The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1866-09-27
CHAPTER 1856,

LOCATING DEAF AND DUMB ASYLUM.
AN ACT to permanently locate the In
stitution for the Deaf and Dumb at
Council Bluf1s.
al. Be it enacted by the General AS
sembly of the State of Iowa, That there
shall be and is hereby permanently es-
tablished at Council Bluffs, Iowa, an in
stitution for the support and education
Of the Deaf and Dumb. -..a,.
az. That Thomas Officer, Caleb Bald
win, and DR.. T.. Honn, be and are here
by appointed commissioners to select Il
location for the grounds and erection Of
suitable buildings for the use OF said in
stitution, and to secure the title to said
grounds to the State, as well as plans for
such buildings and grounds, and invite
and receive building proposals for the
erection Of such buildings and improve
ments of the grounds; and in case OF u
| vacancy in said commission, by death
or otherwise, the same shall be filed by
appointment by the Governor.
S3. That said commission shall select
the most eligible and desirable location,
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 a deed in
fec simple for said lands, to have the
same recorded in the proper record book
of the county Of Pottawattamie as re-
quircd by law.
IA. Said:commtssion shall also procure
| plans, drawings, and specifications for
the buildings necessary and proper for
said institution, and shall invite and re-
ceive proposals for the construction Of
/ To s11n
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 or
bids their binding written proposals,
accompanied by bonds, with good and
sufficient sureties, to be approved by
said commissioners, in the penalty of at
least one-half their bids, conditioned for
the faithful performance of their propos-
ais or bids. In case the same is accepted
as hereinafter provided for, said propos-
| ais or bid shall have binding force and
effect in law. 8
i Is. 1t shall be the duty Of said com.
missioners to make full report Of their
doings and proceedings under this act
together with the proposals, bonds
plans, drawings, and specifications, tt
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of October, 1867, and the Governor 'shal
lay the same before the next General
Assembly, and all contracts for the cree
ton Of said building shall be null ane
void unless the same shall be approved
by said General Assembly; and provid
ed further, that said Commissioners
shall receive no compensation for thei
services, but shall be entitled to receiy,
their actual expenses while engaged il
the performance Of their duties ufde
this act, provided, the same is first es
tablished by oath.
Il. Nothing in this net shall be ron
strued to interfere with the present pro
vision in relation to the deaf and dumb
} it being the purpose and intent of thi
act to permanently locate the institution
and to ascertain the plan and costs Of tn
building necessary for the same, leaving
it with the next General Assembly =
determine finally upon the plan ant
erection Of said buildings.
a.. There Is hereby appropriated ou
, Of any money in the Treasury not other
, wise appropriated the sum OF one thous
} and dollars, or SO much thereof as ma
, be necessary to carry the provisions 9
! this act into effect.
AOnrOyed Anril 3D. 1866