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-Four premiums shall be given to the aggre-
| gate amount Of two thousand dollars
to be awarded the designs adjudged to
fourth, fifth, th8 accepted design to receive
no premium oth1 than the. fee allowed by
the board fGr dignins and experimenting
Rsy ,su ,.Is ssi Ign shall BE- received
least two weeks fefore the award is made.
All drawings stall be the property Of the
architects or firmA submitting them and only
and compensation to their authors. Ali re-
jected drawings shall be called for within
thay GAYS , a1tef h the decision OF the
longer be responsible for them.
Twelfth-The board shall issue to all arch
requirements Tor the building. including a
| list Of the number and approximate area Of
the rooms, and such other general conditions
quirements Of the building.
| Sec. 8. No plan shall be adopted except
upon detailed accurate. specifications of the
| other expenditures necessary for the erec-
ton and completion Of said capitol building,
Including heating and ventilating apparatus,
shall be definitely aScertained that the en-
| tire cost OF the same will in no event exceed
der that It she obect Of this act
restrict the aggregate and entire cost Of the
capitol building and site thereof and all ex-
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board to this sum- and the board Of com
missiOners herein appointed shall have this
object in view, and all contracts awarded
accepted only after the board shall be salts
fed that the cost of the building when COM
pleted, shall not exceed this amount
Sec 10. The said board Of state capitol
the passage 81 this act, Shall give due and and
by sufficient publication il two daily fn news
papers of general circulation in this state,
designating time and place when and
sas to se os m to e e Sc
land or grounds in the lots and blocks next
to or immediately adjoining the. block Of
state capitol, sufficient in area, together
| with the present capitol site and the inter-
vening street or streets, for the site of the
new capitol herein provided for; such sealed
proposals to be in every case accompanied
! by plat OF the lands or grounds proposed
as such site; the price at which the same
and the terms and conditions upon which
other Information that said board may. deem
aPa gch n to Be
thousand dollars pSpperly executed 7 and md
1y ne m a Raes a aeng
for the faithful performanc e9' of such pro.
IN al If ds Sa No rp4sas 3 shall
notice, for examining. the same, and said
| published notice shall state that said pro-
time % ID aee IL noc na nam
| And at the time and place in said notice
named the said board shall meet and then
sails and CANINE the same s and as pi soon
| thereafter as may be practicable shall go
upon and view the lands or grounds de-
Conform in ali respects to Tie requirements
of said published notice and the provisions
Of this act, and shall thoroughly investi-
| Srofo 10 tho %I,okf h.
! fully informed as to the merits Of the differ
ent proposed sites.
4 Sec. IL. Said board are hereby authorized,
such PROPOSED sites e and secure such
/ q site for the capitol building Of Minnesota,
which shall include the present capitol site,
| vantageous to the state for tie purpose con-
templated in this act, and for that purpose
said board are hereby authorized and en-
| powered In the name and on behalf of the
state to enter upon. purchase, take and ac-
| quire any lands and premises, public OF pri-
vate, that may be necessary, convenient or
| proper for the purpose of such site, or any
part thereof, and in case the owner Of any
such lands or grounds and said board cam
not agree as e. to the lss che premises
thereof shall be determined by the appraisal
OF three reputable free holders of the state,
premises to be taken, and to be appointed
on the application Of said board BY any
judge of the district court Of any Judicial
!
ers in their assessment Of damages shall ap-
| praise such premises and the respective es-
tates and interests therein at their actual
market value, and upon return into court Of
such appraisement and upon payment into
| the same of the appraised value of the
premises so taken said premises shall be
| OF the state, save as herein otherwise pro-
gided, all provisions Of title 1, Of chapter
a. OF the general statutes Of one thousand
eight hundred and seventy eight, so far as
reasonably applicably, shall apply to and
govern proceedings under this act
Sec. II. All labor, material, transporta-
visions Of this act, as well as all job print
| ing, advertising or other work which can
M 1as act sa be done
thorized to contract for the construction Of
| the entire building by a contractor who may
undertake the whole work. or the said board
may divide the work into appropriate classes
and make separate contracts as to either Of
them as may or may not seem to them to
t 4e TOT av ene pest OF the state but
amount to be paid for the whole work, in
Guiding the purchase or securing Of the site,
the plans, supervision and erection of the
building and all expenditures Of every ma
| ture to be made or contracted for by virtue
OF this act, shall not exceed said sum Of two
contract, or contracts, take effect until all
| OF said work Of erecting and completing
said building shall have been contracted for,
penditures to be made shall be
for a ~, sum so exceeding said sum Of
exceeding in amount the sum Of five hundred
dollars shall be advertised in two daily
state for not less than thirty days, and shall
call for sealed bids, accompanied by such Sc
curity as said board shall prescribe. All
them rejected, and whether accepted OF r re-
| jected, shall within thirty days after de-
cisio on thereon aese by said board be deposited
contracts the interest Of the state shall be
protected by proper bonds to be determined
contract price. All contracts . 70 for " ma ma
terial and labor shall be in writing,
'n and the be prsden BY Vice the
Of the board; in any cases where there are
bidders and materials from other states, the
being equally Il s5s qoa ths s eRa
| ders and materials within this state. All
contracts with the builders, architects, en-
shall reserve the right Of the board for
| good cause shown. to annul the contract,
| and the board shall make no allowance for
and for labor performed. Such per cent,
not less than ten, as in the Judgment Of the
on work contracted, until such contract, or
the portion thereof to which such payments
| are by the terms Of such contract made ap-
plicable, shall have been completed, IN
spected and accepted. All materials con-
tracted for shall be of the best quality and
that the same can be done consistently with
the best interests Of the state, preference
| shall In all cases be given to Minnesota ma
| terial and labor, and the directions, plans
and specifications Of the work shall be exc
cuted by skilled and reputable architects,
G. ntractors, artists, mechanics and laborers.
No contract shall be made which shall
bind the state to the payment Of any sum
until the same shall be By law made appli-
| cable thereto.
Sec Ii. For the due prosecution Of the
work hereby committed to their charge the
said board are hereby authorized to and
shall employ such architects, mechanics and
payment of all expenditures made in or in
any manner connected with the securing of
building and for the services of the MEM
bers of said board, Of the governor, superin-