Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-03-23
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, ]
 Little Rock, Ark, : 2d March, le59.\

AN ACT 10 prouide for the management and con
 trol Of the Pententiary.
 SEC l. Be enacted bg 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 au- thorize6 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 naally into the State treasury, he can stpulate for, upon giving reasonable notice through the various newspapers to bidders.
 SEC. ?. Be t 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 convicts in, and which may be in said penitentiary, until the close of the session of the General Assembly of ls62 from the date of the contract herein author zed 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 lS62 and whenever the contractors time shall expire, they shall leave the convcts comfortably clothed.
 SEC ,. Be 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, i'll the sum of one hundred thousand dol ITS, 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 1862, 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. 4. Be further enacted, That the governor be, and he is hereby authorized, to appoint super intendent of the penitentiary, whose duty it shall Joe to see that the convicts are well clothed fed and humanely treated, who shall report to the gov eTnor under oath, quarterly. And said superinten- dent shall have power to prescribe all necessary rules and regulations for the government of and discipline of the convcts of the penitentiarv which shall be subject to the approval of the governor and said rules and regulations may be altered and changed, Ii 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. 5. Be t further enacted, That the governor shall have power to remove said superintendent for cause, and appoint successor.
 SEC. b. Be further enacted, That said super ntendent shall receive for his services the sum of three hundred dollars per annum to be paid quarter ly, as other officers; and sufficient to pay the same Is hereby appropriated out of the state trea- sury.
 
 for keeping the convicts shall be required to con- struct cistern within the penitentary walls that will contain forty or fifty thousand gallons of water and furnish, and properly fix to said cistern good | and sufficient force-pump to be approved by the superintendent.
 SEC. 8. Be tt 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 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 3. Be t f'rther enacted, That the governor shall have power to remove said chaplain for cause, | and appoint successor.
 | SEC. 10. Be tt ferther enacted, That, for the construction of the work specified in the seventh section of this act, the governor is hereby autho- rzed in behalf of the State of Arkansas, to agree
 that the said contractors shall receive from the said state not exceeding the 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 i approved by the governor
 SEC. II. Re a further enacted, That the superin- tendent nroyided fer 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 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 amount due said contractors, and the sum of four hundred dollars named in the 10th section of this act, is hereby appropriated out of the state treasury, to pay for said cstern and force pump and all necessary apparatus to conduct the water off of the buildings into said cistern. SEC l2. Be tt further enacted, That the gover- hall haya frr cause, and appoint another.
 SEC. l3. Be t further enacted, That nothing in this act shall be construed as to allow the said contractors and undertakers to receive any pay for pardoned convicts.
 SEC. IA. Be tt further enacted, That this ees sakS effect from and after its passage.
 APPROVED l7th Feb, 1859 mr a 2m