Year: 1860

TO provide for the completion of the


state house, and for the care of the


building and grounds, and to repeal
certain acts therein named.


SECTION 1. Be 1t enacted by the Gen.
eral Assembly of the State of Ohio, That
there shall be appointed by the Cover
nor, with the consent of the Senate, a
superintendent of the State House, and
also s'Janitor of the State House." who
shall hold their offices for the term of
two years, and until their successors shall
be appointed and qualified. In case Of
vacancy in either of said offices during
the recess of the General Assembly, the
same shall be filled by appointment by
the Governor, who shall, within ten days
after the General Assembly shall next
meet, appoint in the manner originally
provided a successor for such unexpired
term. The salary of such Superlnten-
dent shall be twelve hundred dollars, and
that of said Janitor shall be eight hun
dred dollars, yearly, in quarterly pay
ments, to be drawn from the Treasury
on the warrant of the Auditor of State


SEc2 The Superintendentshal have
the supervision and control of the State
House, the grounds and appurtenances
thereto attached, and of all work per-
formed upon, and materials furnished
for the same; and he shall also have
charge of the tract of land in Franklin
county purchased by the State for
quarry Every contract for such work
and materials shall be in writing, signed
on Behalf of the State by the Superin-
tendent, and copy thereof shall be de-
iposited in the Office of the Secretary of
State; and no contract shall exceed the
amount appropriated by law applicable
to such purpose. The Superintendent
shall have power to appoint clerk, re-
movable at his pleasure, whose duty it
shall be to keep'a true record and ac-
count of all the proceedings and expend-
;itures of the Superintendent; and he may
also employ, when necessary, the servi-
'ces of an architect; said clerk and archi-
tect to be paid reasonable compensation
out of the State House fund. The Su-
perintendent shall, annually, before the
fifteenth day of December, make report
of his proceedings to the Governor, who
shall lay the same before the General
Assembly.


Sec. 3. The Janitor shall have the
charge subject to the direction of the Su-
perintendent, of the State House build
ing, and the grounds and appurtenances
thereto attached, and he shall keep the
same constantly watched, protected, and
in order; and he may employ such as
nc tho ,no1, on
prove and deem necessary, whose COM
pensation shall be fixed by the Superin-
tendent and paid out of the State House
fund. 1t shall also be the duty of the
Janitor to prepare the legislative halls
for the reception of the General Assem-
bly, at the commencement of each regu!la
and extra session.


-. SEC. 4. Ifany person shall wilfnlly or
mal1ciously I'M ure or deface in any man
ner any portion ofthe State House build
ing,. it's fixtures, furniture, or appurte-
nances, or shall commit any nuisance
therein, or shall purposely commit any
injurious trespass upon the grounds at
tached thereto, or shall wilfully injure
any tree, shrub or plant growing upon
said grounds, or any fixture place thereon,
or any enclosure or side walk about the
. same, such person shall, upon conviction
thereof be fined in any sum not less than
five dollars, nor more than five hundred
dollars, or be imprisoned in the jail of
Franklin county not less than one day.
nor more than six months, or both, at
the discretion of the court; and shall
moreover be liable to the State of Ohio
in double the amount of the injury done
The Janitor shall have the power and
authority of a Constable as to the arrest
of all persons guilty of the ohmenses above
described and all prosecutions for said
offenses shall be conducted in the same
manner and before the same courts as
other offenses committed within the city
of Columbus, the punishment whereof
may be less than Imprisonment in the
penitentiary. z ael


SEC. 5. The work to be done for the
completion of the State House building
shall be as follows: Tiling the floor of
the rotunda; putting gas fixtures in
the rotunda arching and tagging the
northwest court, and placing therein
steps, balcony and iron railing for second
story; and repairing and painting the
tagging on the north and west sides of
the building. For the payment of the
labor and materials of said work, there
is hereby appropriated out of any money
in the Treasury for general revenue pur-
poses, the sum of ten thousand dollars,
which may be drawn from the Treasury
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In favor of the person OF their agents to
whom the same may be due for work
actually done or materials delivered, and
so certified to by the superintendent =
The said work shall be finished by the
first day of Oct of the present year, and
upon said day the State House building
shall be held to have been completed
and all work upon the construction
thereof shall cease and all contracts rel
,atiye thereto shall be at an end


Sec. 6. There is hereby appropriated
out of any money in the Treasury fol
general revenue purposes, the following
sums OF money, to be applied to the fol
lowing purposes, viz: In payments fal
work and materials necessary to be done
and furnished in grading and tagging
the State House lot sidewalk upon HigI
street, fifteen hundred dollars, and fol
procuring and planting trees and shrub
berry on saiu lot',eight hundred dollars, and
for contingent expenses of said State
House building, grounds and appurte
'nances, thirty y-seven hundred dollars
Said sums of money to be paid from the
Treasury upon the warrant of the Audi
tor of State, in favor of the persons o.