The true Democrat., 1855-02-07

M.srs ato George d Robins of Little Rock upon the terms hereinafter stated for the construction ofa work hop within the walls of the penitentiary, said shopto bnnttho following description and dimensions, to wit: The wall of said shop to be built of brick upon q toundation of stone two feet in depth at the highest ont of ground, the sad foundation to be brought to seve and two feet thick hundred and fifty feet iong by forty feet deep. with two stories each of beh is to be twelve feet hich the walls of the lower story to be twenty two and those of the upper story eg6tecn inches thck the floor of the second story to be supported by brick pillars and three ties at nal distance, made of two by three fourth inch bar ;rln. and laid with tongued and grooved blanks not less than one and quarter by seven inches broad; the oists o the Second floor to be three by twelve inches feet from center to center securely fasten ed to a girder in the center of the main building. said building Is to have brick cornice all around 1t, and self suPpOrtinc hip roof covered with heavy sae and said building to have two out side doors with good double shatters and locks suitable every way for such building; and siXty-t windows. twenty four lights by twelve, and stair way in or near the center of said building; the whole to be of material and workmanship equal to the material and workmanship in the construction of the brick Store House recently erected in Little Rock by Mr. ( H. Tucker
 Be it further enacted, That said Auditor and Treasurer arc hereby authorized and required with said George Robins, for the repairing of the roof of the prison
 e of Penitentiay, and the the out Se wall of sad house. and fill them mp with good cement oner repair all the broken places inside of build % repair the roof of said house, and the rub fom inc prison yard, and bring 1t to regular grade
 a Be further enacted, That the said Auditor and nre are also authorized 10 contract with the said Georpe Robns for the keeping, clothing and subsistence of the onys i'm and which may be in said Penitentiary for the
 G t,o wears from the date of the contract herein author. ; in he made. The said contractors 10 have the labor of
 said on,cs for two years from the date of this and whenever inc keepers of the Arkansas Penenary retire from office, they shall leave the convcts comfortably clothed
 Be II further enacted, That for the building of sad work shop repairing of said prison house etc., and safe keep ing clothing and substng sad eonvicts provided in the first second and thTd sections Of this act the ad Auditor and Treasurer hereby authorized behalf of the state of Arkansas 10 agree that the aid contractors shall reeeNe from the ald State the of eighteen thousand dollars to be paid 10 them, hefenaer provided Proridcd That said contractors shall within twenty days from and after the passage oi ihs act enter ino bond wh security 10 e state m Aan.as the of forty thousand dollars conditioned ha the work authorized o be contracted for by thus act shall he completed by the first day of November, D. thou sand hundred and siX and that said conyicts shall he safe kep eot and uhssted, for and during f inc dae of tins contract free from other expense the s,ae than provided for this act and that they will all respects faithfully perform sad contract, compliance
 b M ,i,Ions of this act which bond shall be approy ed by the sad Auditor and Treasurer.
 h Be further enacted That the Governor be, and he is hereby authorized appoint inspector of the work done unde the provided for by the first and second of this who shall be superintendent and architect of the work the construction of said work shop and repairing of sand Pentenay house. whose duty shall be that the done accordance with the contract and said inspector shall from materials furnished, and as said work progresses certify to me oVernor such amounts as shall be necessary to ad the sad tractors going with the work Prooided, That said in spector shall time certify any amount ovded by this section for more than the value o material furnished the ground work done and the Governor shall if satisfied that certified should be paid draw ndor requiring him to issue for the stated in order and the Treasurer shall pay such and the of eighteen ouand dollars be- and the same hereby appropriated any in which be the State Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of carrying into effect the contract provided for by this
 G. Be it further enacted, That the Governor shall have power said inspector for cause, and appoint
 
 for his the of hundred dollars per mum to be paid quarterly as other officers.
 g. Be it further enacted That nothing in this shall be so construed so as to allow the sad contractors and under takers to receive any pay for pardoned cenvicts.
 Approved 18th January, 1o5j
 AN ACT amenGatOry of an act entitled an act, concrening forfeited lands and for other purposes, approved January eleventh, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-o
 l. Be 1t enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, That all persons who are assgnees or purchasers of improvements oi owners of Improvements on donated lands, shall be entitled to all the benefits and privileges of the first section of the act to which this is an amendment, as is therein provided for owners of improvements on donated lands
 j.2. Be it further enacted, That in all cases when there shall be more than one improvement on any one granted section of land owned by diff ferent persons, and the owner of either improve ment shall avail him or herself of the benefits of the provisions of the first section of the act to which this is an amendment he or she shall be liable, and pay to the other owner or owners in the same manner as is provided for by the first section of said act.
 g. Be it further enacted That the taxes on donation lands, which have been conveyed by Auditors deed 10 married women, minors or to any persons, whether they reside on the lands or not, shall be collected as the taxes on other lands, and upon failure of the owners or the representatives of the owners to pay said taxes the sheriff shall advertise and sell, or re- turn such land to the Auditor as now required by law in reference to any other lands in this State, and that this act take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
 Approved, 22d January, 1855.
 AN ACT supplementary to an act entitled an act to amend the laws of this State in refer renee to the forfeiture and sale of lands be- longing to the 500OO0 acre grant, and for other purposes, approved 22d January, 1855.
 l. Be it enacted by the General Assembly Ofthe State of Arkansas, That hesecond, third, fourth, fifth, sixth seventh and eighth sections of the act, to which this is supplement, shall apply to and be the law for the forfeiture of lands sold by the State of Arkansas, or the Go- venor thereof, as portions ot the seventy-tWO sections granted to this State by Congress for the erection of seminary of learning; Provid- ct, That the names of the security shall also be returned in the list required by said act tc be filed with the Auditor by the Land Attorney and that the Land Attorney shall return se- perate list of purchasers of seminary land sub- ject to forfeiture under the provisions of said act which list shall be forwarded to the Land Agents by the Auditor, and advertised by them separately from the 5O0,O00 acre lands; And proU'ded father, That when said seminary lands so returned for forfeiture, are offered for sale by the Land Agents under the provisions of said act they shall not be sold for less price than two dollars per acre, the Agent requiring of purchasers bond and security, as required by existing laws.
 2 Thatsuch of said seminary lands as shall not be disposed of, at or before the public sale by the Land Agents as provided in said act shall be subject to private entry at two dollars per acre as now provided by law, and this ac shall be in force from and after its passage.
 Approved, 22d January 1855.