Year: 1860

No. 59.l AN ACT


To provide for the completion Of the state


house, and for the care of the building


and grounds, and to repeal certain acts


therein pamed.


SECTION 1. Be it enacted by tie Gen.
eral assembly of the State of OAio, That
there shall be appointed by the Governor, with
the consent of the Senate, superintendent of
the State House," and also "Janitor of the
State House." who shall hold their offices for
the term of two years, and until their success
ors shall be appointed and qualified. In cases
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 Assem-
bly, shall next meet, appolntin the manner orig
inally provided a successor for such unexplred
term The salary of such Superintendent shall
be twelve hundred dollars, and that Of said
Janitor shall be eight hundred dollars, yearly,
in quarterly payments, to be drawn from the
Treasury on the warrant Of the Auditor Of
State.


Sec 3 The Superintendent shall have the
supervision and control of the State House, the
grounds and appurtenances thereto attached and
of all work performed upon, and materials fur
nished for the same; and he shall also have
charge OF the tract of land in Franklin county
purchased by the State for a quarry. Every
contract for such work and materials shall be IN
writing, signed on behalf of the State by the
Superintendent, and copy thereof shall be
deposited in the office of the Secretary of State;
and no contract shall exceed the amount appro-
priated by law applicable to such purpose. The
Superintendent shall have power to appoint a
clerk. removable al his pleasure, whose duty it
shall be to keep true record and account of all
the proceedings and expenditures Of the super
intendent; and he may also employ, when ne
cessary, the services Of an architect; said arch
itect and clerk to be paid a reasonable compen-
sation out of the State House fund. The Su-
perintepdent shall annually, before the fifteenth
day of December, make report of his proceed
ings 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 Superintendent.
of the State House building, and the grounds
and appurtenances thereto attached; and be
shall Keep the same constantly watched, pro-
tected. and in order; and he may employ such
assistants as the Superintendent may approve
aud deem necessary, whose compensation shall
be fixed by the Superintendent and paid out ef
the State House fund. It shall also be the du-
ty of the Janitor to prepare the legislative nais
for the reception Of the General Assembly AT
the commencement Of each regular and extra
session.


See. 4. If any person shall vilfally or ma
liciously iniure or deface in any manner any
portion of The State House building. its fixtures.
furniture. or aprurtenance, or shall llcommit any
nuisance therein, or shall purposely commit any
injurious trespass upon the grounds attached
thereto, or shall willfully injure any tree, shrub
or plant growing upon said grounds. or any ix-
ture 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 ive hundred
dollars, or be imprisoned in the jail OF Frank
lin couaty 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 sll persons
guilty Of the offences above described; and all
prosecutions for said offences shall be conducted
in the same manner and before the same courts
as other offences committed within the city Of
Columbus. the punishment whereof may be
less than imprisonment in the Peniientiary.


See. 5. The work to be done for the COM
pletion Of the State House building shall be as
follows: Thing the floor Of the rotunda; putting
gas fixtures in the rotunda; arrhiag and nag
ging the northwest court. and placing therein
steps, balcony and iron railing nor second story
and repairing and painting the Tagging on the


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