American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-04-28

viding the game into suitable parcels, and al
yertising for sealed proposals for contracts, in
the Daily Ohio Statesman and the Daily Ohio
State Journal, for not less than three coDsec-
ulive weeks before the time when such con-
tracts are proposed 10 be let; and such adSer-
tisement shall contain proposals for the com
pletion OF such Separate parcel, and for the
entire work. All bids offered on the day
when the letting is to take place, shall be re-
jected; and all bidsIeceiyed shall be opened
on that day, in the presence OF said warden
and directors, and not otherwise.
Sec. S. All contracts shall be lei by said
warden and directors to the lowest RESPONSE
Bile bidder, and shall specifically set forth the
work contracted to be done, style, time when
10 be completed, materials to be used, &c.I
and in no event shall the time fof the compile
ton OF the entire Improvements extended be-
yond the first day OF November, 1859. Every
contracting party shall give bond, with good
and sufficient security, for the performance of
his contract; and no contract authorized by
this act shall be held to be complete until,
together with the bonds and security, it shall
have been first approved By the attorney gen
eral and auditor Of state.
Sec. 6. Said warden and directors are
hereby empowered TO hire out to the contract
ors, or any Of them, convict lsbof, upon such
terms, and to such extent as will best subseTve
the interests of the state; and in cases where
two or more bidders shall be equal and none
lower, the directors and warden are empOw-
cred to decide which shall take the contract.
Sec. 7. The architect OF the state house
shall be the superintendent and inspector OF
all work performed on, OF materials procured
for, said extension and improvements, and
shall furnish all necessary plans and specifca-
tons; but no such duties shall in any manner
interfere with the prose sutton ofthe work up
on the state house, or entitle him to any re-
muneration in addition to bis salary.
Sec. 8. The said warden shall be the act
| ing director Of such proposed Improvements,
and the said directors shah be advisory. And
whenever the expression 'warden and direc-
tors'' occurs or is referred TO, iE this act, il
shall be held TO refer TO them as collective
body, a majority Of whom shall be competent
to the discharge Of business.
Sec. Q. There ishereby appropriated out ol
| any money in the treasury not otherwise ap
proprated, as follows: To pay for work per
formed on, and materials furnished fof. the
construction ofthe additional building fof the
male and female convicts; and the necessary
wall separating the two departments, the 50 n
Of twenty-five thousand dollars; and to pas
for work done, and materials furnished fol
wall enclosing the main grounds, the sim oi
| fifteen thousand dollars. Such moneys shall
be paid out, in the same manner as other moh-
eys are, upon the certificate of said warden
which certificate shall onlyibe given to pay
for work actually done, and materials actually
used, in making the Improvements authorized
by this act.
Sec. 10. This act shall take effect and b
in force from and after its passage.
WILLIAM B. WOODS.
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
MARTIN WELKER,
President Of the Senate.
April 4, 1859.