The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-08-08
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EuApl,ER. 13h.


AN ACT to permanently locate the insti
tuition for the Deaf and Dumb at Coun.
Gil Bluffs
Section l. BE Il enacted By the Gen
eral Assemby Of the State Of lo,oa,
That there shall be and is hereby per-
manentlv established at Council Bluffs
Iowa, an institution for the support and
education of the Deaf and Dumb.
Soc. = That Thomas Officer, Caleb
Baldwin, and DR.. T. Ilonn, be and AZ,
hereby appointed Commissioners to select
a location for the grounds and erection Of
suitable buildings for the use of said In
| stitntion, and to secure the title to said
grounds to the State, as well as plans 70,
such buildings and grounds, and invit,
and receive building proposals for the
erection of such buildings and improve.
ments Of the grounds and in ease of q
vacancy in said Commission, by death OF
otherwise, the same shall be filled by ap
pointment by the Governor.
Sec. 3. That said Commission shall
select the most eligible and desirable 10.
cation. Of not less than thirty nor more
than eighty acres, and it must not in any
event be more than one mile from said
city of Council Bluffs; which said lands
SO selected shall be free of charge to the
State, and it shall be the duty of said
Commission, after procuring deed in tee
simple for said lands to have the same re-
corded in the proper record book of the
county Of Pottawattamie as required by
law
See. 4. Said Commission shall also
procure plans. drawings, and specifications
for the buildings necessary and proper Tor
said Institution and shall invite and re-
ceiyc proposals for the construction of
such buildings according to sneh plans
and specifications. said buildings to be
fully completed and ready for occupancy
on or before the first day of October,
1870; and they shall also procure from
the persons making such proposals, ae-
companied BY bonds, with good and
sufficient surctics. to be approved by said
Commissioners, in the penalty of at least
one-half their bids, conditioned for the
faithful performance of their proposals or
bids. In case the same is accepted as
hereinafter provided for, said proposals or
bid shall have binding force and effect in
law
Sec. ). It shall he the duty Of said
Commissioners to make a full report of all
their doinys and proceedings under this
Act. together with the proposals, bonds.
plans, drawings, and specifications, to the
Governor. on or before the first day of
October. 1867, and tho Governor shall lay
the same before the next General AS
scmbly, and all contracts for the erection
of said building shall be null and void
unless the same shall be approved BY said
General Assembly; anaproridea further
that said Commissioners shall receive no
compensation for their services, but shall
be entitled to receive their actual cxpcn-
ses while actually engaged in the perfor-
mence Of their duties under this act. pro
uiaed, the same is first established by
oath.
Sec. 6. Nothing in this Act shall be
construed to interfere with the present
provision in re'ation to the Deaf and
Dumb. it being the purpose and intent Of
this Act to permanently locate the Insti-
tuition, and to ascertain the plan and costs
Of the buildings necessary for the same.
leaving it with the next General Assembly
to determine finally upon the plan and
erection Of said buildings
Sec. I. There is hereby appropriated
out of any money in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated the sum of one
thousand dollars or so much thereof as
may be necessary to carry the provisions
OF this Act into effect
Approved April Sd, 1866.