Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-04-27
EXECUTIVE OFFICE,
 2d March, lo59N

AN ACT 10 prouide for the management and con
 trol Of the Pententiary
 SEC. l. Be t enacted by the General AssernbLy 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- thorizet to lease the penitentiary grounds, build ings and convicts until the close of the session of tine General Assembly of 1862 to some responsible person or persons the best terms, to be paid an nuay into the State treasury, as he can stipulate for, upon giving a reasonable notice through the various newspapers to bidders.
 SEC. ,. Be H 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 penitentiarv, until the close of the session of the General Assembly of lS62, 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 convcts from the date of this contract until the close of the session of the General Assembly of 1869. and whenever the contractors time shall expire, they shall leave the cOnyicts comfortably clothed
 SEC. B. Be h further enacted, That the Governor is hereby authorized, ill 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 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 1862, free from all expense to the state, and that they wil in all respects faith | fully perform said contract, in compliance with the provisions of this act, which bond shall be taken 1 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 pententary, whose duty it shall be to see that the convicts are well clothed fed and humanely treated, who shall report to the gov ernor, 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 convicts of the penitentiarv 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 he deemed necessary by the governor; and the rules so made shall be binding upon the contractors and keepers
 SEC. }. Be further enacted, That the governor shall have power to said superintendent for cause, and appoint successor.
 SEC. 6. Be t further enacted, That said super- intendent shall receive for his services the sun of three hundred dollars erannum to be paid quarter lv, as other officers; and sufficient sum to pay the same is hereby appropriated out of the state trea- sury.
 SEC. '. Be t further enacted, That the contractor for keeping the convicts shall be required to con. struct a cisteIn within the penentary walls, that will contain forty fifty thousand gallons of water, and furnish, and properly fix to said cisten, good and sufficient force-pump, to be approved by the superintendent.
 SEC. g. Be il further enacted, T1at the governor be and he is hereby authorized to appoint chaplain to breach for the convcts in the penitentiarv 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 for which. he shall receive one hundred and fifty dollars per annum, to be paid quarterly out of the treasury.
 SEC g. Be # further enacted, That the governor shall have power to remove said chaplain for cause, and appoint a successor.
 SEC. 10. Be tt 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 uided. 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. II. Be tt further enacted, That the superin- tendent provided for in the fourth section of this act shall be inspector of the work done under the contract provided for by thi, act, whose duty it shall be to 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 amour due said contractors and the sum of four hundred dollars, named in the ioAt section of this act, is hereby appropriated out