The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1852-04-14
mo. 29.1 AN ACT

No. 29. AN ACT
To provide for the more efficient and ex.
peditous completion of the New State
House, and to repeal the act 10 provide
for the erection of new State House,
passed February twenty first, one thou
sand eight hundred and lorty.six, and
all amendments thereof.
Sec. |. Be IL enacted by the General
Assembly Of the State Of Ohio, That the
act entitled an act to provide for the erec-
ton of New State House, passed Febru.
ary twenty-frst, one thousand eight hun
dred and forty six, and all amendments
thereto, and all laws upon that subject, be
and the same are hereby repealed.
Sec. 2. That there shall be appointed by
the Governor Of the State Of Ohio, by and
with the advice and consent Of the Senate,
three commissioners, to be denominated
the new State House Commissioners, un.
der whose direction the work upon the new
state house In the city Of Columbus, shall
be continued and prosecuted, under the
plan and specifications accompanying the
report of the commissioners acting under
joint resolution OF the General Assembly,
for the session of the years one thousand
eight hundred and forty-three and one
thousand eight hundred and forty.four;
Provided, that said commissioners may
adopt such notifications as have been
made in said plan by their predecessors,
and may also make such changes in the
detail of said plan, during the progress of
the work, as they may think proper; such
changes and alterations not to increase the
aggregate cost Of the erection of said state
house.
Sec. 8. The commissioners aforesaid
shall hold their Office for the term of two
years, unless the new state house shall be
sooner completed. They shall take an
oath or affirmation, to faithfully and dill
gently discharge the duties required by
this act; and if any vacancy shall occur in
said commission, the vacancy shall be fill.
ed by appointment, by the Governor.
Sec. 4, That it shall be the duty of the
commissioners, so soon after their appoint.
ment as they may deem expedient, to elect
from their own body. president and sec.
retary. The president shall, when pres
ent, preside at all meetings of the board,
and shall sign all official documents; the
secretary shall keep full and true record
of all the proceedings, and an account Of
all money and labor appropriated and ex.
pended, an account Of the expenses ofeach
commissioner, the name and compensation.
of each agent by them employed, or under
their control, the kind of service performed,
the total amount expended during the last
fiscal year, and, annually, by the fifteenth
day Of December, report the same to the
Governor; and in addition to the foregoing.
they are required to set forth, in the said
annual report, the total amount or cost Of
the said state house, up TO the time Of ma
king such report. And it shall be the du-
ly of the Governor to lay the same before
the next General Assembly in session.
The treasurer shall take duplicate receipts,
one Of which shall be retained by him, and
he other shall be deposited at the close of
he fiscal year, with the auditor of state.
SEC. s. The said commissioners shall
nave power TO appoint superintendent,
architect, clerk and all other agents ne
,essary for the successful prosecution of
he work committed to their charge, who
shall be paid reasonable compensation
or their services, out of the State House
und. The superintendent, architect, and
al other agents, shall hold their appoint.
men; at the pleasure of the commissioners,
! majority Of the board concurring therein.
The superintendent shall take an oath or
Affirmation to discharge the duties assign.
ID him faithfully and diligently, and shall,
lnder the direction Of the commissioners,
'ontract for and procure all the materials
roper forthe construction Of the new state
Iouse; he shall, in like manner, contract !