Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1844-02-24

We are indebted 40 our representative HR
MoReAN, Esq for the following bill relative
to the penitontiary, INTRODUCED into the House
aud ordered 10 be printed, !:
AN ACT
To provide for the better administration oftht
Louisiana peniiohtiary.
SECTION l. BE if]eaaeted lv he Senate an
House If Representatives. Qf fke State Of louis
idad in General Assembly ep'irensa, That The
Governor Of the State be Iaud he IL hereb,
authorised To lease the said 1aCnitentiary for
IIerm not 10 exceed Years, on the term
and conditions prescribed In this Act and af
Their having given notice il t,e State Gazette
and lii such other news.pap5Fs in the Unitet
States as he may select for flat purpose, in,i
ting proposals: ProEided, that no contrari
shall be concluded until months aftel
The frat notice in thu State Gazette.
SEC. 2. BE il further Enacted, dc, ThaI
the ~lessces shall enter INFO bond, with goot
security of one or more ~peiaons, TO he apprn.
we'd Of by the Governor and Che Treasurer, ii
the sum Of thousand dollars, for the
faithful performance Of his Contract.
SEc 3. BE Il further ttaiacted, dc. Thai
said lessee shall bind himself to take charge
If said Penitentiary to f6ndnct at his owr
expense, in the manner nLsscribed in this
| Act to give 10 the prisonegs The same ration
clolhing and rest arc given DIV the existing re.
gulatious and 10 change hhthing in the pre-,
sent tr, atment of said priaonerS, unless an.
thurised or directedt to do sd hy the provisions
Of the present Act, OF by TIE Board Of Direc-
tors hereinafter established;
sEc. 4. Be Il further cn%a9cd, &c. That the
labor of the c%anvicts shall ha chiefly employ,
ed ia the manufacture otsdoarse cotton and
waollen clothes, and of Negro she's, and 81
cotton bagging, and rope frsin hemp that the
business Of the foundry mB4 also be pursued,
aud such other mechanic9l business as may
be needed for and used by W said Penitentta-
~; but $ltat no business shall be pursued for
profit which may come decomposition with
the citizen mechanics OF IBaton Rouge, and
no caraenter's work, blackBmith's work, or
any other mechanical worE which is pursued
BY the citizens Of Baton Rouge, shall be sold
from said Penitenriary at Eaton Rouge.
SEC. 5. BE It farther enacted DC, That
there shall be appointed bS,the Governor, by
aud with the advice and corsent Of the Senate,
a GOOD and competent pers9n 10 act as Clerk
Of said Penitentiarg, and disappointment in all
things connected with it Gle interests Of the
State that said CLERK Shall have a free ae-
cess at all times to all paraa Of the establish
ment, and il shall De his dutsYto keep, in books,
exclusively under his ownS charge and separ-
ate from those of the LESLIE exact accounts,
ard to hold his books at all times ready for
their examination to calE the attention of
said Board, or of the Gorerf6r, to any iFregu-
lariiy in the affairs of said Penitentiary, or to
any thing connected with in which the in
ter ST of the State may I'd concerned and
said Clerk shall receive frofI the State Treas
urer a salary of dollaSa per annum, pay
able quarterly, on the warriPt Of the Board Of
Directors, together with per centum
per annum on al. the profta actually realized
Nv the State from said Penn hntiary.
SEC. 6. Be il further I5fhactsd, DC. That
here shall be appointed ANNUALLY by the Gov
with the advice and consent of the Sen
lie, a Board of Directors composed Of FIVE
PERSONS, freeholdeFs and citizens Of the State,
Who shall have free access 81 all times to the
risnners, and to every paft of The establish
lent, AID who shdn meet at least monthly,
ad shall have full authority to superintend
aid Penitert'aTf, anil whe iehall make 10 the