The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1860-06-20
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CHAPTER LA.

CHAPTER IA
An act making further appropriations for tn
Blind Asylum at Vinton
SECTION /. BE it enacted By the Gtuerai As
sembly ofthe State of Iotca, That one Commission
of the " Institution for the education of tn,
Blind" at Vinton shall be appointed by the
Governor of this State, who shall rs soon as
practicable after the taking effect of this act
take into possession all money, books, paper ant
material of whatever kind and character, togeth
er with all claims grounds, &c, that may be il
the possession OF the present commissioners, o.
other parties, belonging TO said Institution ano
safely keep the same for the use of the said In
stitution.
SEC. 2. Said Commissioner shall give bono
to the State, in the sum of five thousand dollars
which shall be approved by the Governor ano
filed in the office of the Secy. of State, and be
fore entering upon his duties shall take and sub
scribe oath faithfully to discharge his duties
as such Commissioner according to law. SaiC
Commissioner shall be renewed at the pleasure
oil the Governor
SEC. B. There is hereby appropiiated the
sum of ten thousand dollars, or SO much thereo
ms may be necessary to build the walls of the
said Blind Asylum at Vinton, to the top of the
third story, above the basement story, and tc
cover the same with good, substantial pine
shingle roof, and to so enclose the windows and
doors as to protect the building from damage
using in said work, all the material now on hand
or that may be due from individuals indebted
upon subscription.
SEC 4. The internal plan of the building
shall be so changed as to dispense entirely with
a chapel, and the room designed for a chapel
shall be finished the same height of other rooms
on the same floor, and the plan shall be so chang
e. rs to accommodate the greatest number of
pupils, which changes in plan shall be made
with the approval of the Governor.
SIC. 5. No part Of said appropriation pro-
vided for in the third section of this act shall be
drawn, until the said Commissioner shall sub
nit to the Governor, plans and specifications
making such changes in the style Of finish and
IN the internal arrangements, as will bring the
remaining cost of completing said buildings
within twenty thousand dollars as shown by a
reliable proposal of responsible parties for the
completion of said building according to de6n-
lite and full specifications accompanying such
proposals.
SEc 6. The Auditor of State shall issue a
warrant or warrants, upon the State Treasurer
for the payment of said appropriations in sec
tion three OF this act, only upon the proposal
embodying the specifications as required in see
ton D, accepted by the Commissioners and ap-
proved 10y the Governor
SEC. l. That so much of the act entitled an
act to locate and provide for the erection of an
" Institution for the education Of the Blind OF
VIC oblte Vi IOWA. approved March *, 1000,
by which Commissioners were appointed to SUI
perintend the same, is herbey repealed
SEC. s. This act to take effect from and af-
Ter its publication in the Iowa State Journal
and the Iowa State Register
JOIN EDWARDS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
JAMES +. WILSON,
President of the Senate PRO tenn
Approved April 3, 1860.
SAMUEL J. HARDWOOD.
hereby certify that the foregoing is n true
copy from the original roll on file in my office
ELIJAH SELLS,
Secretary of State