Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1893-05-11


should any vacancy occur in said board
from death, resignation or otherwise, the
goCsrn9r shall fill the same by appointment
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
expenses, and each member of said board,
of five dollars pei, 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 elits into bond in the sum Of $4,000
be or bv the soS% See con
dSty under tits act, payable 70 the State OF Of
subscribe the following oath, to be endorsed
on said ld bond, and be administered by any
one authorized to administer OathS, to wit:
II, A. s., do solemnly swear that I will
not, directly or indirectly, be interested or
concerned, in any manner whatever. in the
be used as site for new state capitol
building according to the provisions Of this
act or IN the from ho the state Of
act; and l will not, directly OF Indirectly,
De -; interested or concerned in any manner
with any contractor OF contractors or per-
son or persons, for the erection and location
OF the state capitol any portion thereof,
or In the proceeds or profits growing out of
on, or material furnished in the erection of
the san,e; 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 a. violation Of the
be liable to an action thereon in the district
court Of Ramsey county, and judgment in
favor OF the state for such damages as may
DE awarded against the Obligors thereto, by
reason OF failure of the DrincDal
Sec. d. Within ten days after qualification
as commissioners, the said board shall meet
ton Of their organization, and may elect one
OF their number vice president, whose duty
1t ; shall naa be to preside over the meetings Of
Sec 3. The said board Of commissioners
shall appoint some proper person, not of
their number, to superintend, under their
direction, the erection of the state capitol
as provided for i'll this act, whose duty Shall
begin after 17 the contract for the building is
not OF their number, whose duty shall be by
them prescribed. Such superintendent and
secretary thus appointed shall each receive
to be established by the board. and before
shall take the oath prescribed by the con-
the faithful performance Of the duties of his
office IN the penal sum Of ten thousand dol
Sec. 6. It shall be unlawful for either of
tne sald commissioners to be interested,
either directly or indirectly, in any manner
whatsoever in the location Of said new cap
ltOl site, or In any contract. or part thereof
for the erection Of said capitol building or
for any work connected Herewith, or for
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
o0nu s. d afd OF profits or and
this provision of this act shall be guilty of
mlSdemeanor; and, upon conviction there
ten thousand dollars and shall forfeit his
right to, and be removed from his place on
said sale board; and be found incapable Of hold
state; provided, further, that it shall be
unlawful for said board of capitol commits
sloners to employ, or continue in employ
perintendence Of the building of said cap
ito', or of any work connected herewith,
VINO Is IN any manner connected or inter-
for the erection of said capitol building. or
for the furnishing of any supplies or ma
terlal therefor; and the said board Of com
rigid enforcement Of this provision Of this
act.
Sec Z. There shall be transferred in each
fund to the credit of the board of state cap
itol commissioners the sum of five thousand
dollars, and in each succeeding year after
capitol building, not exceeding ten years. a
sum equal to the proceeds of levy of two
IentnS or a mill upon the assessed valuation
part thereof, and the erection and compile
ton OF q new capitol building. in accord
aace With the terms and provisions of this
act. Provided, that the total amount SO
transferred shall not exceed the sum of
two millions of dollars.
Sec 8. The board of capitol commission
ers, as soon as practicable after the passage
OF this act shall proceed to select plan for
a suitable capitol building for the State of
Minnesota, said plan to be secured by com
fol ,I1.
shall govern the board:
First. THE building shall be planned SO
that it can be properly built with ample
streets or open ground. The building shalt
be supplied with proper heating, lighting
and ventilating apparatus, and with neces.
Sary sanitary arrangements.
Second:-The drawings required In the
competition shall be as follows:
t1rst-One plan Of the cellar and each Of
second-Three elevations of building front,
one side and rear.
Third-One longitudinal and one trans
verse section. :
Fourth-One perspective view on the scale
Of one-fourth inch to the foot with point OF
site + three e9,; hundred feet nearest the point
with cast shadows in brush wash in mono
tone, black or brown.
Third.An drawings submitted. except the
perspective, shall be drawn on uniform
scale of oneeighth inch to the foot; and all
shall be executed in india ink on heavy
white paper without shading or shadows.
Door and window openings may be tinted in
india ink to show. glass. Walls and parti-
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. u.
Fourth-Al drawings submitted shall be
either mounted on StretcherS or heavy book
boards, with white OF tinted paper borders,
and no border lines or other framing will
be allowed.
Fifth-The designs submitted shall be for
fre-proof building and one that can be
completed at cost, including size and all
other expenses, not exceeding two million
Sixth-The drawings shall be sent to the
board tf;a OF capitol commissioners at st. Paul,
MINI and shall come with the real name
ting the same distinctly printed or written
on each sheet.
seyenth-There shall also be a type-writ-
author proposes using in the construction Of
building, and such other general informa-
ton as cannot be shown on the several
essary to accurately determine the cost of the
building. No drawings or documents other
than those herein called for will be received.
from competition as to which it appears that
any attempt is made by its author to in
fuence the decision of the members Of the
ticular violates the conditions herein stated:
or if it be found that its probable cost viii
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 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 win not exceed two and one-haf 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