stisute said board. Quorum. Who shall con- remaining six members of said board shall be the following named persons, to wit: John L. Routt, Dennis Sullivan, W. W. Webster, E. S. Nettleton, George W. Kassler and Alfred Butters, whose term of office shall be for six years from the time this act shall take effect. Said board shall discharge the duties created and imposed upon it by this Compensation. act. Each member of said board shall receive five dollars a day for each day necessarily employed in his duties and actual traveling expenses. The Governor or any State officer shall not be entitled to any compensation; Provided, further, That said board shall have the power to fill all vacancies that shall arise in said board, and a majority of said board shall constitute a quorum and be empowered to act in all matters pertaining to the duties of said board. Shall give bond Each of said managers shall give bond, to be approved by thousand dollars. the Governor, in the sum of ten thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful performance of such duties as may be imposed upon him by law. The Governor shall not give bond by reason of being a member of such board. bonds shall be deposited with the Secretary of State. members of said board and their successors shall constitute a body corporate under the name and style of the "Board of Capitol Managers," with the right of suing and being sued, and of making and using a common seal, and of altering the same at pleasure. They shall have full powers of entering upon all lands leased, donated or purchased for the purpose of erecting a state capitol building. in the sum of ten Board to be a body corporate. No member to be connected with any contract. Penalty. Said SEC. 2. It shall be unlawful for either of the said managers to be connected, either directly or indirectly, in any manner whatsoever, with any contract, or part thereof, for the erection of said capitol building, or for any work connected therewith, or for the furnishing of any supplies or material therefor, so as to receive any benefit therefrom, or the promise of any benefit therefrom, either by way of commissions, rebate, bonus, division of profits, or otherwise; and any one of said managers who shall violate this provision of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be subject to a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars, and shall forfeit his right to, and be removed from, his place in said board; Provided, further, That it shall be unlawful for said board of capitol managers to employ any person in the supervision or superintendence of the building of said capitol, or of any work connected therewith, who may or shall become in any manner connected directly or indirectly with any con tract for the erection of said capitol building, or for the furnishing of any supplies or material therefor; and the said board of managers are hereby charged with the rigid enforcement of this provision of this act. SEC. 3. The board shall have authority to appoint a Board to appoint secretary, and remove him at pleasure. They shall allow a secretary. him such compensation as they shall deem reasonable and Compensation. just for the services rendered, not exceeding two thousand dollars per annum. The secretary, before entering tary. tary. tary. upon his duties, shall take and subscribe an oath, before Oath of secrea judge of a court of record, to faithfully perform the duties of his office, and shall also execute a bond, with Bond of secresufficient sureties, in the sum of ten thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of the same. He shall keep a record of the proceedings of the Duties of secreboard, shall make a record of all contracts and obligations; shall furnish each contractor with a copy of his contract, marked, "Approved," by order of the board, (day and date;) and no contract shall be valid until thus endorsed. He shall certify to all vouchers ordered by the board; shall keep a set of books, so as to show the financial condition of the board; shall make yearly statements of cost of building, and a complete list of vouchers, and for what purpose, and to whom paid, which reports the board shall transmit to the General Assembly. All contracts, for any purpose connected with the building, shall be regularly passed upon by the board in session, and shall be recorded by the secretary, in a book kept for that purpose, and a copy shall be made out and certified to, by the secretary, and delivered to the other party of the contract, and until such delivery no contract shall be valid or binding on either party; and the secretary shall retain in proper files all vouchers, statement of accounts, and other papers of value or importance to the board, the contractors, or the State. The secretary shall perform such other duties as may be required of him by the board. to employ and SEC. 4. The board of managers shall have full power Powers of board to appoint or employ, and discharge at their discretion, an discharge. architect and a superintendent, whose duties shall be prescribed by the board, and such other artisans, or laborers, that may be required in the prosecution of the work, and allow such compensation for such services as they shall deem just and reasonable; but no such person or persons appointed or employed shall have any interest whatsoever All labor, material, subject to contract. All lettings of contracts to be advertised. Board to select a plan of building. in any contract on or about said capitol building, directly or indirectly. The board shall also have full power, and it shall be their duty, to require of all superintendents, contractors, material men, and persons employed, good and sufficient bonds, of undoubted sufficiency and solvency, conditioned for the faithful performance of all duties delegated and contracts made for the construction of said building. SEC. 5. All labor, material, transportation or construction required by the provisions of this act, shall be done or furnished by contract. The board are authorized to contract for the construction of the entire building by a contractor, who may undertake the whole work, or the said board may divide the work into appropriate classes, and make separate contracts as to either of them, as may be for the best interests of the State. All lettings of the work, exceeding in amount the sum of five hundred dollars, shall be advertised in two daily newspapers of general circulation, for not less than six days. In all contracts the interest of the State shall be protected by proper bonds, to be determined by said board; Provided, That