under and by virtue of this Act, and under the control and direction of the new boards created by this Act.

2771. Annual inventory. 4. Such superintendents or managers shall, within thirty days after the taking effect of this Act, each make out and deliver to the proper board of trustees of each of said institutions a complete itemized inventory and statement, subscribed and sworn to by him, setting forth in detail all the property, both real and personal, belonging to said institutions, or belonging to the State and connected therewith, or in use in and about the same. Such statement shall give the quality and condition of such property and the value thereof, where it is and for what purpose or in what way it is used, and shall also give a detailed and itemized account of all products raised and consumed, and of each parcel of property, including hides, tallow, flowers, farm products, goods, or merchandise, and all other articles, sold or otherwise disposed of during the year last past, by such superintendent or manager or by the trustees or subordinates of said institutions; to whom the same was sold, and for what price; who received the money, and for what purpose it was used. Said statement shall contain a detailed and itemized statement of all the expenditures, during the past year, for repairs upon the buildings or grounds, and for furniture and other articles purchased for the use of the said institutions, or in and about the same; and a detailed and itemized statement of all the articles of wearing apparel, goods, merchandise, or property received during the past year with or for any of the inmates; what became of such property; whether any, if so what, amounts are on hand yet: what amount of like goods or wearing apparel has been, during said time, purchased for each of the inmates, and what amount of moneys have been received therefor, and from what counties so received, who received such moneys, and for what purpose they have been used. It shall also give a general account of the affairs of the institution, the number of inmates received, from what counties they came, the number discharged and the cause therefor, and the condition of the inmates, and the wants and requirements of the institution. A like report, inventory, and statement shall be annually made, on the thirty-first day of October in each year, to each of the said boards of trustees, who may prescribe additional and other matter to be included therein. Such reports, after due examination and action thereon by the boards, shall be delivered to the Governor, who shall transmit them to the General Assembly, at each regular session thereof.

2772. By-laws - Meetings - Bills. 5. The president and trustees

of each of said institutions shall be and constitute a board for the management of the business and affairs thereof, with power to make all proper rules, regulations, and bylaws for its government. They shail have a regular meeting at or about the close of each month; and shall meet at least one other time during each month, for the purpose of informal consultation or the transaction of current and incidental business. They shall keep a record of their proceedings and acts, and of all moneys received or paid out, and of all orders drawn or paid. No moneys shall be paid out or expended, except upon an itemized bill first presented and allowed by the board, Such bill shall be signed and sworn to by the claimant, and such payment shall be made by an order signed by the president and drawn upon the treasurer of the institutions, payable ten days from the drawing thereof. Such itemized bills shall be carefully preserved, and be numbered to correspond with the order drawn for the payment thereof; and no bill shall be allowed for more than the lowest cost value of the articles purchased or services or materials paid for; and all contracts made for articles, materials, or services shall be subject to the allowance by said board.

2773. Statement of unpaid orders.

6. The treasurer shall, from

time to time before such orders become due, present to the Auditor of State a statement of all orders drawn and then unpaid giving the date and number and amount of each order, and the person to whom payable, which shall be signed and sworn to by the treasurer and certified to by the president of the boards; and the Auditor of State shall thereupon draw an order for the amount, in favor of such treasurer, upon the Treasurer of State, who shall pay the amount out of any money in his hands subject to such payment. The Auditor of State shall open and keep an account with the treasurer of each of said institutions and shall charge him with the orders so drawn upon the State Treasurer. The treasurer of said institutions shall, at the close of each month, return to the Auditor of State an itemized statement of the orders paid by him and the amounts thereof, signed and sworn to as being correct, and, with such statement, shall return to the Auditor the orders so paid; the Auditor of State shall thereupon credit the said treas

urer with the amount so paid out by him, and shall carefully preserve all such orders and statements.

2774. Superintendent and subordinates. 7. The board of each of said institutions shall appoint a superintendent thereof, who may reside in the institution; and the superintendents, with the approval of the board, may appoint such subordinate officers, secretaries, assistants, physicians, teachers, attendants, and employés as may be necessary; but the board shall prescribe the number to be employed, and provide rules for their government and control, and fix the amount of compensation for their services, including the superintendent, who shall not be paid more than two thousand dollars per annum. Such superintendent shall be skilled and qualified, by education and practice, to take charge of the institution for which he is appointed, and shall give a bond for the faithful performance of his duties and for the payment of all damages arising from their non-performance. Such bond shall be payable to the State of Indiana, in such sum as required by the board and to their approval; and suit may be brought thereon by the State, or by the State on the relation of any person injured. The superintendents shall take personal charge and supervision of their respective institutions and of the inmates therein, and of the subordinate officers, teachers, attendants, and employés connected therewith, subject to the rules and regulations prescribed and to the orders and general control of the board of trustees. He may, for good cause, discharge any of such subordinates and employés, and appoint other competent persons in their places; which appointment shall continue only until the next meeting of the board, at which time the superintendent shall report all such changes, and the causes therefor; and the board may confirm such appointments; and, if not confirmed, he shall make other suitable appointments, subject to the confirmation of said board.

