Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-05-28

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Governor OF the State Of Florida 10 Of
interest 20 every voter, and we publish
the substitute, which was passed by
both houses and will become law
when signed by the Governor Il IL as
follows:
Section /. The Governor OF the
State, the comptroller and three suit
able persons, citizens Of this State,
shall constitute commission. OF
which commission the Governor shall
be chairman and the comptroller the
secretary. The Governor shall select
and appoint the three citizens to be
members OF the commission provided
for herein, and they shall be chosen
from different counties OF the State.
and he may fill any vacancies that may
occur during the continuance thereof.
The terms OF the Office OF such COM
mlssioners shall expire with the COM
pletion OF the purposes provided for by
this act, and the three commissioners
TO be 90 appointed shall be paid only
their actual expenses while serving ~
such.
Sec. 2. 1t shall be the duty OF the
commission, 90 soon as practicable
after their appointment, to select and
acquire lot or tract OF land within
the corporate limitl Of the city Of Tall
lahsssee or Ice vicinity, as . suitable
site for the erection OF q building or
buildings thereon TO be known as the
Governors mansion, and TO select and
approve plans and specifications for
the construction OF Such building or
buildings, and for the complete fur
nishing OF the same; and shall con-
tract for the building OF such mansion
and necessary outhouses and fences,
including the painting OF same and
complete furnishing thereof, and for
the proper lay ing out and adOrnment
OF the grounds surrounding the same /;
and to advertise Tor plans and specit-
cations TO see that such plans and
specifications are properly executed.
See 3. Nothing In this act shall
prevent the acquisition or use OF the
park or square in the city OF Tallahas.
see known As jackson Park" or
Jackson Square" for such site, aud
such commission are authorized to as
certain II such park or square 10 the
property OF the State or may be law
fully appropriated to the purposes OF
this Get, and shall acquire the same
for such purposes by indeieasible title
Ia fee simple In the State
OF Florida; then such commission
shall file in the office OF the Sec
rotary OF State q written declaration
OF their having selected and the
States having acquired such park CT
square for such site Provided, always,
that such commission shall exercise
their judgment whether 10 select such
park or square for such purpose or &C.
Qulre some other site and erect build
ings thereon and improve the same As
provided in this act.
Sec. & The commission shall let ell
contracts TO the lowest responsible bid.
der or bidders. and shall require from
the contractor or contractors under.
taking the work or any portion thereof,
~ q guarantee that the same will be
properly done, and that said building
or buildings and Improvements ShAll be
properly and completely erected within
one year after the said contract 10 let,
n bond with good and Sufficient surety +,
and conditioned a. above indicated, .
aud such commission 10 hereby author
iIed aud empowered 60 do every other
matter and thing necessary TO the car.
rying out Of the purposes OF this act.
Sec. 3 That the sum Of twenty-five
thousand dollArs, or 30 much thereof
~ may be necessary, be and the same
10 hereby appropriated out Of the mon.
eys in the treasury not otherwise APP
propriated. Tor che purposes provided
for by this act and no payment shall
be made except by warrant drawn by
the comptroller on the treasurer and
upon iIrmisrd accounts approved 10y
the commission. or ma ioTity Of them.