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ceeding five per- gent on the con-
tract price tor bis services. The
comm issioners shalt then adver
tise in at least four newspapers
published in the territory for ono
mouth, for sealed proposals for
the erection of said buildings,
according to plans and specii-
cations 10 be furnished by them.
Dee. II. The contract shall bs
lot To the lowest and beat bidder,
and the contractor shall enter
INTO sufficient bonds Tor not IS
than double the Contract. price,
. wnh suret isslAtH xIiprcyed ky
the comm issioners, conditioned
for the faithful performance OF
the contract. The commission
ere shall reserve the right u re-
iect any or all bids, II, in their
judgment, they are too high, aud
may again proceed to advertise
ff,of rTo;...saa..ss Il: the manner
prayi,led in this act. The COM
rniss;olers shaIl, from time TO
time, upon the requisition of the
superintendent, draw through
the aud tor of the territory upon
the terr.torla! treasury, for the
amount necessary TO carry on
the construction of the capital,
which sad warraLt shall be
paid out of the territorial build
ing fund; provided, that said
contractor shall not be paid, at
any time, any sum or amount in
excess of eighty per cent OF the
actual value of the work done,
or material furnished at the
time OF such payment. The bal
ance due the contractor shall be
paid when the building is COM
pleted aud accepted by the conl-
missioners. and said building
shall he completed as soon as
practicable. AS soon as the CAPT
tol building provided for in this
act, is erected and compls.ed, it
shall be the duty OF said COM
missioners to report such facts
To he governor, who shall there
upon Issue his proclamation,
setting forth the action OF the
commissioners, and it shall then
be the duty OF all the territorial
officers, whose offices are pro-
perly KEEP, ut the capital, TO re-
move within thirty days, their
several Offices, together with the
public property, archives, records
books and papers, to the build
ing and place so established as
the capital, and all sessions ot
the legislature shall thereafter
be convened ut the same place.
Sec. Is. The title to all lands
secured 10y the commissioners
Tor the location aud erection of
capitol bindings shall DO con-
veyed to the territory of Dakota.
Sec. IA. The commissioners
shall make a full and complete
report to the next Legislature, OF
all their doings, specifying to
whom, for what sorvics or ma
terial, and tie amount paid to
each person. The number of
lots sold, to whom, tor what
amount, To whom and for what
the contract or contracts were
tt, together with cony "f all
such contracts, and the said conl-
m'ssioners aud their surctles,
shall be held responsible on their
bonds, tor all their acts, until
the legislature shall order the
said bonds to be delivered up To
the said commissioners. No
member of SAID board of COM
missioners shall purchase any
rc4 c....e w,thia ten milss of
the site selected for a capital
within one year from the passage
OF tins act.
Sec. Is. Chapter one OF Politi-
cal Code, aud all ats or parts of
acts, in any manner in conflict
with this act or rcpugnan. there
to, are hereby repealed.
Sec. 16 This act shall take
effect aud be in force from and
after its passage and approval.
Amended "6i0 acres" by
Rice: amended "160 acres" by
Inman, asi then passed.
The capital commission, as the
hill was aioI ted, is composed of
.he following gentlemen: MILO
w. Scott of Grand Forks, Bur-
leigh r. Spauid,ng Of Fargo,
Alex McKinzis Of Bismarck;
Chas. IL. Myers of Redtield;
George A. Mathews Of Brook
mgs; Henry ii. DeLong of Cam
ton; Alex Hughes OF Yankton;
Nj. ID. Thompson OF Elk Point;
John T. Belding ot Deadwood.
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