The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1868-05-08
CHAPTER 81.

I'm Act to Permanently Lpc ,tc and to
Provide for the Erection of an additional
Institution for the Ins me ,..s z..s.
SEC |. BE it enacted by the General
Assembly Of the State OF Iowa, that there
shall b. and is hereby permanently estab-
| lished ut Independence, Buchanan country
Iowa, an additional institution for the
support anil cure of the insane. -..
See ,. That 4. L. Morg:n Webster
county, Maturin l.. Fisher Of CLAYTON
county, and Albert Clarke Of Buchanan
county, are hereby appointed board of
| commissioners to select a location, aatl to
super!ntcnd the erection of suitable build
ing for the use Of said institution. and in
case Of vacancy in said commission bv
death o. otherwise, the same shall be filed
by appointment by the Governor
See 3. That said board shall selec. the
most eligible and desirable location of not
less than three hundred AMI twenty acres.
and 1t must not, in any event. he more than
two miles distant from i'd city of Indepen-
dence, which sud land: shall be obtained
free OF charg. to the State, and said board
shall take deed Of conveyance of the
same in fee simple to the State Of Iowa.
and tuss the same to be properly recorded
| i'll the Office OF recorder Of deeds Of the
county of Buchanan.
SEC i. Said board shall also. ut the
earliest day practicable, procure plans,
drawing, and specliieltions, for the build
ing Necessary and proper for ,i.l ins.i.u-
ton, the exterior of which buildings shall
be Of s!cnc to be procured within the state,
but the plan determined on by the board
sh Ill be such as will admit Of future
enlargement SO as to preserve the SYM
1 M lat n,i h., WI, ,1t ,tnl,.
Of capacity cqu,l to the prcsens builiinc
at Mt Pleasant. provided, that the erection
only Of such portion Of such building shat,
be undertaken by said boarl. under the
provisions Of this ac!, as III y be completed
and nlie ready for occup ,ncy. by the ap-
preparation herein made
SEC 8. So soon as said bo a. she'll have
obtained an approved plan Of building,
| they sali advertise for lou. weeks in one
PAPER in each Of tho following places, viz
Independence, Dubuque, DlycnporH. ttal
Des Mo'nes, for sealed propos,s ia.
contracts 30 erect the building hereby :u-
thorized, according to the plan and spec-
icitlons determined on, and are hereby
empowered to contract with the lowest
responsible bilder, who will build anil
completethe same by the first day of Dec
eMber, 1870. and who shall give aieaunt.
security for the perform lnce of his contract.
No contract stall be entered into b, sai,,
board WHICH shall in any event involve
greater expenditure than the sum approp-
rated by this act.
See 8. Before entering upon his latics,
each commissioner shall in Ike ;sad siga an
cath. and execute bond in til. penal sum
Of ten thousand 10. iai.s for the ,iss. nf tn.
State Of Iowa, to be approved b. the census
board, and fiie.l in the office Of the
Secretary Of State, conditioned for the
faithful performance Of his duties, and the
honest and faithful disbursement Of AMI
accounting for all moneys which m.y come
into his hands under the provisions Of tai,
| act.
SIC 7. Said Board shall have full power
TO appoint, and discharge Mt their DISCRETION
a Superintendent, whose duty it shall b.
to superintcnd the work on said building,
which said Superintendent shall r.cciva
rs his only compensation, such sum as said
board MY fix. Fl
Sec 8, There is hereby appropriated.
out Of any money in the State treasurJ
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