The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1858-05-15
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erection Of an Institution for the edu.
cation Of the Blind Of the State Of
Iowa.
SECTION 1. Be II enacted by The Cen
eral Assembly ot'the State of lo~a, That
James G. Traer, of Benton county, John
W.Jones, OF Hardin Co, and Hosea w.
Gray, of Linn coua,y, are hereby appoin-
ted Board of Commissioners to locate
and superintend the erection of a building
at or near the town Of Vinton, in Benton
county, to be used as an institution for
the education of the Blind of the State
Of Iowa.
So. Before entering upon the dis
charged Of their duties, the Commission
ers shall take and subscribe an oath be-
fore some officer competent to administer
the same, faithfully to discharge their
duties as such Commissioners, and they
shall not locate said Institution on less
than forty acres of land, within one mile
of the plat Of said town of Einton, and
when they shall have fixed upon site,
they shall receive from the owner or own
ers thereof, deed conveying the title
to the same, without expense to the State
vi Iowa.
IS. When the location of the bull
ding is agreed upon, the Commissioners
are hereby authorized to employ an archi.
tee. to draft plain for the same, which
plan shall not contemplate for its execu-
tion, together with necessary out-hous' s
and appurtenances, at cost not to
exceed the sum of twenty thousand dol
lars
S. When plan Of said buildings are
are determined, the Commissioners are
authorized to advertise for proposals for
the erection of said building, which shall
be built of either brick or S. one, or both,
and provided suitable proposals are re-
ceived by them. are authorized to con-
tract for the erection thetoof; proridca,
also, that satisfactory security be given to
said Commissioners, by the contr: ctors,
for the faithful performance of their con-
tracts.
S.. The Commissioners shall not
contract for the erection of said building,
together with necessary out houses and
other appurtenaBces at cost exceeding
the sum of twenty thousand dollars,
which sum shall cover the entire cost of
the completion of the building and out
houses and appurenances aforesaid.
g. The sum of fifteen thousand
dollars is hereby appropriated for the
erection Of said building, out houses and
sppurtenances, and no part of the appro-
priatiou herein provided for, shall be
paid By the State Treasurer, except on
the warrants of the Auditor, who shall
issue such warrant on the requisition of
the Commissioners only; Proridcd, also
that said Commissioners shall not auth
orize any money to be drawn except for
expenditure actually incurred; but no
part of the appropriation herein made,
shall be so paid until the payment of the
sum of five thousand dollars i'll money,
exclusive of laad donated by citizens Ct
said county Of Benton shall have been
secured to the satisfaction Of said com
missioners, by bond or other writing OBJ
ligatory.
81. The Board of Commissioners
shall receive two dollars per day each for
the time they are employed in the dis
charge of their duties heroinbefore i'm
posed, and their necessary expenses shall
also be paid frO;4 the treasury of the
State.
IS. 1t shall be the duty Of said
Board, or "A majority Of them, to proceed
within six months from the taking effect
of this act, to select such site, aud ad,
vertise for proposals for the erection Of
said building, aud report their proceed
ings to the next Legislature
So. The Commissioners shall have
power to sell such portion Of the land on
which said building is located, as they
mat think proper, and the proceeds Of
such sale shall be used IL the construction
of said building.
s ID. This act shall be in force from
are after its publication in the Iona Git
ixen and Iowa ) ate journal, at Des
Moines.
STEPHEN B. SHELLEDY,
Speaker of the Iosss of Representatives.
ORAS FAViLLE,
President of the Senate.
Appro ed March 22d, 1858.
RALPH P. LOWE
| hereby certify that the foregoing il II
true copy Of the original roll on file in NY
Office.
ELIJAH SELLS,
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