1885 public laws – Ch.247 Sec.4
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CHAPTER 247 An act for the support of the several insane asylums of the State and for the completion of the Western Asylum at Morganton. The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact :
That as the different sections of the building are completed and ready for use by patients, the same shall be furnished, and the Governor is hereby authorized and directed when it shall appear to him that rooms in said north wing are ready for patients that are unfurnished, to direct the Auditor to issue his warrant in favor of the board of directors for the sum sufficient to furnish said rooms, so that they may be occupied by the insane of the State, and the Auditor is directed to issue his warrant accordingly; also when it shall appear to the Governor that said rooms are ready for the occupation of patients, he is hereby authorized and directed to direct the Auditor to issue his warrant in favor of the board of directors for a sum sufficient for the support and maintenance of said patients for the remainder of the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of November, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-six: Provided, that the warrants issued under this section for furnishing said rooms shall not exceed ten thousand dollars, and for support and maintenance shall not exceed eighteen thousand dollars ($18,000).