2775. Purchase of supplies. 8. The superintendent shall, at or about the close of each month, make out, for the information of the board, an itemized statement and estimate of the amount and kind of purchases required for the next succeeding month; and it shall be the duty of the board of trustees to solicit competition among dealers for the sale of such articles and goods as may be required, by publication or otherwise; and to this end they shall keep such statement and estimate open to public inspec tion, and shall give personal attention to the bids for and the purchase of such articles and goods, and use their best endeavors to obtain them at the lowest public prices. The superintendents shall also make out and file with the board, at each regular meeting, an itemized statement of all moneys paid out or expenses incurred for each of the inmates since the last report, showing the counties to which the inmates belong, and the total amount chargeable to each county. Such statements shall be filed with the Treasurer of State, who shall charge the same to the proper county, and collect the amount due from such county at each settlement with the Treasurer thereof; and such moneys shall be covered into the general fund of the State Treasury. The superintendent shall also, at each regular meeting, make out and file with the board a complete and itemized statement of all money received, since his last report, from the sale of hides, tallow, farm or garden products, or flowers, and from any and all other sources whatever, stating the date and transaction, and from whom the money was received. Such money shall be, by him, at that time, paid over to the

treasurer of the institution, who shall give his receipt therefor, and shall immediately pay the same over to the Treasurer of State, who shall give his receipt therefor, and cover and transfer the amount into the general fund of the treasury; and all moneys payable, by law, to or for the benefit of either of said institutions, except the appropriations made therefor, shall, in all cases, be paid over to the State Treasurer, who shall cover and transfer the same into the general fund of the treasury.

2776. Expenses-Report-Nepotism forbidden. 9. The board of trustees shall have power to make allowances for the payment of any money required or authorized by law to be paid, or for the improvement, preservation, and care of their several institutions, and the grounds and property connected therewith, and the expenses thereof, the payment of employés and other expenses; but such allowances shall only be made upon an itemized statement of the superintendent, showing the cause and necessity therefor; and all payments shall be made only by orders drawn on the treasurer of such institution in the manner herein provided. They shall severally make a report to the Governor, at the close of each fiscal year, giving a full statement of their receipts, disbursements, and operations during the year preceding; the number of inmates received, discharged, and then in the institution; the cost per capita for the year; the estimated cost for the next succeeding year; and all things necessary to show the condition and management of the same, together with any recommendations or suggestions they may deem proper for the better and more efficient government or welfare thereof; which reports the Government shall transmit to the General Assembly, with his message, at each regular session thereof. In such reports they shall show what amount has been expended for repairs upon the buildings and for permanent improvements, in a separate account from the ordinary expenses of the institution. They shall not appoint, nor allow to be appointed, any relative of their own, or of either of them, either by blood or marriage; and they shall not allow any of the relatives or members of the family, except the wife and children of such officers whose regular home has been and is with him, of any superintendent or other subordinate or employe to be kept, maintained, or supported in the institution, without charging to such persons the full value of such maintenance and support, unless such relative or member of the family be regularly employed and paid as one of the subordinates or employes thereof.

2777. Unexpended balances. 10. The Treasurer of State shall. biennially, cover and transfer into the general fund of the treasury all moneys appropriated and unexpended at the close of the fiscal year, immediately preceding each regular session of the General Assembly.

[1899 S., p. 477. In force March 6, 1899.]

2778. Salaries. 1. That each member of the several boards of trustees of the Central Hospital for the Insane, Northern Hospital for the Insane, Eastern Hospital for the Insane, Southern Hospital for the Insane, Indiana Institution for the Education of the Blind, and the Institution for the Education of the Deaf and Dumb, board of managers of the Indiana Reformatory, and the Board of Trustees of the Indiana State Soldiers' Home, shall receive as compensation for their services on such boards, beginning on the first day of January, 1899, the sum of three hundred dollars per annum, and their actual and necessary traveling and other expenses incurred while engaged in performing their duties as members of such boards, not to exceed the sum of one hundred dollars in any one year, all of which shall be paid as other expenses of said institutions, quarterly, out of the maintenance funds respectively.

This act repeals section 2778, Horner's R. S. 1897, on same subject matter.

[1879 S., p. 4. In force March 6, 1879.]

2779. Restrictions on officers. 12. It shall be unlawful for any per

son connected with said institutions as president, trustee, superintendent, subordinates, or employés, to be pecuniarily interested in any contract for or purchase of supplies or materials, or to make or receive any profits, percentages, or deductions, or any reward or benefit whatever out of the management or operation, or business of the said institutions, other than the fees and compensation for his services established and allowed by law.

