Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-03-21

toTy vi I)akoLA, 3at fhe. VII l. on
a day to be mentioned therein, and
not lees than ten or more than thir-
ty days after the date of the notice,
offer or cause to be offered for sale
to the highest and best bidder at
public sale, each lot not reserved as
aforesaid. Said sule shall be held
ut or near said capital grounds and
shall be opened from day to day at
10 O'Clock a M, and he kept open
for at least five consecutive days,
Sundays excepted and thereafter any
remainder of said lots may be sold
by said commissioners, at public or
private sale, and such times and
places as said commissioners may
decide, and at said sales no lots
shall lie sold for any sum less than
the minimum price marked upon
the plat above provided for, nor for
any other terms than for cash in
hand.
Sec. Z. Every purchaser Of lots
shall deposit the purchase money
therefor with the commissioners,
who shall give a receipt for said
money, which receipt shall specify
the amount of money and the num-
Der of the lot and block for which
the money was paid, and which re-
ccipt, upon its presentation to the
secretary of the territory, shall en-
title the person named therein, to a
deed in fee simple, absolute from
the territory of Dakota to the real
estate named in the receipt, which
conveyance shall be executed for
and in behalf of the territory, by
the governor. attested by the secre-
tary Of the territory, under the seal
of the territory, and said secretary
shall file and safely keep all Of :he
receipts thus presented.
Sec. s. All moneys received by
the commissioners for the sale OF
lots shall he deposited in the terri
torial treasury and the said money
shall he held by the the treasurer as
a territorial building fund, and
shall be kept by him separate from
other funds and be separately ac-
counted for.
Sec 9 All expenses incurred by the
commissioners for a surveyor, at not
exceeding the sum of five dollars
per day and the necessary assist
ants at sum not exceeding $3.50
per day each, the necessary bills fol
team hire, advertising, stationery
and other necessary expenses shall
be paid by the auditor of the terri
tory by his warrant upon the terri
trrial treasurer, upon the certificate
of the commissioners; and the COM
missioners shall be paid for their
services the sum of $500 each, for
each and every day actually en-
plcyed, by the warrant Of the aud
itor of the territory upon the terri
torial treasurer.
Sec. 10. As soon as said commits
sioners have secured a suitable site.
and a building fund Of at least one
hundred thousand dollars, they
shall issue a notice to architects ask
ing for plans and specifications for
building, the foundations of
which shall be of stone, and the
superstructure of which shall be
suited for the executive officers, and
the assembly of the two houses OF
the legislature, which said building
may be designed as a portion of d
larger editice.
Sec. IL. The commissioners shall
from the plans presented, adopt
the ones best adapted to the wants
of the territory, and shall appoint a
competent person to superintend it,
construction. who shall he paid moi
to exceed five per cent Of the con.
tract price tor his services. The
commissioners shall then advertise
in at least four newspapers published
in the territory, for one month, tol
sealed proposals for the erection o
said buildings. according to plan.
and specifications to be furnished
by them.
Sec. II. The contract shall he le'
to the lowest and best bidder, and
the contractor shall enter into sutli
cient bonds uf not less than double
the contract price, with sureties
to be approved by the commission
ers, conditioned for the faithful per
formance Of the contract. Tn,
commissioners shall reserve tn,
right to reject any or all bids, if, il
their judgement, they are too high
and may again proceed to advertis,
for proposals in the manner provid
ed for in this act. The commission
ers shall, from time to time, upo,
the requisition Of the superintend
ent, draw through the auditor Of tn
territory upon the territorial treas