Des Arc citizen., 1859-03-25

and regulations for the government of, and discipline of the conyicts of the penitentiary, which shall be subject to the approval of the Governor, and said rules and regulations may be altered and changed, if necessity require it, if it shall be deemed necessary by the Cover nor; and the rule so made shall be binding up- on the contractors and keepers.
 SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, That the Governor shall have power to remove said SUI pcrintendent for cause, and appoint success sor.
 SEC. G. Be it further enacted, That said su- perintendent shall receive for his services the sum of three hundred dollars per annum, to be paid quarterly, other officers and a sufficient sum to pay the same is hereby ap- propriatcd ont of the State Treasury.
 SEc 7 Be it further enacted, That the con- tractor for keeping the convicts shall be re- quired to construct cistern, within the peni- tentiary wall, that will contain forty or fifty thousand gallons of water, aud furnish and properly fix to said cistern, good and sufh- cient force-pump, to be approved by the su- perinteEdent.
 SEC. 8. Be it further enacted That the Governor be, and he is hereby authorized to appoint chaplain to preach for the convicts in the penitentiary, who shall hold his office for the term of twelve months from and after his appointment and whose duty it shall be to preach at least one time each Sabbath, and
 
 | fifty dollars per annum, to be paid quarterly out of the Treasury.
 | SEC. Q. Be it further enacted,. That the Governor shall have power to remove said chaplain for cause and appoint a successor. l SEC. 10. Be it further enacted, That, for the construction of the work specified in the seventh section of this act, the Governor is hereby authorized, in behalf of the State of | Arkansas, to agree that the said contractors shall receive from the said State, not exceed l ing the sum of six hundred dollars, to be paid | to them as hereinafter provided; Provided, That the work, authorized by section seven of this act, shall be completed by the first day of October, ii. D. 1853, and that they will faith fully perform said contract in compliance with the provisions of this act, which bond l shall be taken and approved by the Governor. SEC. H. Be it further enacted, That the su- perintendent provided for in the fourth section | of this act shall be inspector of the work done under the contract provided for by this act, whose duty it shall be to see that the same l is done in accordance with the contract, and certify the same, under oath, to the Governor, l upon whose order the Auditor shall issue a
 warrant for the amount due said contractors,
 and the sum of four hundred dollars, named l in the 10th section of this act, is hereby ap- propriated out of the State Treasury, to pay for said cistern and force-pump, and all nec- essary apparatus to conduct the water off of the buildings into said cistern.
 | SEC. 12 Be it further enacted, That the
 Governor shall have power to remove said in- spector for cause, and appoint another, SEC. l3. Be it further enacted, That nothing
 in this act shall be so construed as to allow the said contractors and undertakers to re- ceive any pay for pardoned convicts. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That this act take effect from and after its passage.
 APPROVED 17th Feb, 1859. [mar II St