The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1858-12-08
AN ACT

AN ACT
To provide for the more expeditions
completion of the New State House,
and prescribing the order in which it
shall be done.
SECTION /. Be IL enacted by tile Gen.
eraL assembly of the State Of Ohio, That
a board shall be constituted, denomina-
ted the commissioners of the state house,
composed of three persons, to be ap-
ppointed by William Kennon, Asahel
Medberry, and William B. Caldwell,
under whose direction and authority the
further prosecution of the work IN the
completion of the new state house in the
city of Columbus shall be continued and
carried on.
Sec. 2. The said commissioners of
the state house so appointed, shall sew
orally hold their Offices for the term of
two years, and until their successors
shall be duly appointed and qualified,
unless the new state house shall be soon
er completed. And before entering up
on the discharge of their duties, each of
them shall take an oath or affirmation,
to discharge faithfully and diligently his
duties. And in case any vacancy shall
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the said William Kennou, Asahel Med
berry and William b. Caldwell. And
in the appointment of the commission
ers Of the state house, ono of the CON-
m~issioners shall be designated as the
president and acting COMMISSIONS of
the board.
Sec.A3. Said commissioners of the
state house shall appoint some competent
and suitable person as architect, who
shall also be the superintendent and in
spector of all work and materials per-
formed on, or procured for new state
house. He shall hold his appointment
during the pleasure of the commission
ers, but nay be removed by joint reso-
luton of the general assembly.
Sec. 4. Every contract for work and
materials for said new state house shall
be in writing; shall contain a clause
that the execution of the work. or the
delivery of the materials contracted for,
may at any time be suspended by order
of the general assembly or of the com
mi~ssioners, without subjectipg the state
to tho payment of any damages on &C
count of such suspension shall be signed
on behalf of the state by the acting
commissioner, and by the architect, and
approved by the advisory commissioners,
and a copy thereof deposited in the Office
of the secretary of state.
Sec. 5. The commissioners shall. as
soon as practicable after the first ap-
pointment under this act. cause the plans
heretofore adopted for the construction
of the new state house, the building as
it now is 10 the course of construction,
the work partially or wholly executed
thereon, and materials delivered therefor,
to be examined by at least two skilful
and experienced architects, in %copjunc-
tion with the architect of the new state
house, to be selected by them, and OBJ
tain their opinion, in writing, as to the
fitness of such plans, the character, pro
priety and value of such work and ma
terials, and as to the best and most ad-
visable plan for executing and compile
ting the work yet remaining to be done,
having especial regard to the durability,
fitness, usefulness, and economy of such
work. Said architects shall be paid a
reasonable compensation for their ser
vices, to be allowed by said commission
ers.
Sec. 6. It is hereby made the duty
of the warden and directors of the Ohio
penitentiary, to place at the disposal of
the state house commissioners the con-
vict labor of the prisoners, where the
same can be advartagously employed,
and that which can be spared from the
ordinary work Of the prison; which la
Dor shall be appropriated as the commits
sioners shall order, but under the SUI
pervision and control of the warden OF
the ~penitentiary.
Sec. z. The said commissioners shall
, have power to appoint a secretary, and
all other agents necessary for the sue
| c~essful prosecution of the work commit
ted to their charge, who shall receive a
reasonable compensation for their servi-
ces, out of the state house fund, to be
, fixed and allowed by said commissioners,
!. said secretary and agents to hold theiI
appointment at the pleasure of the
commissioners, or a majority of them.
SEQ. 8. No contract, either for labor
4 or materials, shall be made by said COM
missioners, or either of them, or by the
: carchitet, requiring the payment OF any
f sum or sums of money, which, when ad-
! ded to the amount to be paid on con-
tracts previously made, and other ex-
? penditures, will exceed the sum appro-
+ priated in any one year, by more thar
: twenty-five thousand dollars; and al
{ contracts made in violation of this sec
ton. shall, as to the state, be %utterl.
r null and void.
D Sec. 9. The president or acting mem
Der of the board, shall, when present
preside at all meetings of the board
and shall sign all official documents
e the secretary shall keep a full and tru'