Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-04-13
Y EXECUTIVE OFFICE, Litfte Rock, Ark.,
 2d March, le59.S

AN ACT 10 proride for he management and con troi Of Me PenHentiarg 1 SEC. l. Be enqcted by the General Assembly of the State of ArkanSaS, That the governor of this State be, and he is hereby authorized and required | to contract with some suitable person or persons upon the terms hereinafter stated that he be alI- thorze4 to lease the penitentiary grounds, build
 ngs and convicts until the close of the session of the General Assembly of 1862, to some responsible person or persons the best terms, to be paid an- nualiy into the State treasury, as he stipulae for, upon giving a reasonable notice through the 1 various newspapers to bidders.
 1 SEC. ?. Be u further enacted That the governor is hereby authorized and required to contract with some suitable person persons, for the safe keep ing, clothing and subsistence of the convcts in, and which may be in said penitentiarr, until the close of the session of the General Assembly of 1862, from the date of the contract herein author ized to be made, the said contractors to have the entire control of and the labor of said convicts
 from the date of this contract until the close of the | session of the General Assembly of 1862 and whenever the contractors time shall expire, they shall leave the convicts comfortably clothed. SEC. ,. Be u further enacted, That the Governor is hereby authorized, in behalf of the State of Ar kansas, to require bond with security, payable to the State of Arkansas, from the contractor or con tractors, in the sum of one hundred thousand dol lars, conditioned that the said convicts shall be safely kept, subsisted, comfortably clothed, hu- namely treated, and when sick to be furnished with all necessary medicines and medical attendance, and suitable diet for sick persons, from the date of
 this contract until the close of the session of the General Assembly of 862, free from all expense to the state, and that they will, in all respects, faith fully perform said contract, in compliance with the provisions of this act, which bond shall be taken and approved of by the governor
 SEC 1. Be further enacted, That the governor | hn iS al.xra tbarl tpa
 ntendent of the penitentiary, whose duty it shall | be to see that the convicts are well clothed, fed, l and humaneiy treated, who shall report to the gov 1 eTnor unier oath, quarterly. And said supernten- dent shall have power to prescribe all necessary rules and regulations for the government of, and discipline of the convcts of the pententarv 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 governors; and the rules so made shall be binding upon the contractors and keepers
 SEC. ,. Be t further enacted, That the governor shall have power to remove said superintendent for cause, and appoint a successor.
 SEC. 6. Be II further enacted, That said super intendent shall receive for his services the sum of three hundred dollars per annUm, to be paid quarter ", other officers; and sufficient sum to pay the same is hereby appropriated out of the state Urea. sury
 SEC. [. Be u further enacted, That the contractor for keeping the eonvicts shall be required to con- struct cisern, within the penitentiary walls that will contain forty OF fifty thousand gallons of water. and furnish, ani properly fix said cisterl, good and sufficient iorce-pump, to be approved by the superintendent.
 SEC 8. Be u further enacted, That the governor be and he is hereby authorized to appoint chaplain to preach for the convicts in the pententary. who shall hold his office for the term of twelve months from and after his appointment; and whose duty it shall be preach at least one time each Sabbath, and, for which, he shall receive one hundred and fifty dollars per annum to be paid quarterly out of the treasury.
 SEC. 9. Be il further enacted, That the governor shall have power to said chaplain for cause, and appoint a successor.
 SEC. 10. Be t further enacted, That, for the construction of the work specified in the seventh section of this act, the governor is hereby autho- rized in behalf of the State Of Arkansas, to agree that the said contractors shall receive from the said state not exceeding the sum of six hundred dollars, to be paid to them as hereinafter provided Pro rided That the work authorized by section seven of this act, shall be completed by the first day of October, A. D. 1859; and that they will faithfully perform said contract in compliance with the pro- visions of this act, which bond shall be taken and approved by the governor
 SEC. H. Be Il further enacted, That the superin- tendent provided for i'll the fourth section of this act shall he inspector of the work done under the contract provided for by this act, whose duty it shall be to see that the same is done in accordance with the contract and certify the same, under oath. to the governor upon whose order the auditor shall issue warrant for the amouns due said contractors. and the sum of four hundred dollars, named in the I0ht section of this act is hereby appropriated out