M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-05-03

supervision and control OF the State House,
the grounds and appu,tenances thereto at
!ached. and of all work performed upon, aud
materials furnished for the same; and he shall
also have charge of the tra1O OF land in
Franklin county purchased bv The State for
a quarry, Every contract for such work and
materials shall be in writing. signed on be.
half Of the State by the Superintendent. and
a copy thereof shall be deposited in the Of
flee of the Secretary Of State; and no con.
tract shall exceed the amount anpronriated
by law applicable to such purpose. The Sd-
perintrudrnt shall have power TO appoint
clerk, removable at his pleasure, whose duty
il shall be to keep true record and accoun.
of all the proceedings and expenditures of the
Superintendent; and he may also employ
when necessary, the services of an architect;
said clerk and architect to be paid a reason-
able compensation out of the State House
fund. The Superintendent shall. annually,
before the fifteenth day of December, make
report of his proceedings to the Governor
who shall lay the same before the General
Assembly.
Sec. 8, The Janitor shall have the charge,
subject to the direction rf the Superintendent,
Of the State House building, and the grounds
and appurtenances thereto attached; and he
shall keep the same constantly watched pro-
tected, and in order; and he may employ
such assistants as the Supein tendent may
approve end deem necessary, whose compen.
saIion shall be fixed by the Superintendent
and paid out Of the State House fund 1t
sha also be the duty of the Janitor to pre-
pare The legislative halls for the reception OF
the General Assembly at the commencement
of each regular and extra session. '''' q" II
Sec. A. If any person shall wilfully or ma
licionsly niure or de face in any manner any
portion OF the State House building, its fix
tures, furniture, or appurtenances, or shall
commit any nuisance therein, or shall pur-
posely commit any injurious trespass upon
the grounds attached thereto, or shall viii
fully niure any tree, shrub or plant growing
uron said grounds, or any fixture place there.
IN, or any enclosure or side walk about the
same, such person shall, upon conviction
thereof be fned in any sum not less than
five dollars nor more than five hundred dol
lars, or be imprisoned in the jail Of Frank in
county not less tkan one day, nor more tnan
six months, or both, at the discreton.of tie
court: ard shall moreover be liable to the
St'te Of Ohio in double the amount of the
injury dole The Jantor shall have the
power and authority OF Constable as 10 the
arrest of all persons guilty Of the offences
above descrbed and all prosecutions for
said offences shall be conducted in the same
manner and before the same courts as other
offences committed within the city OF Coum-
bus, the punishment whereof may be less
than imprisonment in The penitcntaTy.
Sec. 5. The work to be done for the com
pletion of the State House building shall be
as follows Thing the floor of the rotunGa;
putting gas fixtures in the rotunda; srching
and tagging the northwest court, and pla-
cling therein steps, balcony and iron railing
for second story; and repairing and painting
the flogging on the moth and west sides
Of the building. For the payment of the la.
Dor and materials of said work, there is here
by appropriated out OF any money in the
Treasury Tor general revenue purposes, the
sum of ten thousand dollars, which may be
drawn from the Treasury on the warrant of
the Auditor of State in favor OF the person,
or their agents TO whom the same may b.
due for work actually done or materials de-
livered, and so certified To by the Supeinten-
dent. The said work shall be finished by
the first day Of October Of the present year,
aud upon said day the State House building
shall be held 10 have been completed, aud all
work upon the construction thereof shall
cease, and all contracts relative thereto shall
be at an end.
Sec. 6. There is hereby appropriated out
OF any money in the Treasury for general
revenue purposes, the following sums of
money to be applied 10 the following pur-
poses, viz: In payments for work aud ma
terials necessary, 10 be done and furnished in
grading and tagging the State House lot side
walk upOuHigh street fifteen hundred dollars;
and for procuring and planting trees and
shruhbery on said lot. eight hundred dollars;
aud for contingent expenses OF said State
House building, grounds and appurtenances,
thirty seven hunured dollars. Said sums OF
money to be paid from the Treasury upon the
the warrant of the Auditor of State, in favor Of
persons or their agents TO whom money may
become due for work or materials as afore-
saiG, and which may be certified by the ST.
rintendent to have been performed or de-
ivered
Sec. 7. The Superintendent is hereby au-
thoized 10 make sale oil such machinery and
implements procured for, but not further
needed in building the State House, and al
so. of all unused materials procured for such
building as he may deem it for the interest
of the State so to dispose Of; and said Super
intendent shall account with the Treasurer
of State for all money received by him from
such sa les. 81"
Sec 8. The act entitled san act to pro-
vide for the prosecution of the work on the
new State House, prescribing the order in
which it shall be done, and making appro
priations therefore," passed April s, 1856,
and the act entitled San act to provide for
the more expeditions completion of the new
State House, prescribing the order in which
it may be done, "passed April IL. 1858, and
all other acts providing for the construction
Of the new State House, are hereby repealed.
Sec. 9. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after the first day of April
in the present year; provided, however, that
the appointments hereby authorized may be
made atany time after the passage hereof, to
take effect upon said day.
RICHARD c. PARSONS,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
ROBERT C. KIRK,
President ofthe Senate.
Passed March l6, 1860.
mo. eo.l AN ACT