no such bonds shall be in a sum less than one-quarter of the contract price. All contracts with the builders, architects, engineers, superintendents, or material men, shall reserve the right of the board, for good cause shown, to annul the contract, and the board shall make no allowance for damages, only for expenses incurred and for labor performed. Such a per cent., not less than ten, as in the judgment of the board shall seem proper, shall be reserved from payments on monthly estimates on work contracted until such contract shall have been completed, inspected and accepted. All material contracted for shall be of the best quality, and the directions, plans and specifications of the work shall be executed by skilled and reputable architects, contractors, artists, mechanics and laborers. SEC. 6. The board of capitol managers shall, as soon as practicable after the passage of this act, proceed to select a plan for a suitable capitol building for the State of Colorado, said plan to be secured by competitive contest, and Plans and speci- the board are hereby empowered to pay for plans and specifications as follows, to wit: For the best set of plans and specifications, the sum of fifteen hundred dollars; for the second, one thousand dollars; for the third, the sum of eight hundred dollars; Provided, That all plans and speci fications, how paid for. bond. fications, for which money is paid, shall become the property of the State. For the detailed working plans and supervision, the amount shall not exceed two and one-half per cent. of the cost of said capitol building, and the architect shall enter into a good and sufficient bond for the sum Architect to give of twenty-five thousand dollars for the working out of said plans; Provided, further, That no plan shall be adopted until upon detailed accurate specifications of the cost of supervision, labor, material, and of all other expenditures necessary for the erection and completion of said capitol building, including steam heating apparatus and all other fixtures, it shall be definitely ascertained that the entire cost of the same will in no event exceed the sum of one million dollars; it being understood that it is the object of this act to restrict the aggregate and entire cost of the capitol building to this sum, and the board of managers herein appointed shall have this object in view, and all contracts awarded and plans accepted shall be awarded and accepted only after the board shall be satisfied that the cost of the building, when completed, shall not exceed this amount. plans to general SEC. 7. It shall be the duty of said board of capitol Board of manamanagers, pending the construction of said building, to gers to submit submit to the next General Assembly the plans adopted for assembly. the capitol building, and all contracts for the whole or any part of the work; Provided, That the provisions for submitting the plans adopted for the capitol building, and all contracts made for the work thereon, to the next General Assembly, shall not be construed to hinder or delay the progress of the work on said building in the meantime, and to each General Assembly, at the regular session, a detailed report of their acts and doings under the provisions of this act, including an itemized and accurate statement of all moneys received and expended in pursuance of the same. building. SEC. 8. The said capitol building shall be built of Material for the stone, brick and iron, as far as practicable, and all the material used in the construction of the same shall be those found and procured in the State of Colorado, provided the same can be procured in said State as cheaply as other materials of like quality in other localities. The said build ing shall be erected on the land in the City of Denver, Where the builddonated by Henry C. Brown to the Territory of Colorado, ing is to be in the year 1868, for that purpose; Provided, however, That the erection of such building shall not be commenced or proceeded with upon any land or grounds until the title to Divisionof build- the same is vested in the State of Colorado. It shall coning into rooms. tain a senate chamber; hall for the house of representatives, of sufficient size to meet the requirements of the State, with all the additional rooms necessary and proper for the full and comfortable accommodation of the legislative branch of the government; a supreme court room, with all rooms in addition thereto necessary for the judges and officers of said court, and for the proper accommodation and security of the files and records of the same; a State library room; rooms for the State historical society; rooms for the State horticultural society; rooms for the State Engineer and State Geologist and mineral cabinet; an executive office, with all the additional rooms necessary for the full and comfortable accommodation of all the various offices of the executive department, including the office of Secretary of State, State Auditor, State Treasurer, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Attorney General, Adjutant General, land department, insurance department, and in general all such other rooms as shall be necessary for the proper accommodation of all the different departments of the government, including fire proof and burglar proof vaults, and for the full and complete protection against burglaries and fire, of the treasure, archives, library, records and files of the State. Said building shall also have the most improved methods of heating, drainage and ventilation. Board shall SEC. 9. That so soon as said plan for said capitol building shall be adopted by said board of capitol managdivide the cost of ers, they shall proceed to divide the cost of labor and labor and expen- expenditure for the erection of the same, as follows: For proportions. the year 1885, two hundred thousand dollars; for the year diture into five 1886, two hundred thousand dollars; for the year 1887, two hundred thousand dollars; for the year 1888, two hundred thousand dollars; for the year 1889, two hundred thousand dollars; so that the burden of the cost shall be divided into five portions, and the entire construction of said capitol building shall be completed by the first day of January, 1890. Disbursement of SEC. IO. That all disbursements of the fund herein provided, known as the "Capitol Building Fund," for the construction of the capitol building, shall be made by said board of managers in regular session, for all labor performed, work done or material furnished, by a close examination of the bills presented for services rendered, and, if |