The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1904-02-06
CAPITAL APPROPRIATION
BILL.

We publish below the bill, which
has just become a law, providing
for an appropriation for new capitol
buildings. We do this at the re-
quest of number of our subscrib-
ers, who are anxious to know it's
provisions:
An act to provide for the erection
and completion of the Capitol, and
other necessary buildings, at the
seat of government.
Whereas, The public buildings of
the State at The Capitol are nOtori-
ously inadequate to furnish proper
halls, offices and places of business
to enable the General Assembly
and the State officials to properly
and efficiently discharge the duties
of their offices; and records and
valuable papers of the State can
not therein be properly protected
and cared for; and whereas, the
present buildings do not conn ort
with the dignity, intelligence and
wealth of the State; therefore,
Be it enacted by the General A s.
sembly of the Commonwealth of
Kentucky:
Section |. That the Commission
ers of the Sinking Fund of Ken
lucky, by that name and style, are
hereby created and authorized as a
board to carry out the provisions
of this act and erect the buildings
herein provided for. The buildings
herein provided for. shall be located
and built upon the grounds or lot
now used for the State Capitol, and
not elsewhere.
See. 2. Said board is authorized
and empowered to adopt plans and
specifications for the construction
and completion of the Capitol
buildings at Frankfort, Kentucky,
as it may deem best and most suit
able for the accommodation of the
General Assembly and the State
officials and the departments
thereof having due regard for the
safety and preservation of the State
records; and may change said plans
as the necessity may arise in the
progress of the work. A fter said
plans and specifications are adopted
Dy said board, it shall ADVERT sc for
sealed proposals for bidders for said
work, or any part thereof, and the
said work shall be awarded to the
lowest and best bidder, due regard
being had to the responsibility of
the bidder. Sub-cOntractOrs shall
i'm no case be recognized by the
board, the responsibility to con-
tinue in the principals and their
sureties. The contract shall in no
case provide for the payment in
any one year of an amount exceed
ing the income of, or the amount
available for, that year from the
amount appropriated under the pro-
visions of this act. And 1t is in no
sense to be construed as creating n
debt of the State, except to the eX-
tent of the annual income or sum
appropriated i'm the State Treasury
under this act. But any amount
remaining on hand and expended
in one year may be added to and
expended in any subsequent year
or years. Every contractor for
work or material to be furnished
under this act shall execute to the
board a bond, conditioned for the
faithful performance Of his con-
tract, with surety, to be approved
by said board.
Sec. 3. The total expenditure for
all purposes under this act shall
not exceed one million dollars: and
to provide means therefor there is
appropriated, and shall annually
for the next four years, commence
ing with the present fiscal year, be
set apart by the Auditor of Public
Accounts and the Treasurer from
the general revenue, the sum of
$3.50, 600, the same to be paid out
and expended for the purpose of
the construction and completion of
public buildings at the seat of gov
eminent, and to be paid out by the
Treasurer upon the order of the
board, when signed by it's chair
man and secretary. But said board
may eXpend more than $3.50, 600 per
year, if practicable to do so, and
necessary for the due prosecution
of the work: Provided, Available
funds, not Otherwis appropriated,
are on hand, not exceeding, how
ever, the total sum appropriated
hereunder.
Sec. 4. Said board shall hold its