Pennsylvania Act 1891-296 — ERECTION OF TRAINING SCHOOL FOR DEAF CHILDREN

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ERECTION OF TRAINING SCHOOL FOR DEAF CHILDREN
                 Act of Jun. 20, 1891, P.L. 371, No. 296              Cl. 24
                                  AN ACT

     Making an appropriation for the erection of a home for the
        training in speech of deaf children before they are of school
        age.

        Section 1.  Be it enacted, &c., That the sum of fifteen
     thousand dollars or as much thereof as is necessary be and is
     hereby appropriated out of any moneys in the treasury not
     otherwise appropriated, for the building of a home for the
     training in speech of deaf children before they are of school
     age.
        Section 2.  Commissioners to select suitable place for
     location of home
        The Governor of the State shall, within thirty days of the
     passage of this act, select two suitable and competent persons,
     who, in conjunction with the Governor, Lieutenant Governor and
     the Auditor General of the State, shall constitute a commission,
     whose duty it shall be within sixty days after the passage of
     this act to make selection of a proper and suitable place for
     the location of said home.  1891, June 20, P.L. 371, Sec. 2.
        Section 3.  Plan and erection of buildings
        Said commission shall immediately after the location of said
     home, secure by purchase or gift a sufficient amount of real
     estate for the purposes of said home, and shall thereupon
     receive a suitable plan for the erection and construction of the
     necessary buildings, and shall advertise for proposals for the
     erection and construction of said buildings.  1891, June 20,
     P.L. 371, Sec. 3.
        Section 4.  In case such real estate shall be purchased in
     whole or in part by said commission, they shall draw their
     warrant upon the State Treasurer for the amount so expended,
     after filing with the State Treasurer a statement of the amount
     to be paid for said real estate. They shall also draw their
     warrants upon the State Treasurer from time to time for such
     amounts as they deem necessary for the erection and construction
     of said building or buildings, after filing with the State
     Treasurer a copy of the contract made by said commission for the
     erection and construction of said building or buildings.
        Section 5.  Governor to appoint five trustees
        When said home shall have been sufficiently advanced in
     construction to accommodate pupils, the Governor shall appoint
     five persons as trustees thereof, one for one year, one for two
     years, one for three years, one for four years, and one for five
     years, and shall thereafter, at the expiration of the terms of
     such appointments respectively, appoint a trustee for the term
     of five years.  Said trustees shall organize by the election of
     one of their number as president, one as secretary, and one as
     treasurer, and shall have charge of the management of said home
     and shall adopt such rules and regulations for its government as
     they may deem proper, and shall report on or before the first
     day of November of each year, to the Auditor General, of the
     financial condition and management of said home.  1891, June 20,
     P.L. 371, Sec. 5; 1893, June 2, P.L. 272, Sec. 1.