CHAPTER 144.
OF THE BLIND.
AN ACT to amend an Act entitled "An Act establishing the Delaware Commission for the Blind, defining the duties and powers of said Commission and providing for an appropriation to pay the expenses thereof," approved March 31, A. D. 1909, being Chapter 73, of Volume 25, of the Laws of Delaware.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Section 1. That the Act entitled "An Act establishing the Delaware Commission for the Blind, defining the duties and powers of said Commission and providing for an appropriation to pay the expenses thereof," approved March 31, A. D. 1909, being Chapter 73, of Volume 25, of the Laws of Delaware, be amended as follows:
First: By striking out all of Section 9 thereof and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
"Section 9. There shall be appropriated annually for the purposes of said Commission the sum of three thousand dollars ($3,000.00), and the State Treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to pay to the Treasurer of said commission in the month of April in each year, said sum of three thousand dollars ($3,000.00), the first payment to be made in the month of April, A. D. 1911."
Second: By adding a new Section to the Act aforesaid, to be known as Section 11, as follows:
"Section 11. That the Act entitled "An Act making appropriation to furnish books for the blind of this State" being Chapter 413, of Volume 14, of the Laws of Delaware, be and the same is hereby repealed."
Third: By adding a new Section to the Act aforesaid to be known as Section 12, as follows:
"Section 12. That the Joint resolution entitled "Joint Resolution relating to the indigent blind, deaf, dumb and idiotic, being Chapter 838 of Volume 19, of the Laws of Delaware, be and the same is hereby repealed."
Fourth: By adding a new Section to the Act aforesaid, to be known as Section 13, as follows:
"Section 13. That the said The Delaware Commission for the Blind is, and it is hereby authorized, and it is hereby made its duty, to appoint a representative to visit during the months of April and October in each and every year, the institutions outside of this State, wherein the indigent blind, deaf, dumb and idiotic children of this State are maintained and instructed, in order to ascertain whether or not they are receiving proper treatment and instruction and are making such improvement or advancement as will justify the State in incurring the necessary expense attached to their remaining in said institutions, and the said Commission shall make a detailed report of such investigation, in writing, annually to the Governor."
Approved March 24, A. D. 1911.