cer tify funds available. Sec. 4. STATE AUDITING BOARD-INDEBTED- Auditing NESS. No indebtedness of any kind or nature shall be made or contracted under or in connection with this appropriation either directly or indirectly until the State Auditing Board shall have certified that the money is available under this appropriation or unless the money is actually paid under it, Provided, however, That in case any part of the money herein appropriated is available and the Auditing Board shall certify to that amount, then indebtedness may be incurred to an amount equal to that certified. |