The Arkansas banner., 1846-12-30
!. GRrER, Secretary of Stats.
. AN ACT


 State, - 1'''
 See I. Be u enacted by Lae GeaeyaI .9ssem6fs Of Me Siafe oT .4skaHsas. That the Governor and See retary of State be, and they hereby, authorized to contract for the rebuilding the Jail and Penten tiaTy House of this State at near, the site of the old Penitentiary. and upon the lot tract of land belonging to tue State, upon which the former Peni tentary was built Pforidcd, Aocecer, The same can be built. Tor the same money at any other point in the Stat, it shall be the duty of the Cover 10 close the contract with the lowest responsible bidder or contractor
 Sec 2. That the Governor and Secretary of State in making said contract for the e-bniding of said Penientiafy, shall be authorized to siipuiatc with said contractor. undertaken, in the name and be- half Of the State, that such contractor undera- ker, may use the materials remaining of the old PeHltentiary; the bricks belonging 10 the State made by the conVicis, and have the labor, control al d management of said coHvicts in constructing said Penitentary for, and during the term nf year, until said building Is completed and ready for the reception of the coavicts Pfouiied, The said undertaken shai agree to eohe. feed, and keep said conyicts at his own expense, without any re- course upon the State, except for the loss of the la bor of the coyicts that may De parfoned by the Go nor Of the State.
 Sec. 8. Be tt fariter eaaeted, Tha, the Governor and Secretary of State authorized o contract aforesaid for building the Penitentisry. Rrors ded, The amount, to be paid by the State does moi exceed the sum of ten thousand dollars, in specie its equivalent, to be paid. other appropriations, out of the State Treasury; and that the Penientary be rebuilt so as to contain cighty-foar (sil con yict cells, to be made of good materials done ia workmanke order, and not less thaurwos nor more than three stories high; Prorded farther, Tba, the said of ten thousand dollars shall be paid iol- lows viz S2, 800, when the foundation of the bull ding is completed and the materials ready tc be laid thereon; S2 500 when the first story is complete Ina nhs.a nf,.d and turned over to the Inspeetes.
 Sec. l. That when the Governor and Secretary Of Sta make such contract, the shaii be ueed to writing. and exeeyted with the proper specified ticns, stpuations aud terms; and bond, with good and sufficient security. to be approved of by them, 10 be executed by such contractor in the sum of I0 900, payable ie the Governor of the State and his successors ih office, for the performance of his undertaking or contracts snch bond aud agreement to be drawn by the Attorney Gene-al ofths State and when executed shalt be filed tn the office of the Secretary of State.
 tenary, the conyets thereof, who may be under the control of the said contractor, shall be turned over apd delivered to the agent of the Penteniary, ard be by him kept as now provided by law.
 Sec. 6. That the place al which said contractor may employ keep said conyics, or such coasieis as hereafter may be sentenced or sent 10 conhne- ment in the Penitentiary o this state until thecom pletion of the new Penisentiafy, shaii be the Jail and penitentiary House oi the Staie
 Sec. '. Ina, .i the PeniteniaIy be completed an's the eonsicts turned to the agent thereof pre- sious to the meeting cs inc next Legislature of this State the sum of two thousand dollars hereby ap propriated for the subsistence and maintenance ci said eonvicss. cnt the rgrchase Of osateriais for such .'nechsnieaf empiaSsBent as the agent may deem necessary
 1 Sec. s. That the contractoF undertaken to re- bnAId the pentenaFy sha have DO authority b paa, ish. with stripes the cenvieis under his eonirci and management until authorized hy ene or more of the inspectors.
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 A RUST, Speaker 1 et hs House ,J Representatives. [ w. K. SEBASTIAN, ! prssiaeai of As Ssaate l THu'S $. DREW, A true ccpy:
 D, 5. GsrKE, Seessiary ef Slase.