Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-04-20
Published April 10, 1864.
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S-A~FNS
of 1864, entitled IS an act revising, amending and
consolidating the laws relating to extra pay to
Wisconsin soldiers in the service of the United
States of this state, and providing for the
lief OF families of such solderc in certain cases,
and to prescribe severe penalties for frauds CON-
mitted in procuring such extra pay"
The people OF the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Sec. 1. Section II of CHI pter III of the general
laws Of 1864, entitled san act revising, amending
aud onsolidatiDg the laws rel sng to extra pay
Wisconsin soldiers in the service of the United
states of this state, and providing for the relief
of families of uch soldiers in cases, and
prescribe penalties for fra uds committed in
procuring such extra pay is hereby anne ended. by
adding at the end of said section the following
woros 6. Fr0Utded, Jurtt>r, that the governor
may authorize reports of such Wisconsin soldiers
msy be in hospitals, away from their re giments
to be made by suitable persons other than their
Tegimental officers"
sec. 2. Section six of said chapter III is hereby
amend d, by adding at the of said section the
following 50 Preceded, further that this thalI
not be construed as to exclud from the Defts
of this chapter the widows of soldiers VINO died in
the military service of the United States prior 10
the I'd day of April, 1858, although any such widow
may have commenced receiving a pension before
the passage OF this act. "
Sec 8. Section two OF said chapter III is hereby
amended, by adding at the end of said section the
following 81 In cases where the child or children
OF the soldier, under fourteen years of ago, have
been deserted by the mother, the mother ba.
died the extra pay sh all be audited in favor the
person having such child or children il CHARGE
Sec. A. This act shall take effect from and after
it's passage and publication.
Approved April 4, 1864. Ea- COPY
Published April u, 1S64.1
CHAPTER 3i5
AN ACT to provide for si.,dirg the work on the
state capitol
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section /. The governor, state treasurer, secre-
tary Of state, attorney general and bank comp
troIler are hereby constituted a board OF building
commits sioners, and are authorized and directed TO
let the contract to the lowest responsible bidder,
for she completion of the south wing of the cap
toll excep: the finishing of the basement, and II e
front veranda steps and balcony, and also FOR the
comp elton of the center part and rotuuda, UP to
the top of the roof of the east ard west wings
the rotunda to be completed in such manner
that the work hereafter be done in finishing the
dome, shall not be iuterfered with thereby, and
such contract shall require the full completion OF
the same, on or before the thirty-hrst day Of De-
cenber, A. d. 1o64.
Sec. z. Before advertising for proposals, the com
mission ers aud the experimenting architect may
make such alterations in the plans and specihca-
tons, not materially altering the original plan, as
TO them may seem advisable
See. g. In advertising for proposals, in Ia akin 9
the contract, and IN making payments for
work under the same the commissioners
| shall follow the provisions Of act entitled
- act TO authorize the enlargement Of the state
capitol, and providing and approprating means for
| the payment OF the same" approved February
/ 18th, 1857, SO far the shall be applicable
/ and IN addition to the requirements OF said act
they shall require of the contractor or CONTRACTOR
responsible security for the prompt aud faItbfu vi
| prosecution and completion Of the work under
I such contract, within the time and according SO
/ conditions be specified in such contract; and
they hall reserve the right and have the power, i
the contractors shall neglect or abandon the work
OF fail to prosecute the with such dig C.
| and dispatch as will reasonably secure the com
pIetion Of the work he time specified IN the con
tract to declare such contract abandoned aud for
feited, and they shall reet the TO such othel
/ suitable person persons will secure the com
pletion Of the work by the time specified in suci
contract, audno Liabilities shall exist the par
of the foE any service rendered under uPoi
any contract SO abandoned and forfeited YrOrlzed
that in its shall become necessary 30 reie
the work, the commissioners shall Te.z Il Z
the lowest responsible bidder bidders, II tn
same manner is provided for II section one 0
this act.
See. t. For the payment OF the work as II pro
under the contract, tn shall be and here
oy appropriated out OF the state treasury, sun
sufficient defray the cost Of the work authorize
and provided for in the first section of this act
prorided that the entire cost of said work, whethe
included il tae specifications Of the architect 0
not, all not exceed the sum of sixty thousan
dollars.
Sec. 5. Once in each month the superintendent
architect shall estimate and report to the commits
sioners, the amount of work performed and matt
rial furnished under the contract for such eniargs