Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-03-31
LAWS OF WISCONSIN.
OFFICIALLY
Pub ished March II, 1870
CuLprEIl 3Ql-GrsFRAL,


ANACT TO provide for an additional insutuuoh ior
the insane.
rns people of tho state OF Wisconsin. represented
IN senate and assent ~, do enact as iollo"s'
aection There s,lall be estab 'ished as soon Of.
Tar the passage of 's act as practical an sau tiohai
state institution .or tho proper care ana treatment
OF the In ane ,.,,u.,
sec /, For the purpose OF the Establishment,
location ana ereri of the buildings OF taih fps'i-
tp,ion n governor ia her, by All horned to appoint
s,y p,ysnyis one from each congressional district,
ioJe her wi h the medical superintendent OF me
wisconsin sac hospital for the insane 10 consul.
tnte oari of commissioners, VINO shail meet al
the state capital within sky days aier .ne pa.sAg
of this act and organize b. appointing one OF their
nun Der chai, man and another score AIRY, ana sad
commissioners shall proceed to duly consider tne
present and futnre necessities of the sta'e anu W
examine select and pos esq for the state' ar 1c' Oh
land sui able and desiraoi Ter the LOCATION Oh saio
ins,itutiop; yaid location shall con ain not esq than
one hundred and sixty acres OF land for farm ana
site N, on VIII ch the institution shall be bult' In
seleciipR location for said INSTITUTION Tue com'
mi, sion ers shall have esp cha regard 10 the ION v
ING conditions: first, there shall he at easy com.
msnd upon the premises an unfailing supply OF
pnTe wa err suifi Gent Tor bathing steam Nesting
auparstu- beverage and all olher purposes or a
bou,ehold OF three hundred and fifty persons; Sec
ond there shall We good natur al facilities Tor COM
plpte and perfect sewerage third. the commission
or phalI have regard 10 CUtupHSnS ahu
Of building material and convenience OF access;
provided the I'd tr ct OF land may be acquired by
dopstor, OF may be purchased at price not eK'
ceedng the sum of ten thousand dollars, ana me
ssid board sh all take deed OF conveyance OF the
same In simple to the state OF WISCONSIN. ana
cause the same TO be properly recorded In the office
of the reg OF deeds, for the county in which
the same shalt be located; prord,d this Institution
shall be located within two miles OF railroad
station
Sec. 8. When the location shall have been made
and approved by the governor, and Gu the ex Gu.
Uan and delivery of said deed of conveyance, the
said board OF commissioners sba In Case the same
IA .rouired by purchase certify to the secretary ef
state the eondit ons Of said purchase and the
amount due and he shall draw warrant on the
statet reasurer for the purchase money to be paid
10 the Rrar,or The said commissioners shall re-
ceiys five dollars per day each for every day spent
IN locating said institution, and their necessary
travelling expenses duing the lime employed III
T. III ser,i,e. When the locator IL made ss herein
prr,ided the service Of said commissioners shail
end All accounts for such services and expenses
shall be rendere In detail and verified by a layit
and the secretary Of stale is hereby authorized t.
auit the same and draw warrant ON the state
treasurer for the payment thereof.
Sec l. Bef re entering upon the duties of their
Office, the persons appointed to constitute said
bosrda of commissioners shall aeverally take and
subscrthe au oath or affirmation before some uficeT
autloriza d to administer olths, to faithfully exc
cute tina trust reposed in them by this act, which
said oath or tfirmation sha be fled in the ofh OF
the secretary Of state; and in case OF vacancy in
said commission. by death or otherwise, the sam
sha be filled by appointment hy the governor
The said board shall make a IN report OF all their
proceedings TO the governor at the close of theil
term OF service.
Sec &. When the location and possession of the
site shall have been accomplished. the governor
shall appoint three commis sioners, to be known ai
the building commissioners for the additional In
stitution for the insane, whose term OF Office shall
be for three years. il the building be not sooner
completed, or the legis AZURE 9th rwise determine
4 c. 8, The said board Of b Il dug commission
ers. after consultation with the medical superin
tendent of the present state hospital for the insane
shall at tho earliest day practicable procure plans
drawings aud specihoat ons for the buildings neces
sary and proper for said institution, the general
[ atures Of which shall be- similar to tho pr, sent
state hosp tai for the insane, with such mooifca
tons az experience may dictate, but the plan de
termined on by the board shall be such as Will ad
NIT of future enlargement, so as to preserve tn
symmetry, and be when ultima ely completed Of
capacity not less than the present no ptal building
at Madison: propidsd that the erection only of such
portion Of such building shall be undertaken by tn,
board under the provisions of this act, as may bt
completed and made ready for occupancy by thu
appropriation herein made
Bee I. When the said board Of building com
missouers shall have obtained the proper plans OF
building to be approved by the governor, they
al Al. advertise for thirty d. 49, Ia one paper In Mad
ison. Milwaukee, and tire. ser prominent points
In the stae for sealed proposals. for the erection
of such bAildings hereby authorized, commencinI
with one of the wings, according to tho plans ant
specifications determined on, with such conditions
~ they shall deem necessary to properly guard III,
interests OF the state; and they are hereby empow
cred to contract with the lowest esponsible bidde
or bidders Tor the erection of the said buildings
which shall be completed on or before the first da,
Of Jadu ry. A. ID, 1872; said contractor or con rae
tors to give adequate security for the faithful per
Torrance OF said contracts.
Sec 3. Said board shall have power to appoin
and discharge at their discretion, a competen
building superintendent, whose duty it snail be t
supefintend the work as 1t progresses. and shal
receive such compensation AZ the board shall de
termine,
Sec . The superintendent shall at the close o
each month, make out estimates In detail of all ma
terias turnishi d and labor performed during sal,
month, duly certified TO the board of commission
ers, who, af,er having examined and approved an,
recorded the same in ,heir record of proceedings
and after deductlig fifteen per cent Of the tota
amount to be retained until the completion of tb
contract, shall certify to the correctness of the sam
TO the cretary Of state. who shall thereupon dra,
h's warrant on tho state treasurer for payment
Upon final completion OF contracts the said boar
will in Ike manner certify TO the total amount due
iUl ldiug per oentige,
Sec. 10 There Is hereby appropriated, ont q
any money in the state treasury, not otherwise al
proprated, the sum Of one hundred and tweut,
FIVE thou -and dol ara, or so much thereof az ma
be necessary for the purpose contempt lated in thi
act, prorldei, not more Than forty thousand do
lars shall DO drawn from the treasury during III
rear 1870.
SEQ. II. No member of the board Of commit,
toner's shall at any time or in any manner, be II
crested peculiarly either directly or inairectl,
In any contract authorized In this act and beino !
interest d ia hereby declared q misdemeanor nm
the offender, upon conviction of said nfrruse, sha
be punished by fine, not exceeding ten thousan
dollars, or by imprisonment, in the discretion of Ii
court.
Sec T. This act shall take effect and be In fore
from aud after its pas age and publication.
Approved NJ rch 10 1870.
Published March II, 1901
CHAPTER iO-GENERAL.
AN ACT to exempt disabled soldiers from the ma
mert Of pol taxes aud from the payment
hlsLers' and podders' license fees
Tho ueoplo of the state Of Wisconsin, represent,
In situate ana assembly, do enact as follows: