Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1852-04-12

sign all official documents the secretary sh Il
keepa full tue record Of all the proceed nes
an aeeeant OF al money aud labor aproprated
and expended, an account of the expenses q
each commissioner,the name and cempensa-
tion OF each agentbyih m emrioyed, OF under
! their control the Kind OF service perfnmed.ll The
total amount expended during the last fisca
year, and annually, by the fifteenth dry oi
December, report the same 10 the Governor
and in addition to the foregsing, they are re-
qnired to set forth, in the s,id animal report,
| the total amount or cost Of said state house,
| up the time Of making such report. And il
| shall be- the duty of the Governor to lay the
same before the next Genural Assembly in
| Session. The Treasurer shall take duplicate
receipts, one Of which sEall be retained by
| him, and the other shall be deposited at the
close of the fiscal year with the auditor of
State.
SEC. 5. The said commissi ,ners shall
have power TO appoint superintendent, ar
Eehitect, clerk, and all other aeedts necessary
Efor the successful pfosecntion of the wol k
committed to their charge, who snail be paid
unreasonable compensation Tor their services,
out of the Safe House fund. The supefin-
tendent, architect, and all other agents, shall
hold their appointment at the pleasure If the
commissioners, a majority of the board cen
curing therein. The superintendent sh ii
take an oath or affirmation to discharge the
duties assigned him, faithfully and diligently.
and shall, under the direction of The commits
sioners, contract for and procure all the ma
teriais proper for the construction ofthe new
state house; he shall, in like manner, con-
tract for all labor and workmanship, ne cessa-
ry for the same, excepting such as may be
furnished by the Ohip Panitentiary, under
the provisions of this act he allsuperintend
the erection of said work, and inspect all ma
terials and workmanship, SO as TO secure to
the state building Of durable and substantial
character; he shall certify to all accounts for
labor done, or for materials furnished, which
accounts shall oe countersigned by the secre-
tary, andpaid by the treasurer
SEC. That all moneys in any way np.
proprilted for this purpose, shall be drawn
from The treasury by the warrant of the audi
torof state, pay able to The order of said conf
missioners, signed by the president and coun-
tersigned by the secretary, which money, so
drawn, shall be deposited with the. treasurer
Ct state, who is hereby constituted treasurer
s Of the state house fund.
SEC. 2. That it is hereby made the duty
of the warden and directors of the Ohio PEN
itentary, to place at the disposal of the COM
missioners oflhe new state house, all the con-
Wet labor of the prisoners that can be advan-
tageously employed, and that can be spared
from the ordinary work of the prison; which,
labor shall be appropriated as the commission
ers may direct, but under the ntrof and su-
psrvi ion Of the warden of the peuitentiary !;
and the said commissioners are hereby au-
thorized and empowe cred to select from any
new convicss, as they arrive at the penifenti7
ary, such persons as in their opinion can be
most advantageously to the interest of tho
State, employed upon the new state house
until its completion.
SEC. 8. That all stone necessary for the
completion of said state house, may be taken
from the State quarries and that the state
railroad from said quarries to the city of CO.
lumbus shall be free Fl r the transportation of
all material which may be required as afore-
said.
Sec. 9. That said commissioners, ma,
aJority Of whomshall always constitute aboard
capable of doing business, shall have full pow
er to cont at IN be contracted will, which
contracts shall be in the lame of the board Of
commissioners, for the benefit Of the state
That the said commissioners are required and
directed to provide as soon as practicable, for
the furnishing of two rooms in the new state
honse, for the purpose of holdiDg the sessions
OF the General Assembly. ans ss ..s5s. s.
JAMES C. JOHNSON,
Speaker of the House of Reps.
WILLIAM MEDlLL,
sPresident Of the Senate.
March l8, 1852.