Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1870-05-19

crnor 10 nominate and appoint an
other Commissioner IN his place, who
shall holU his off 70 until the election
OF his successor III the manner herein
provided, and the Commissioners
authorized by this act, except the
Governor, shall each receive, as their
only compensation, five dollars per
day while employed in the discharge
OF their duties, and their actual trav-
cling expenses.
SEC. j. The said, Board shall, with
the assistance cf competent and i'm.
fpartial superintendent, who shall DC
an architect to be employed Ly them,
who shall lie a resident Of this State
if a suitable person can be obtained,
select aud determ ne upon one OF the
plans Tor capitol selected NY the
Census Board pursuant to the ACT
passed by the last General Assembly,
approved April 6, 1865, or upon
| some modification thereof, the COS: OF
which shall not exceed the sum Vt
onc. million five hunarei thousand dol
lars, and shall then procesd with the
work III the manner herein provided,
! and subject to the limitations follow.
ing, namely:
fust-No contract shall be made,
the amount Of which shall bind the
state beyond the sums at the time
aprrop lated by law tor such object.
.Seeoad-Aii contracts tor materlai
and labor shall be in writing, and
shall be signed by the contractor AMI
by the President Ut the Board; anu
no contract to an amount exceeding
one thousand dollars shall he made
without prior advertisement tor
thirty days in At least four daily
papers in this State, setting forth tile
materials and labor wanted, and the
time at which bids will be received
aud opened, and all contracts shall
be awarded to the lowest responsible
bidder, aud all bills shall be filed III
the Office OF the Secretary of State,
together with such bonds as the
Commissi ners may require for the
due performances OF the same.
1hWd-In all cases where there are
bidders and materials from this State,
the preference shall be given, the
quality and terms being equally IA
yorabie, TO the bidders and materials
within this State.
Iowth-The Board shall keep a
full and complete record OF all their
orders, contracts anu. doings in the
premises, and shall have tull power
to appoint and discharge at their
discretion, superintendent, whose
duty it shall be to snperintcEl the
work on said building, which said
superintendent shall receive, as his
only compensation, such sum as said
Board may fix. Said Board may APP
point from their own number an ex-
ecutive committee OF three, and may
delegate 10 them authority to do
such things as the Board, at its reg
ular sessions may direct.
FJih-All meetings of the Board
shall be il. Des Moines, and shall be
held as often as once III three months.
and more frequently it the same be
found necessary, aud be assembled
on call OF the President OF the Board
SIC. 4. All paymen,s sl.alI be made
by warrants issued by the Auditor
upon certificate OF the amount due
given by the superintendent and
countcrsisnci by the President 0;
the Board, and shall be paid IN the
name OF the person to whom such
payment is originally due; and no
payment shall be made except tor
services then actually rendered or
materials delivered.
SEC. 5. The building herein proyid
ell tor shall be constructed OF the
best materials, and shall be fire.
proof, shall be heated and ventilated
III the most approved manner, shal!
contain suitable legislative halls.
rooms for the judiciary, for executive
offices, Tor the library, tor the com
mlttees, tor the archives and collec
tions OF the State agricultural socie
ty. aud for all purposes OF the State
Governments; and shall be erected on
the ground held by the State for tha,
purpose, and the work shall be pros
ccuted without Unnecessary delay; and
there is hereby appropriated for this
object the sum OF one hundred and
fifty thousand dollars.
Sec. 6. No money hereby arpro-
priatcd shall be paid out until the
Census Board shall certify to the
Treasurer OF State that the resources
OF the treasury without increasing
the rate of taxation are sufficient to
meet the proposed disbursement after
other appropriations are allowed.
SIC. I. This act shall take cff.ct
and be in force from and after its
publication in the Dcs Moincs Bullc-
tin and Iowa State Register. news.
papers published at Des Moines,
Iowa.