The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-02-05
CHAPTER 1860.
CHAPTER 1861.


AN ACT Creating State House Com
mission and Providing For the Care
and Maintenance OF the State House
and Grounds.
Passed Dec. II, 1907
1t ls enacted by the General Assembly as
follows:
Section l. There shall be n state house
commission consisting of three members.
At the present session OF the general as
sembly the governor with the advice and
consent OF the senate. shall appoint one
member OF said commission to serve until
the first day OF February, A d. 1905, one
member 10 serve until the first day or
February, A. ID. 1907, and one member TO
SERVE until the first day OF February, A.
d. 1903: and I'm the month OF January,
A. ID. 1905, and In the month OF January
in each second year thereafter, the gov
ernor, with the advice and consent OF the
senate. shall appoint one member OF said
commission to serve until the first day or
February In the sixth year after his APP
pointment, to succeed the member OF said
commission whose term will next expire.
Any vacancy occurring in said comfniss-
ion when the senate Is not I'm session
shall be filed by the governor until the
next session thereof, when the governor.
with the advice and consent OF the sem
ate shall appoint some person to flll said
vacancy for the remainder OF the unex-
pred term.
Sec. q The state house lot. bounded by
Smith. Francis, and Gaspee streets. In the
city OF Providence, and the buildings
thereon, together with all the paintings,
portraits, furniture, furnishings, fittings.
fixtures, apparatus. and property OF all
descriptions belonging to the state con-
tanned in said buildings. excepting the
books OF account, records, and papers or
the different departments and offices.
shall be in the care and custody OF said
commission.
Sec g. Said commission shall care for
and maintain in suitable condition for use
by the occupants OF the state house ana
by the public. all of the property placed
in its custody by the provisions of TINS
act. 1t shall select and engage all OF
the employees in It's Judgment necessary
therefor, fix their compensation, ana dls-
charge them at it's pleasure, and shall
purchase ali materials, supplies and tools
necessary for such care and maintenance.
including gas, watert electric llghts anu
power. and telephone and electric M CLOCK CLOCK
and on behalf OF the state for the supply
of any OF the articles or things named
herein. II shall designate. the rooms 10
be used by the committees, boards. com
thorized by law to be provided with Of
fees in the state house: as, shall suitably i,s
judgment may be necessary. from une
to time repair replace. renew and add TO
the furfnture, furnishings. ntungs, ,hsr ha
property hereby placed In its custody, all
OF which shall be located and used as
propriations IaaT made % to be expended in or
on the premises hereby placed in the Gus"
tody OF said commission shall be expend-
ed by SAID commission. II may sell AT
public or private sale any OF said prop
erty so replaced for which IL has no fur-
ther use. and the proceeds of such sales
shall be paid to the general treasurer.
Sec. 4. Said commission shal fiX the
hours for opening and closing the state
house. but the hours so fixed shall not
prevent access by the public TO the onices
eherein during the time when IL Is pro
vided by law that they shall be kept
open. 1t shall be the duty of said COM
mission to maintain good order In the
state house and upon the ground sur
rounding the same and the police COM
mission of the city Of Providence and the
sheriff of Providence county shall assign
as said commission may from time to
time request.
See. 5. Said commission may make
such arrangements as IL deems advisable
for the operation of the restaurant In the
state house. IL may lease said restau-
rant and may regulate the sale OF news
papers and other articles within the
building. All moneys received by II from
these or any other sources shall be paid
TO the general treasurer ana be added
to and made part OF the appropriations
made from time to time for the expenses
OF said commission. and shall be used for
the payment OF its bills, authenticated as
/ hereina fter provided.
Sec. 6. Said commission shall have an
office i'm the state house and shall an
nually in the month OF January make n
report to the general assembly of its
doings for the preceding calendar year.
accompanied by a statement OF its re-
ceipts and expenditures, and by esu-
mates OF it's requirements for the en-
suing twelve months.
Sec. Z. The members OF said commits
sion shall serve without pay. but shal
he allowed their actual expenses incurred
i'm the discharge of their duties.
Sec. 3. The sum OF thirty-five thousand
dollars s hereby appropriated, out OF
any moneys in the treasury not otherwise
appropriated. for the payment OF bills
incurred by said commission and the
state auditor is hereby authorized ana
directed to draw his orders from the gem
eral treasurer for the payment OF such
bills not exceeding in the aggregate said
sum of thrty-five thousand dollars. upon
the receipt OF vouchers therefor properly
authenticated by said commission or by
a committe thereof duly authorized for
that purpose.
ties. the board OF state house commits