Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-03-22

Provisions OF the Bill Authorizing It's
Construction.

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The new State House is certainty be-
yond all doubt, the house to-day having |
clinched the whole matter by concurrine |
in the Senate amendments to the bill by a |
handsome majority. The bill as amend. !
ed and adopted Is embraced in the rollow-
ing provisions: Section provides that the
governor shall appoint four persons.
equally divided politically, who, with
himself, shall constitute the board of
state house commissioners. These com
missoners tn be appointed not later than
the first of September, 1877, to give bond
in the sum of sec, 900 each and tie build
ing nos to exceed in cost 81, 600, 900
Section 2 provides that the commission.
ers shall qualify within 30 days after
their appointment, shall cause to be kept
record OF their proceedings, report
quarterly TO the governor and receive for
their services So per day and travelling
expenses.
Section 8 provides that the building
shall be located where the present site is
and accepts the propostmn offered by the
county commissioners for the tender of
rooms to the general assembly in the
court house bu lding during the erection
Of the state house.
Section 4 provides that ,he board shall
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shall not have submitted a plan, one civil
engineer, and one builder of god stand
/ ing in their respect tive vocatiOns; and with
the aid of these shall select plan for the
building either from those already sub.
mitted, or may advertise for new plans ii
deemed advisable
Section 8 authorizes the Board to con.
tract foi labor, material and ali needtul
supplies IN prosecuting the work the con
tracts being so let that the strsv-.Aan nu
be required 10 pay in any one year m0rt
han 80 per cent. of the tax levy for tha
year for the building of the state house
The following section provides that TIT
building shall be fire proofand that no cx
ira work or material shall be necessary Il
fully complete the building than that II
the estimates set forth. and should an,
be required il will be at the expense of tn,
chitect.
he architect shall he required 20 Civ,
bond that the plan accepted shall be com
plete and perfect for the purpose desig
mated, and that the building shall b
within the estimated cost.
Provision Ia made for u secretary a
, 81 500 year, and all contracts exceedin
, $500 are to be passed upon by the fu
, board. The board is authorized To em
r ploy u superintendent and prescribe hi
duties anu compensation.
No member of The board, ARCHITECT
. superintendent or secretary shall be in
}, terested In or derive any profit from an
y, contract connected with the building an
= any one so corruptly using qis officirl DC
snion il liable 10 fine not exceeding $iO
!, 900 TO which may be added impriscI
nent
. The architect whose plans are selected
!, shall be the experimenting architect {
y the building, add shall give bond in th
II sum OF one hundred thousand dollar
= conditioned that he shall faithfully iii
charge the duties " his Office. And b
shall be liable ON his bond for all 10 ~.
= or damages that may be incurred on ~
a count of his violating any Of the provi
v ions OF the act, or on account of his mel
= lect or incapacity for the duties OF his o
% fee. Finally, the bill provides that thel
- shall be assessed in the year 1877 the SUI
. Of one cent upon each one hundred do
, lars worth Of taxable property In II
- state, to be collected as other state tax,
!, assessed az the same time are collecte,
!, And in the year 1873 there shall be a
sesed and collected as above the sum
Two cents upon each one hundred dollar
!. worth OF taxable property in the stat
a which money when collected and paid Il
n to the state treasury shall be kept an
- known as the new state house fund. ar
4 the proceeds of the tax herein levied
+ hereby appropriated to the use of Il
: state house commissioners, az herein b
fore provided. The last section Is 4
r emergency clause.