Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1852-07-16
LAWS OF OHIO.
AN ACT

l5t AN AOl
10 provide for the erection Of TWO additional
Luuatc Asyums.
Sec |. b. il eUaried by the General As
sembIy Of .hr S,ale of Ohio. That The Cavern.
or. by and with the advice aud consent Of the
Srna,e. is hereby authorized and required 10 mp
point six Trustc, $. 10 IwU Of whom shall be res
idents OF The same county, or atJnInlng couuIIes,
hose duty il shall be TO seecl and purchase,
or receive bV gilt or donation, two lots 0l land,
al such points us in Ihen opnion will best sub
serve the pubIi' interest. suitable Tor the erec'
lion thereon Of Two Asy lums for the insane The
unincumberrd title 10 said lots tn he secured 10
,he Safe oi OhiD; Provided neither oi said
Asy lums shall be lora,ed within five miles Of
any cly containing fifty thousand lnhablmnIs,
nor within une ue oI any other Incorporated
clly. IOwC or village.
Sec. g That 10 making such selections, the
Trustees shall luke into conSlderaii u any do
uaiun that may be proposed toward The eStab'
,i,hmrul aud ereCIiun OF said dlnsuIu'uns. Each
one of said lots of land So selrctrd. shalt ron'
tain nOl less than fi'ly nor more than one hon.
dred acres. Said Trustees. after securing The
Iaud. shall forthwith proceed 10 make arrange
menls for building on each lot, suitable build
lpgs for The cure und treatment Of al least one
hundred patients; and TO enable them to pro.
ceed without difficulty or embarrassment, they
are hereby authorized to contract (according 10
The provisions Of the following sections VI This
ac!) for The nect sssry materials. appoint Sulla'
Bile persons 10 auend The erection ct the same,
and 10 perform such other du'es as may be ne.
cessary TO carry oui lhe objects herein con1em.
Ulaled. ...
Sec. 3. That said Trustees of said Asylum
hall snn,nit - some competent archnec',
,,",onen, If H., GEHenIi"ns. arrangement and
alan IF eoch Of said ,;svG'ns, and OF all build
ing4 and other improvements nts ''s''S W WV
perrec. utility of said AsyIums. anu ais" : ''"'e
ment of The several kinds aud descriptions Z,
materials which shall be used III the seVerRI
parts Of said improvements, rs The said improve
men,s shall have been agreed upon by said Trus'
tees /: and shall procure 10 be executed by SAID
architect, such druliS, descriptions. plans, esIl
mates and prrflcs, Of all such proposed build
linCs and improvements of grounds, as will en-
abe estimates to be made lheTelTOm, oil The COS
lol all parls Of said work and materials; anC
said Trustees shall. OF least four weeks before
he tine cr receiving b ds "a herein provided
fur, place copies of such drafts, drs' rpuons
u.ans, estimates aud prfes, in the Office OF 'h'
Secretary Of STATE, aud also publish sald DC
scrpons in four newspapers of general crcu
! Ia,on Throughout The Sale, stating therein IN
! nay,s in which The said work and materials vii
: he let. and the terms. Aud said Trustees
after said nouce, shall lei the said work aud ina
0 ,erals 10 the lowest bidder, who shall txecu'
bupd, with TWO sufficient securities, condInone
for the faithful performance OF his conTac!
j nut The en,re cost 10 the State Of each OF sal
y Asylums, including all necessary building
y grounds and improvements, shall mon exceed