New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-07-31
COMPTROLLER's OFFICE, I
City of New orleans, July 23, 1857.
No. 3IS0 I
[ No. 3421. !

coMMWN 5,s - SonNGiia sg ILL.,
AN ORDINANCE provide for the Lease
sxsIos co%prs!sr hereby
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House the Of five from the st day of July next
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COS, he ei,y payable give
Council the Of ten thousand dollars
jeet to the app approval H;1 Of the Common Council
in s asS e a s be in on the day ss the
Tin sg esds sHs and S
hi nS &c o s's sn asi as
the to be done done az the cost Of the Lessee 20 M
the s ri h of
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prisoner " be compelled to labor more than twelve hours per
SEC Said lessee lessees shaa his their expense
s ten @ s s s @
House and furnish the same with the beds and bed
drugs, medicines, refreshments the City Pys
fesI o 70 s I sa 5 nos
be injurious health dangerous to life and wer the
I I 5 S ii
lG s ns a9S hospital to
and take Of such and strictly
shall discharged frc said Hospital by order
Sc Sad Lessee lsssses shall at all times have the fol
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take ehaTg all the I sa4 ~ Hon
yss all hs At % M q a o l vi % shall
such police the Mayor Chairman
the Gomse % on Work R s and Prisons may direct and
mens and discharges connected s said said woTs House:
the Warden and the
shall be appointed by the Mayor shall be appointed
hE Eaniy the
and ali the said oesrs sis have tie same police powers and
SEC. That The lessee eees shall neither
hg nSe sxsePt he oaf 1neF @
dinance.
SIC / That the lessee of House shall
magistrates Of the city and faithfully guard aud keep them
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competent Jurisdiction the benefit city
in the of person being discharged from
shall s every person discharged
the of five hundred dollars and moreover shall BE liable
for releasing and dschargng prisoner without
SEC J. That the lessee essees o. said Work shall
furnish the prisoners confined therein the raons of
h city ordnsea and asn said pTsonr the
clothing provided by such ordinance The clothing of said
tt is
the quality and quantity Of the food Clohing sha be the same
furnished by existing ordinance and shall be at all times
sG prjsns to the inspection of the Committee on House and
TAst the MyS Rssordsrs Members NIB Of the Councils
cess the City order
M m The sfsst ssse r 'ssf
furecord of all persons committee the said Work with
committed by whom committed date of commitment speci
fed time and date Of and by order of whom released and
shall be made under oath and furnished the
Mayor the first Monday of each month"; under penalty of
fifty dollars for each offence.
Skc IL That said eees shall all
the utensils fixtures materials in said Work House at the
date of the sale such value be fixed upon by two
prasers appointed by Mayor and by
appointed whose decision shall be final An inventory said
utensils fixtures materials shall be made by said appraisers,
city treasury the said lessee essee and at the expiration
Of inventory and appraseent shall be made in
and the lessee essees the city the
may shall pay the other the difference value of
such fixtures, materials, etc. -
Of the requirements of the oregoing sections or to
all obligations of the of lease
SHALL pso faco annu and render void the said contract OF
lease the surety suetes OF said lessee or ssees in sodo
with said lessee essee ha into the city of New Orleans
the full of the amount required by section Of this
dnance thousand dollars and they shall
be held and bound in so to unto the city OF
New Orleans such difference as may exist in case Of
dcation of said lease between the amount OF the original aud
tho cadudcation and said lessee lessees
forfeit all claims against the city of New Orleans
for utensils fixtures, materials ETC. that may be in sad
Work House and premises the time said contract may be
declared null and void well all OF money that
be then due said lessee or essees by the city OF
SEC l3 That it expressly stipulated in the contract
of lease that the cv of New held
n nuty of said contract but the Common Council Of
said city shall the right time, by simple resolu
ton TO declare the said contract null void order the
adjudication of said provided, however, that such
adjudication shall in wise prejudice the rights Of the city
SEQ Ii That nil he pnce regulations concern
ing discipline OF said Work house and moi
conaictins with tbs ordinance shall remain IN iMl force
with the foregoing ordinance be- anu the same are hereby re
pe'e" rsiruedl JOHN NJ HALL
President Board Of 4 As1is1an i, e Aldermen. 4
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