Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1852-05-31
LAWS OF OHIO.
PUeLasHfED BY AUTHORITY.

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j No. 81, ANACT. : -
To provide for the erection of two ad iitional Lu
/ natic Asy lums. =
/ Sec. /. Be stenacted By tbs Genera
:. Assembly Of the Stale. " Ohio, Tha
! The Governor, by and with the advice auc
consent Of The Senate, is hereby autborizee
and required TO appoint six Trustees, nc
two Of whom shall be residents Of the same
/ county, or, adjoining counties, whose duty
i. Shall be to select and purchase, or receive
i by gift or donation, two lots ofiand, al such
points as in their opinion will bestlsubserve
the public interest, suitable for the erection
thereon Of two Asylums for the insane; the
unincImbered title TO aaid los 10 be secured
to The state Of Ohio; Provided, neither Of
said Asylums shali be located within hve
miles of any city containing fifty thousand
/ Inhabitants, nor within one mile OF any
other incorporated city town or village.
| Sec. 2. That in making such selections
| the Trustees shall take into consideration
any donation that may be proposed towards
tho establishment aud erection of said insti-
,utions. Each one of said lots Of land SO
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| nor more than one hundred acres. Said
Trustees, after securing the land, shall
/ forthwith proceed to make arrangements
| for building, on each lo., suitable buildings
| for the cure and treatment of al least one
hundred patients; and to enable them. to
proceed without difficulty or embarrassment,
| they are hereby authorlzsdto to contract lac.
cording to the provisions of the following
section Of this act) for the necessary mates
rials, appoint suitable persons 10 attend the
erection of the came, and 10 perform such
out the objects herein contemplated.
Sec. 8. Fhst said Trustees of said
Asylum shall submit to some competent
architec. statement Of the dimensions, ar.
rangement and plan Of each Of said Asylums,
and of oil buildings and other improve,
men,s necessary to the perfect utility of
suid Asylums, and also o abatement OF The
several kinds and descriptions Of materials
which shall be used in the several parts OF
said improvements, as the said improves
menls, shall have been agreed upon by said
Trustees; and shall procure 10 be executed
by said architect, such drafts, descriptions.
plans, estimates and proiies, of all such
proposed buildings ard Improvements OF
grounds as'wiIl enable estimates to bemade
!herefrom, of the cos! of all parts of said
work and materials; and said Trustees shall,
nj least four weeks before the time for re.
ceiying bids ns herein provided Tor, place
copies Of such drafts, descriptions, plans,
estimates and profles, 10 the Office Of the
Secretary Of State, and also publish said
descriptions in four newspapers of general
circulation throughout the State, stating
therein the parts in which the said work
and materials will be let, and the terms
And said trustees, after said notice, shall
let the said work and materials to the low.
est BIDDER, who shall execute a bond. with
two sufficient SECURITIES, conditioned for the
faithful performance Of his contract; but
the entire cost to the state Of each of said
Asylums, including all necessary buildings,
grounds and Improvements, shall not exceed
in the aggregate, when perfectly completed,
seventy thousand dollars; and no contract
shnll be made for beginning any part of
said work, nor shall any work be begun,
until arrangements shall be made insuring
their completion, at an aggregate not ex>
ceedng the sum aforesaid.
Sec. A. Said Trustees, before entering
upon the duties OF their office shall take
and subscribe al onth or affirmation, before
some competent authority, faithfully to dis
charge all the duties required Of them BY
this acl; they shall each be entitled TO re-
ceive three dollars for each day necessari-.
ly employed by them in selecting sites,
contrpctlng for, the erection of buildings,
and providing temporary arrangement for
the accommodation Of patients, as provided
for in section six of this act, and the expen
ses necessarily incurred in the discharge of
the duties assigned them, 10 be paid out Of
any moneys in the State Treasury not
Otherwise appropriated; their accounts to
be audited and allowed by the Auditor Of
State. So -.,-t .,.,-
Sec. 5. Said Trustees shall be required
10 nuke fair and full report Of all their
proceedings, .(includlng the plans of the
buildings adopted by them, 10 thepreseni
General Assembly if in session; and if not,
then to the next General Assembly.
Sec. 6. That said Trustees may, If in
their opinion the suffering condition Of the
luSuIie require iI3 Cuuso totii poio oiiohSo
ments to be made for their accommodation
and treatment, until The permanent build
ings provided for in this act shall be coh,-
pleted; The same, as well as the institution
herein contemplated, TO be under the con>
troll of said Trustees, and subject.to the
rules end regulations provided for in ihes
several acts for the government of the Ohio
Lunatic Asylum, and the care of idiofs and
insane.
Sec. T. That al the meeting Of the pext
General Assembly, The Gosernor shall
nominate, and by and with NE advice and
consent Of the Senate, appoint six persons
as successors to the trustees herein named,
who shall manage and direct the concerns
of the ASYLUM, in pfanner as provided for
in The several ac,s,for the government Of
the Ohio Luna,ic Asylum, and the care Of
idiots anti insane;''; and of those first ap.
pointed under this section, two shall serve
for one year, TWO for TWO years, and two
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