2780. Penalty. 13. Any person violating any of the provisions of this Act shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment in the State prison for a period not less than six months and not more than five years, and shall be fined in any sum not more than five thousand dollars.

[1875, p. 5. In force August 24, 1875.]

2781. Borrowing forbidden. 1. It shall be unlawful for the board of trustees of any benevolent, scientific, reformatory, or educational institution of the State to borrow money upon the credit of the State, or to contract any indebtedness on the credit of the State, or to make expenditures for improvements for said institutions in any way, unless the said loans or expenditure of money are first authorized by an Act of the General Assembly for such purposes.

2782. Penalty. 2. Any trustee or trustees, of any such institution who shall violate the provisions of the foregoing section, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in any sum not less than five hundred dollars, and shall forfeit his office upon conviction; which forfeiture shall be part of the judgment of the Court

[1893 S., p. 137. In force February 24, 1893.]

2782a. Governor to appoint officers. 1. That the governor be, and is hereby authorized and empowered to appoint all the officers for all the benevolent, educational, penal, reformatory and other institutions of the state, and all other officers of the state whose election or appointment is now vested in the general assembly by law; also, all metropolitan state police commissioners: Provided, That the provisions of this act shall not include or apply to the office of state librarian and state house engineer.

2782b. Terms. 2. Such appointments shall be made by the governor at the times and for the terms provided by law for the election or appointment of such officers, and the governor shall have the power to fill all vacancies that may occur from any cause whatsoever in any of the offices aforesaid in like manner as provided in this act for the original appointment of such officers.

2782c. Removal. 3. The governor shall have power to remove any officer by him appointed, or any officer now holding any office, the appointment to which office is embraced in, or governed by the provisions of this act, for incompetency, malfeasance in office, or for any other just cause, furnishing to the officer complained of at the time of such removal, a statement of the cause or causes of removal.

2782d. Repealing clause. 4. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed.

[1889 S., p. 210. In force May 10, 1889.]

2782e. Public grounds - Railroad right of way.

1. The board

of trustees of any asylum in this state may and are hereby given

the power to make and enter into a contract permitting any railroad company to lay their line of railroad along, over and across the lands so occupied by such asylum and so belonging to the state: Provided, such contract shall be in writing, signed by the parties thereto, and the same shall be in effect from and after the time such contract shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state: Provided, that no railroad shall be located upon or across the ground occupied by such asylums unless said railroad shall run and operate upon its line dummy cars and engines, or unless it be a horse, cable or electric street railway. In force March 3, 1893.] 286. P.

[1893 S.,

2782f. Sewers for benevolent institutions. I. The trustees, directors or boards of management and control of the institutions of the state of Indiana for the care of the deaf and dumb, blind, feebleminded, insane; for the imprisonment of criminals, and all state institutions where persons are detained or cared for by the state, be and they are hereby authorized to purchase or lease a right of way for a sewer from any such institution leading to a suitable outlet over and across adjacent lands, and to purchase or lease from any railroad company, corporation, municipal corporation, town, city, company or person, a right of way across or along any street, sewer, easement, use or condemnation, held, owned or used by such railroad company, corporation, municipal corporation, town, city, company or person, and pay therefor such an amount as they, in their judgment, deem fair and equitable: Provided, That all cities and towns of the state shall have the power to permit said drainage and sewage to be connected with and pass through the sewers of said cities and towns, upon such terms as may be agreed upon by the corporate authorities thereof, and the Trustees, Directors or Boards of Management of said institutions, and approved by the Governor of this State. [As amended, 1897 S., p. 206. In force March 6, 1897.

2782g. Purchase or lease of grounds. 2. And the said attorneygeneral and the trustees, directors or boards of management and control of any such institutions are authorized to purchase or lease, for the use and benefit of any such institution, real estate adjacent thereto not exceeding eighty acres, to be used by such institutions for the disposition of their sewage, either by constructing thereon reservoirs, or by a system of drainage, or by any system of sewage disposal which shall be sufficient to dispose of such sewage, or which shall be used in such manner as the trustees and directors or boards of management and control shall find most suitable and expedient for the proper disposition of the sewage of such institutions, and upon the said real estate they shall be authorized to construct such reservoirs and other structures, or provide such drainage as may be necessary to accomplish such purposes.

2782h. Condemnation of lands. 3. That in case the attorney-general and the trustees, directors or board of management and control of any such institutions shall be unable to purchase said lands, easements or right of way to or over the said real estate for a reasonable sum, in their opinion, then the trustees, directors, or board of management and control of such institutions shall file a petition in the circuit court of the county in which any such institution may be located, fully describing the land sought to be condemned and purchased or leased, and the purpose for which the same is to be taken, and shall give ten days'