Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1893-05-11

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board, except for the purpose of presiding
over their deliberations at their regular and
special meetings, which shall be conducted
according to the usual parliamentary rules:
- ,.d persons h mus tIa ap goTn,eor s1 far fng sao5 and
should any vacancy occur in said board
from death, resignation or otherwise. the
such appointment, however, to be subject
to rejection or ratification by the senate at
the first session of the legislature following
Sec. p. Each member Of said board shall
be entitled to receive his actual travelling
expenses, and each member of said board,
of five dollars per day for the time actually
| spent in the discharge of his duties under
Sec: Each Of said commissioners, before
entering upon the duties of his office, shall
enter into bond in the sum of $3.50
toned for the faithful Performance Of his
duty under this act. payable 70 the State Of
rotary of state; and shall also take and
! 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 l Will
not. directly or indirectly, be interested or
concerned, in any manner whatever, in the
be used as a site for a new state capitol
building according to the provisions of this
a aet; lands Gn i9 or anG 6u PS6eeasf to 1 be sold the an s1ate this is
act; and / will not, directly or indirectly.
be interested or concerned in any manner
with any contractor Or contractors or per-
son or persons, for the erection and location
Of the state capitol or any portion thereof.
or in the proceeds OF profits growing out of
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 a 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 a Judgment in
favor ia ow Of the a state for fb such CHI d Gnrs gesr as may hy
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 s. dn boar d in IN the Ree absence 1vef Of til the m goyerner. oh
Sec. 5. 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
rs provided for in this act, whose duty Shall
begin after 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
for his services a reasonable compensation,
to be established by the board. aud before
entering upon the discharge of his duties
shall take the oath prescribed by the con-
stitutiOn 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
the said commissioners to be interested,
either directly or Indirectly, i'll 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
therefor, 50 as to receive any benefit there
from, OF 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
a misdemeanor. and, upon conviction there
ten thousand dollars. and shall forfeit his
right to, and be removed from his place on
said board; and be found incapable Of hold
state; provided, further, that it shall be
unlawful for said board Of capitol commis-
sioners to employ. OF continue in employ
ment, any person in the supervision Or SUI
Derintendence of the building Of said cap
itol, or of any work connected herewith,
who IS IN any manner connected OF inter
for the erection of said capitol building. or
for the furnishing, Of any Supplies or me-.
@ 5ef5at ,aesEef are .a here the s charf 1Sifd With IF cq }he
rigid enforcement Of this provision Of this
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
itol commissioners the sum of five thousand
dollars, and in each succeeding year after
the year 1894 until the completion of said
capitol building, not exceeding ten years, a
sum equal to the proceeds of a levy of two
tenths of a mill upon the assessed valuation
Of the state, for the purchase of a site, or
part thereof, and the erection and compile
ton of a new capitol building. in accord
ance with the terms and provisions Of this
act. Provided. that the total amount 50
transferred shall not exceed the sum Of
two millions Of dollars:
ers, as soon as practicable after the passage
Of this, act, shall proceed to select a plan for
a suitable capitol building for the State of
p~etitive contest, and the following rules
shall govern the board:
First.-The building shall be planned so
light and air, upon a lot surrounded by
streets or open ground. The building shall
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:
First-One plan OF the cellar and each of
the other floors. T.
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
SllC Ill AO1Nt ~ tSNS AlSthLSSS 3thS loAAAS
to the building) which shall be rendered
with cast shadows in brush wash in mono
tone, black OF brown.
perspective, shall be drawn on a uniform
scale Of one-eighth inch to the foot; and all
White paper without shading or shadows.
Door and window openings may be tinted in
india ink to show glass. Walls and parti-
lions 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-An drawings submitted shall be
either mounted on stretchers OF heavy book
boards, with white OF tinted paper borders.
and no border lines CT other framing will
be allowed.
Fifth-The designs submitted shall be for
a fire-proof building and one that can be
| completed at a cost, including site and all
other expenses, not exceeding two million
| dollars.
sixth-The drawings shall be sent to the
board of capitol commissioner at st. Paul,
| Mimi. and shall come with the real name
and address Of the architect or firm submit
ting the same distinctly printed or written
on each sheet.
~Seventh-There shall also be a type-writ-
! ten description designating the materials the
author proposes using in the construction Of
building, and such other general inforna-
drawings herein called for. as may be nee
essarY to accurately determine the cost of the
than those herein called for will be received.
E~ighth-Every design shall be excluded
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
board or their advisors: or, if in any par
or If it be found that it's probable cost will
exceed the limits herein named.
Ninth-From the designs furnished which
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