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Appendix A. Legislation Enacted Since 1899, Concerning The Blind.

From: First Annual Report Of The Massachusetts Commission For The Blind
Creator: n/a
Date: 1908
Publisher: Wright & Potter, Boston
Source: Mount Holyoke College Library

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APPENDIX A.

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LEGISLATION ENACTED SINCE 1899, CONCERNING THE BLIND.

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Acts of 1899, Chapter 13.

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RESOLVE RELATIVE TO THE INSTRUCTION OF THE ADULT BLIND.

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Resolved, That the state board of education is hereby directed to inquire into the feasibility of instructing the adult blind at their homes; and to report the result of its investigations, with such recommendations as it may deem proper, to the next general court. (Approved March 1, 1899.

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II.
Acts of 1900, Chapter 430.

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AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF THE ADULT BLIND AT THEIR HOMES BY THE PERKINS INSTITUTION AND MASSACHUSETTS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND.

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Be it enacted, etc., as follows:

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Section 1. There shall be allowed and paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars, to be expended by the Perkins Institution and Massachusetts School for the Blind, for the instruction of the adult blind at their homes; but no expenditures shall be made under this act until the plans for such instruction have received the approval of the state board of education. It shall be the duty of the institution aforesaid to make a report to the state board of education of its doings under this act.

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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. (Approved July 5, 1900.

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III.
Acts of 1901, Chapter 98.

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RESOLVE TO PROVIDE FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF THE ADULT BLIND AT THEIR HOMES BY THE PERKINS INSTITUTION AND MASSACHUSETTS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND.

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Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth a sum not exceeding thirty-six hundred dollars, in addition to the unexpended balance of the appropriation authorized by chapter four hundred and thirty of the acts of the year nineteen hundred to be expended by the Perkins Institution and Massachusetts School for the Blind for the instruction of the adult blind at their homes. It shall be the duty of the said institution to make a detailed report to the state board of education of the expenditures under this resolve. (Approved June 10, 1901.

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IV.
Acts of 1902, Chapter 297.

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AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF THE ADULT BLIND AT THEIR HOMES AT THE PERKINS INSTITUTION AND MASSACHUSETTS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND.

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Be it enacted, etc., as follows:

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There shall annually be allowed and paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth a sum not exceeding five thousand dollars, to be expended by the Perkins Institution and Massachusetts School for the Blind for the instruction of the adult blind at their homes. It shall be the duty of the said institution to make a detailed report each year to the state board of education of the expenditures under this act. (Approved April 11, 1903.

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V.
Acts of 1903, Chapter 27.

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AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF THE ADULT BLIND AT THEIR HOMES BY THE PERKINS INSTITUTION AND MASSACHUSETTS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND.

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Be it enacted, etc., as follows:

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SECTION 1. The sum of five thousand dollars is hereby appropriated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth from the ordinary revenue, to provide for the instruction of the adult blind at their homes by the Perkins Institution and Massachusetts School for the Blind, for the year ending on the thirty-first day of December, nineteen hundred and three.

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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. (Approved January 31, 1903.

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VI.
Acts of 1903, Chapter 74.

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RESOLVE TO PROVIDE FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A COMMISSION TO INVESTIGATE THE CONDITION OF THE ADULT BLIND.

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Resolved, That the governor, with the advice of the council, is hereby authorized and requested to appoint a commission consisting of three persons, one of whom he shall designate as chairman, which commission shall investigate the condition of the adult blind within this commonwealth, shall inquire into the means and methods whereby their condition may be ameliorated, shall consider the expediency of the establishment by the commonwealth of an industrial training school or other institution for the adult blind, and may recommend legislation. The commission shall serve without compensation, but may employ such assistance as may be necessary, and its necessary expenses including travelling expenses, so far as the same are approved by the governor and council, shall be paid from time to time from the treasury of the commonwealth. The commission shall report the result of its investigations to the general court on or before the fifteenth day of January in the year nineteen hundred and four. If the commission shall recommend legislation it shall accompany its report with drafts of such bills as may be necessary to carry its recommendations into effect. (Approved May 9, 1903.

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VII.
Acts of 1904, Chapter 20.

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AN ACT MASSING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF THE ADULT BLIND AT THEIR HOMES BY THE PERKINS INSTITUTION AND MASSACHUSETTS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND.

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Be it enacted, etc., as follows:

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SECTION 1. The sum of five thousand dollars is hereby appropriated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth from the ordinary revenue, to provide for the instruction of the adult blind at their homes by the Perkins Institution and Massachusetts School for the Blind, for the year ending on the thirty-first day of December, nineteen hundred and four.

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