Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-05-24
AN ACT


To provide for the com pletion Of the state
house, and for tho care Of the building and
grounds, and TO repeal certain acts therein
named.
Section /. Be II enacted by the General As
seinby Of the State Of Ohio, That IN ere shall be
by the Governor, with the consent oi
the Senate, n Superintendent of the State
House." and also a"Janitor Of the State House."
who shall hold their offices for the term Of two
years, and until their successors shall be ap.
pointed and qualified. In case ofvacancy in
either Of saio offices during the recess Of the
General Assembly, the same shall be filled by
appointment by the Governor, who shall, within
ten days after the General Asse bly, shall next
meet, appoint in tho manner originally provided
a successor for such unexpircd term. The sal.
ary of such super erintendent shall be twelve hun
dred dollars, and that OF said Janitor shall be
eight hundred dollars, yearly, In quarterly pay
ments, to be drawn from the Treasury ON the
warrant Of the Auditor of State.
Sec. 2. The superintendent shall have the su
pervison and control Of the State House, the
grounus and appurtenances thereto attached,
and of all work performed upon, and materials
furnished Tor the same; and-hc shall have char re
vi The tract Of land in Franklin county purcha.
sed by the State for a quarry. Every contract
for such work and m terials shall be 10 writing,
slgned on behalf the State by the superin
aud u coDy thereof shall be deposited IN the Of
fce of the secreraIy of state; aud no con tract
shall exceed the amount appropriated by law ap
plicable TO such purpose The superintendent
snail nave power TO appoint cierk, removable at
his pleasure, whose duty 1t shall be TO keep true
record and account Of all the proceeding 70 and
expenditures oil the superintendent, u nd he may
also employ, when necessary, the services of an
architect; said clerk and architect to be paid a
reasonable compensation out of the state house
fund. The superintendent shall, annually, bo
fote the fifteenth day Of December, make report
of his proceedings to the Governor, who shall la y
the same before the General Assembly.
Sec. .. Inc janitor shall have the charge,
subject TO the direction of the superintend ent,
OF the state house building, and the grounds aud
nppurtenaness thereto attached; and he shall
Keep the same constantly watched, protected, ,aud
in order; and he may employ such assistants as
the superintendent may approve and deem ne.
cessary, whose compensation shall be fixed by the
superintendent, aud paid out Of the state house
fund. IL shall also be the duty OF the janitor
to prepare the legislative halls for the reception
oi the General Assembly at the commence III en- {
oi each regular and extra session.
Sec. 4. At any person shall wilfully or mali
ciously injure or deiace In any manner any por-
tion o the state house building, its fixtures, Iur
niture, or appurtenances, or snail commit any
nuisance therein, or shall purposely Commit any
injurious ,respass upon the grounds attached
thereto, or shall wilfully inuro any tree, shrub,
or plant growing upon said grounds, or any fix.
ture placed thereon, or any enclosure or side
walk about the same, such persOn shall, upon
conviction thereof, be fined IN any sum not less
tsan i've dollars, nor more than five hundred
dollars, or be imprisoned in the Jail of Franklin
county not less than one day, nor more than six
months, or both, at the discretion OF the court;
and snail moreover be liable 10 the State ol
Ohio in double the amount of the injury done
The Janitor shal have the power and authority
OF constable as to the arrest Of all persons
guilty Of tue offences above described; aud all
til1 for snil MI hal In Tod
IN the same manner and before the same courts
other offences committed within the city OF
Columbus, the punishment whereof may be less
than Imprisonment in the peniten tiary.
Sec. s. The work to done for the com rletiou
of the state house building shall be as follows:
Thing the floor OF the rotunda; putting gas fix
lures in the rotunda; arching and hagging the
northwest court. aud placing therein steps, bal
cony aud iron railing for second story; and re-
pairing and paihting the tagging the north
and west sides OF the building. For the pay
meut OF the labor and materials of said work,
there is hereby appropriated out of any money
in the Treasury tor general revenue purposes,
the sum of ten thousand do.lars, which may be
drawn from the Treasury OH the warrant of the
Auditor, Of State in favor of the persons or their
agents to whom the same may be due for work
actually done or materials delivered, and so GER
titled to by the superintendent. The said work
shall be finished by the first day of October OF
the present year, and upon said day the State
House building shall be- held to have been com
peted, and all work upon the construction there
of shall cease, and all contracts relative thereto
shall be at an end.
Sec. 8. There is hereby appropriated out o
eny money in the Treasury tor general revenue
purposes, the folio wing sums OF money, to be ap-
piled to the following purposes, viz: In payment
for work and materials necessary TO be done aud
furnished in grading and tagging the State
House lot sidewalk upon High street, fifteen
hundred dollars; and for procuring and planting
trees and shrubbery on said lot, eight hundred
dollars; and for contingent expenses of said
State House building, grounds and appurtenan-
ces, thirty -seven hundred dollars. Said sums oi
money to be paid from the Treasury upon the
warrant Of the Auditor of State, in favor of the
persons or their agents to whom money may be-
come due for wsrk or materials as aforesaid, and
which may be certified by the superint endeni
to have been performed or delivered.
Sec. 7. The superintendent is hereby author
lied to make sale of such macbin cry and im pie.
ments procured for, but not further needed in
building the State House, and, also, of all un-
used materials procured for such building, as he
dispose Of +; and said superintendent shall account
with the treasurer of state for all money receiv.
ed by him from such sales.
Sec. 3. The act entitled can act to provide fol
the prosecution of the work on the new State
House, describing the order in which il shall b,
done, and making appropriations therefor,
passed April 8, 1896, and the act entitled ''ar
act to provide for the more expeditions compile
ton OF the new State House, prescribing the or
der 10 which il may be d0no," passed April IL
1858, and all other acts providing for the con
structon of the new State House, are hereby re
pealed.
Sec. Q. This act shall take effect and be il
force from and after the first day of April in th,
present year; provided, however, that the ap
poin ntments hereby authorized may be made a