The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-05-19

governor shall fill the same by appointment.
such appointment, however, to be subject
to rejection or ratification by the senate at
the first session Of the legislature following
such appointment
Sec. 2. Each member of said board shall
be entitled to receive his actual travelling
except the governor, shall receive the sum
Of five dollars per day for the time actually
spent in the discharge Of his duties under
Sec: 3. Each Of said commissioners before
entering upon the duties of his office. shall
enter into bond in the sum Of $25, 600
toned for the faithful performance of his
aGy under this at to the State
subscribe the following oath, to be endorsed
on said bond. and be administered by any
one authorized to administer oaths, to wit:
81, A. B., do solemnly swear that 1 will
not, directly or indirectly, be interested or
concerned, in any manner whatever, in the
pieces or parcels of land or any of them, to
be used as site for a new state capitol
building according to the provisions Of this
act, or in the purchase from the state OF
any lands or buildings to be sold under this
be interested or concerned in any manner
with any contractor or contractors or per-
son or persons, for the erection and location
or in the proceeds or profits growing out OF
the same, or any work or labor done there
on, or material furnished in the erection OF
the same; so help me God"
And should the said commissioner offend
against the true intent and meaning of this
OATH he shall, upon Indictment and convic-
ton, suffer all the pains and penalties OF
perjury; and in case of violation Of the
conditions Of the bond provided for, he shall
be liable to an action thereon in the district
court Of Ramsey county, and judgment in
be awarded against the obligors thereto, by
reason Of failure Of the principal.
Sec 4. Within ten days after qualification
as commissioners, the said board shall meet
at the seat of government for the compile
ton Of their organization, and may elect one
OF their number vice president, whose duty
said board in the absence of the governor.
Sec. 8. The said board of commissioners
shall appoint some proper person, not OF
direction, the erection of the state capitol
as provided for in this act, whose duty shall
begin after the contract for the building Is
let and they shall also appoint a secretary.
not of their number, whose duty shall. be by
them prescribed. Such superintendent and
secretary thus appointed shall each receive
for his services a reasonable compensation,
to be established by the board, and before
entering upon the discharge Of his duties
shall take the oath prescribed by the con-
stitutlon for state officers, and give bond for
the faithful performance Of the duties Of his
office in the penal sum Of ten thousand dol
lars.
Sec. 6. It shall be unlawful for either of
Tic Sd1u COMMISSIONERS 10 ne interested,
either directly or indirectly in any manner
whatsoever in the location Of said new cap
1tol site, or In any contract, or part thereof,
for the erection Of said capitol building or
the furnishing Of any supplies or material
therefor, so as to receive any benefit there
from, or the promise OF any benefit there
from, either by way of commission. rebate.
bonus, division of profits, OF otherwise; and
any of said commissioners who shall violate
this provision of this act shall be. guilty OF
of, shall be subject to fine not to exceed
ten thousand dollars, and shall forfeit his
right to, and be removed from his place On
said board; and be found incapable Of bold.
state; provided further, that it shaIl be BE-
unlawful uiaaH for said board of capitol commits
s1OnerS TO employ, or continue in employ
ment, any person in the supervision or si1-
nerlntendence of the building Of said cap
1 Mbo or Or or any any work connected herewith,
ested. directly or Indirectly, in any contract
Tor the erection of said capitol BUILDING or
for for the e, furnishing Of any supplies or ma
missioners are hereby charged with the
act. -'
Sec. Z. There shall be transferred in each
OF the years 1893 and 1894 from the general
fund to the credit of the board of state cap
1tol commissioners the sum Of five thousand
dollars t6 and 40 in each succeeding year after
capitol building, not exceeding ten years. q
sum equal to the proceeds Of levy Of two.
te 1 th OF a mill upon the assessed valuation
part thereof, and the erection and compile
ton Of a new capitol building, in accord.
a ance H5R fhe terms and provisions Of this
Transferred shall not exceed th a%o sm So
two millions Of dollars.
Sec. 8. The board Of capitol commission.
ers, as soon as practicable after the passage
q suitable capitol building for the State OF
Minnesota, said plan to be secured by com.
netltlye contest, and the following rules
A. Flrst.-The building shall be planned "a
that it can be properly built, with ample
light and air, upon a lot surrounded BY
be supplied With Proper Reafinr o1 lfrh Saai
and ventilating apparatus, and with neces.
sary sanitary arrangements.
Second;mThe ,, drawings required in the
the other floors.
second-Three elevations Of building front,
Third-one longitudinal and ono trans.
verse section.
Fourth-One perspective view on the scale
Of one fourth inch to the foot with point OF
to. the buiiding) which shall be rendered
with cast shadows in brush wash in mono
tone, black or brown.
Third.All drawings submitted, except the
perspective, shall be drawn on a uniform
scale Of one-eighth inch to the foot; and all
shall be executed in india ink on heavy
Door and window openings may be tinted in
india ink to show glass. Walls and partt-
tons may be filled in solid with india ink.
NO landscape or figures shall be drawn on
elevations, excepting one figure to indicate
the scale.
.Fourth-All drawings submitted shall be
boards, with white or tinted paper borders,
and no border lines or other framing will
be allowed.
Fifth-The designs submitted shall BE- for
a hre-proof building and one that can be
completed at a cost, including site and all
other expenses, not exceeding two million
Sixth-The drawings shall be sent to the
board of capitol commissioners at st. Paul,
Mimi, and shall come with the real name
and address of the architect or firm submit
on each sheet.
Seventh-There shall also be a type-writ-
ten description designating the materials the
author proposes using in the construction OF
ton as cannot be shown on the several
drawings herein called for, as may be nee
essary to accurately determine the cost of the
than those herein called for will be received.
Eighth-Every design shall be excluded
from competition as to which it appears that
ftuence the decision Of the members Of the
ticuar violates the conditions herein stated
or II it be found that it's probable cost will
exceed the limits herein named.
Ninth-FrOm the designs furnished which
conform to these conditions the board may
select one to be the design of the new state
capitol This design shall be in the posses
sion sion Of the state. but shall remain the prop
erty OF the architect or firm who made it,
and shall not be used in whole or in part
except said architect or firm is employed as
architect and superintendent Of the build
ing according to the rules of the American
Institute Of Architects, except as to fees
which will not exceed two and one-half per
cent OF the amount named in said bill; but
said board may reject any and all plans and
proceed anew until = satisfactory plan is
secured.
Tenth-The board shall secure two archi.
tects and one expert heating and ventilating
engineer of reputation, who shall not be
competitors, to assist them, and one of said
architects shall be a resident Of this state.
One Of these architects. who shall be res.
ident, Of the state shall be selected by the
board. the other by the Minnesota Chapter
of the American Institute OF Architects,
and, with one OF the members of the board
selected by the board to serve them, shall
form q committee to- examine and recon.
mend the most desirable plan.
Provided, however. that the commission