The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-06-03
Laws OF IOWA.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
Chapter l25.

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AN Act to locate and provide for the erec-
ton of an Institution for the education of the
Blind Of the State of Iowa.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly Of the State of Iowa,
That James C. Traer, of Benton county, j.
w. Jones, of Hardin county; Hosea w. Gray,
Of Linn county, are hereby appointed a board
of Commissioners 10 locate and superintend
the erection Of building. at or rear the town
of Vinton, in Benton County, to be used as an
institution for the education OF the Blind of
the State of Iowa.
Q. Before entering upon the discharge OF
their duties, the Commissioners shall take and
subscribe an oath before some officer compe-
tent to administer the same, faithfully to dis
charge their duties as such Commissioners and
they shall not locate such Institution on less
thar forty acres Of land, within one mile Of
the plat OF said town Of V;nton, and when
they shall have fixed upon site, they shall
receive from the owner or owners thereof, a
Feed conveying the title to the same, without
expense to the State of Iowa. ..r
SO. When the location OF the building is
agreed upon, the Commissioners are hereby
authorized to employ an architect to draft
plan for the same, which plan shall not con-
template for its execution, together with nec-
essary out-houses and appertenances, at a cost
not to exceed the sum Of twenty thousand dol
lars.
ga. When plans Of said buildings are deter
mil he
advertise for proposal for the erection Of said
building, which shall be built of either brick
or stone, or both, and provided suitable pro-
posals are received by them, are authorized to
contract for the erection thereof: ..ar
Provided, Also, that satisfactory security
be given 70 said Commissioners, by the con-
tractors. for the faithful performance Of their
contract.
IS The Commissioners shall not contract
for the erection of said building, together with
necessary out-houses and other appurtenances
at cost not exceeding the sum of twenty
thousand dollars, which sum shall cover the
entire cost of the completion of the building
aud out-houses and the appurtenances afore.
said. b. r.r
6. The sum of fifteen thousand dollars is
hereby appropriated for the erection of said
building, ont-houses and appurtenances, and
no part of the appropriation herein provided
for, shall be paid by the State Treasurer, ex-
cept on the warrants of the Audi or, who shall
issue such warrants on the requisition Of the
Commissioners only: ... 81.
Provided, Also, that said Commissioners
shall not authorize any money to be drawn
except for expenditures actually incurred; but
no part Of the appropriation herein made,
shall be so paid until the payment of the sum
of five thousand dollars in money, exclusive
of and donated by citizens of said county Of
Benton, shall have been secured to the satis-
faction Of said Commissioners, by bond or
other writing obligatory.
81. The board Of Commissioners shall re-
ceive two dollars per day each for the time
they are employed in the discharge Of their
duties hereinbefore imposed, and their neces-
sary expenses shall also be paid from the
treasury Of the State.
SO. 1t shall be the duty of said board, or q
| majority Of them, to proceed within six months
from the taking effect of this act, to select
such site and advertise for proposals for the
erection of said building, and report their pro-
ceedIngs to the next Legislature. - .s.
SO. The commissioners shall have power to
sell such portion of the land on which said
building is located, as they may think proper
and the proceeds Of such sale shall be used in
the construction Of said building. .s
SO. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after it's publication in the Iowa
Citizen and Iowa State Journal.
STEPHEN B. SHELEEDY.
Speaker of the House Of Representatives..
DANIEL ANDERSON.
President pro tenn Of the Senate.
Approved, March 22d, 1858.
RALPH p. LOWE.
Office Of Secretary of State, !
Des Moines, March 23d 1858. 'u
thereby certify that the foregoing is true
copy from the original roll on file in my Office. I.
ELIJAH SELLS.
Secretary Of State.