Delaware General Assembly


CHAPTER 211

APPROPRIATION - DELAWARE STATE COLLEGE FOR AGRICULTURAL ASSISTANCE AND INSTRUCTION

AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS TO THE STATE COLLEGE FOR COLORED STUDENTS TO STRENGTHEN THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE THEREIN BY PROCURING AN INSTRUCTOR AND BROADENING THE SCOPE OF ASSISTANCE AND INSTRUCTION -TO NEGRO FARMERS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met:

Section 1. That there is hereby appropriated the sum of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1947 and ending June 30, 1948 and the like sum of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1948 and ending June 30, 1949, to be used by the State College for Colored Students to strengthen the Department of Agriculture therein by securing a competent instructor to work with the officials of the Institution in improving the courses in Agriculture offered, to carry on experimental work in agriculture among the Negro farmers of the State, to assist and instruct Negro farmers, and to arrange conferences to aid in carrying out the purposes stated.

Section 2. The money so appropriated shall be paid out of the State Treasury upon warrants approved by the proper officials of the College.

Section 3. This Act shall be known as a Supplementary Appropriation Act and the money hereby appropriated shall be paid out of the General Fund of the State Treasury not otherwise appropriated.

Approved April 7, 1947.