Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1868-06-19
LAWS OF IOWA.
Published by Authority.
CHAPTER III
AN ACT Providing for the Erection OF Build
ings for Deaf and Dumb Assylum.

CHAPTER 107.
AN ACT Providing for the Erection Of Duild.
| ings for Deaf and Dumb Asylum.
Section l. Be it enacted by the aeneralA A..
sembly Of the State Of Iowa. That the grounds
| selected near Council Bluffs, and donated to
| the State by the citizens thereof, and accept
ed by Thomas Officer, Caleb Baldwin and DR..
f. Honn, commiss:on appointed by an oct
| of the General Assembly of the State OF Iowa,
approved April 3d 1886, to wit: the south cast
quarter Of the north east quarter OF section
seven and the sou,h west quarter OF the north
west quarter Of section eight, all in township
number seventy four north Of range number
forty three, ives. Of the fifth principal merid-
ian, in the district Of lands subject to sale at
Council Bluffs, Iowa, for a site for deaf and
dumb asylum,--be and the same - hereby aP
proved, and said asylum is permanently locs-
ted thereon; Provided, howerer, That said com
missioners shall obtain perfect title without
expense to the State to the north half OF tho
nor h half of the north west quarter OF tho
south west quarter Of section eight township
seventy four, range forty three; and the
same is hereby made portion Of the site Tor
said asylum.
| Sec 2 The plans, drawings and specifca.
tions for said asylum adopted BY the commis-
sioners aforesaid, for the buildings of said
/
ing, and one lateral wing only be and the
same are hereby approved; Protided That this
act shall not be construed as authorizing the
erection Of more than the above portion Of
such building.
Sec 3. That Thomas Officer, Caleb Baldwin
and DR.. f. Honn, arc hereby continued as COM
missioners, and with the Governor of the State
who shall be ex-ofhcio commissioner, shall
have full power to receive and disburse all
for the erection Of buildings for said asylum,
and the improvement Of the grounds thereof,
with power to appoint anl discharge, at their
discretion, n superintendent, whose duty IL
shall be to superintend the work on said build.
ings as provided in said specifications. In
case Of vacancy Of said board Of commss
sioners, caused by death, resignation; or 9TH
erwise the same shall be filled BY IN appoint
ment by the Governor.
Sec f. That before said commissioners shall
draw any money from the treasury Of the State,
for the purpose Of erecting the buildings for
said asylum, they shall severally, except the
Governor, give bond with surety in ths PEN
al sum Of one hundred thousand dollars, TO be
approved by and payable to the Treasurer Of
the State Of Iowa, conditioned for the faithful
, performance of their duties, and the honest
and faithful disbursement OF and sccouptine
for all moneys which may have come into their
hands under the provisions Of this act.
Sec S. That the superintendent herein pro-
vided for shall receive rs his only compensa.
tion for experimenting the work Of said deaf
and dumb asylum, such sum as the said COM
missioners shall nx.
Sec 6. That there is hereby appropriated
out of any money in the State Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, the sum of one hun
dred and twenty Eve thousand dollars. for the
purpose ef erecting the buildings Of said deaf
and dumb asylum, the same to be paid upon
the draft upon the Auditor Of State BY said
commissioners for the erection Of said build,
ing.
! Sec 7. That no draft shall be made or
money paid from the treasury, except upoa
estimate made upon work done or materials
furnished for the erection Of said buildings.
and in making estimates no estima 10 shall be
made or allowed upon materials not actually
upon the grounds upon which said asylum
buildings are to be erected and built.
| Sec 8. That all drafts or orders drawn by
said commissioners upon the Auditor Of state
lshall be audited and paid as other claims -
Prorided, That no order or draft drawn upon
the auditor by said commissioners, except the
first one, ehall be audited and paid until sai3
commissioners shall have fled their vouchers
with the Auditor Of State, for all moneys re.
ceivcd and disburscd by them.
Sec 8. That Of the sum hereby appropriai.
ed for the erection of buildings for said asy.
lum not more than fifty thousand dollars shah
be drawn from the treasury in the year one
Thousand eight hundred and sixty eight.
Sec 10. That said commissioners shall i'm.
: mediately advertise for four weeks in one
, newspaper in each of the following places, vi.
Council Bluffs, Des Moines, Dubuque, Dayen~
port and Burlington, for sealed proposals for
contracts TO construct the building hereby au ;
thorized, according to the plans and specifca
tons for that portion of the buildings afore.
said; and to contract with the lowest respons
lsible bidder who will build the same, complete,
by the first day of October, 1870, and Who will
give adequate security for the performance Of
his contract; Pror,ded, That no contract, agree.
ment or plan shall be adopted by the said COM
missiouers different from the plans hereby
adopted nor shall any contract be entered
into BY said commissioners which shall in
any event involve any greater expenditure
than the sum BY this act appropriated, and all
contracts involving expenditures greater than
is hereby authorized shall be sold @ -
Sec IL. This act being deemed Of immedi.
ate importance shall shall take effect and be
in force from and after its publication in tho
Daily Bugle and Daily Nonpareil, newspapers
published in Council Bluffs, in this State -
Iforided, however, that such publication shall
be made without expense to the State.
Approved April 9TH, 1868. :
STATE OF Iowa. Fs
Office Of Secretary Of State,
Des Moines, May l, 1868,
! hcrsby certify the foregoing to be . true
| copy Of the original roll now en- fls in this
Office.