Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-03-30
EXECUTIVE OFFICE.
 Littc Kock, Ark.,
 2l March, lc59.N

AN ACT 10 proride for tle nlanoqennent and con fT0i of dte Penaenfiary
 SEC. 1. Be eHGccd by Ike GeHraI Assc1abIy ct 1 tie Siofe of Arkaasds, That the governor of this l State bc, and he hereby author zed and required ,o c0atract with some suitable peison or persons, upon he terms hereinafter stated. that he be au- .h0rlza! to lease the penitentiarv grounds. build ing aad convicls, untl he close of the session of ! the General Assembly of 1862, to some re -ponsble person or persons, on the best term, be paid an- nuniy into the State treasury, as he c}n stpulate for, upon giving a reasonable notice through the | various newspapers to bidders.
 SEC. ,. E. farthcr enacted, That the governor IS hereby authorized and required to contract with some suitable person persons, for the safe keep ing, c;othing and subsistance of the conyicts in. and which mly be in said pententiary, until the l close Of the session of the General Assembly of ls62, from the date of the contract herein author- ized to be mlde, the said contractors to have the | euJre control oi and the labor of said corvcts from the late of ths contract until the close of the ] session ot the General Assembly of Ie62 and i whenever the contractors time shall expire. they shall leave the convicts comfortably clothed 1 SEC 3. B. a further eBdcted That the G Governor is hcro5v authorized, in behalf of the State of Ar lansls, 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 lrs, conditioned that the said convicts shall be safely kept, subsisted, comfortably clothed hu- namely treltel, 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 ali expense to the state and that they wil in all respects, faith fuly perform said contract. in compliance with the i provisions of this act, which bond shall be taken and approved of by the governor.
 SEC. l. Be t further enacted, That the governor be, and he is hereby authorized, to appoint super intendent of the pententiary, whose duty it shall l be to see that the cOnyicts well clothed, fed and humanely treated, who shall report to the gov einor, under oath, quarterly. And said superinten- dent slaii have power to prescribe all necessary ' rules and regulations for the government of and discipline of the c3nvics of the penitentiarv, which shall be subject to the approval of the governor, and salo rules and regulations may be altered and | changed, if necessity require it, if it shall be deemed necessary by the governor; and the rules so made shall be binding upon the contractors and keepers.
 SEC ,. Be u tarthfr enacted, That the governor shall have power to remove said superintendent for cause, and appoint d successor.
 SEC 6. Be h further enacted, That said super- ntendent shall receive for his services the sum of three hundred dollars per annum, S be paid quarter ly, other officers; and sufficient sum to nav the is hereby appropriated out of the state Urea. sury.
 . for keeping the convicts shall be required to con- struct cisten, within the pententary walls. that will contain forty or fifty thousand gallons of water and furnish, and properly fix to said cis ern good and sufficient force-pUmF, to be approved by the superintendent.
 SEC. 8. Be further snacted, That the governor be and he is hereby authorized to appoint chaplain to preach Tor the convcts in the penitentiary, who shall hold his olice 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 recs!ve one hundred and fltv dollars per annum to be paid quarterly out of the treasury.
 SEC. 9. B. ftr'Icr enacted, That the governor shall have Iower to remove said chaplain for cause, and appoint a successor.
 SEC. 10. Be t further enacted, That, for the construction of the work spec fled 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 from the said state, net exceeding the of six dollars to be paid to them hereinafter provided; Pro- raded That the york; 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- risons oi ths act, which bond shall be taken and Approved by the governor
 DEC. II. De a furtadr enacted, That the superin- tendent provided for in the fourth section of this act shall be inspector of the work done under tbe contract provided for by this act whose dutv if 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 sboli
 issue warrant Tor me amount due said contractors ana the sum or four hundred dollars, named in the Huh section of this act, is hereby appropriated out