Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-03-16
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 Little Rock, Ark., /
 2i March, lo59.S
AN ACT 10 pr0ride for the manGqenlent and con
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AN ACT 10 pr0ride for the manG ment and con
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 SEC. l. Be eRacted by the General Assembly Of the State of ArkGRsuS, 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 hereinatteE stated, that he be au- 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 on the best terms, be paid an- nually into the State treasury. he can stpulate for, upon giving a reasonable notice through the various newspapers to bidders.
 SEC ,. Be t turther enacted, That the governor IS hereby authorized and required to contract with some suitable person or 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 lo62 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 1869, and whenever the contractors time shall expire, they shall leave the convicts comfortably clothed.
 SEC. g. Be t further enacted, That the Governor is hereby authorzed in behalf of the State of Ar kansas, to require bond with security, payable to the State ot Arkansas from the contractor or con- tractors, in the sum of one hundred thousand dol lars, conditioned that the said c0nvcts shall be safely kept, subssted, comfortably clothed. hu- with all necessary medicines and medi cal 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 al expense 0 the state, and that they will, in all respects faith fully perform said contract in compliance with tie provisions of this act, which bond shall be taken and approved of bv the governor. SEC. 4. Be further engctrd, That the governor be, and he is hereby authorzd, to appoint st per intenGeut of the penitentiary, whose duty t sial be to that the cUnvicts are well clothed, ied and humaney treated, who shall report 10 the gov. etn0r, unAer oath, quarterly And said supernten- dent shall have power to prescribe all necessary rules and regulations for the government of and discipline 0t the convicts of the penitentiarv which shall be subject to the approval of the governor and said rules and regulations may be altered ard changed, if necessity require it, if it shall he deemed necessary by the governor; and the rules sf made shall be binding upon the contractors an, keepers.
 SEc. ,. Be frther enacted, That the governor shall nave power to remove said superintendent for cause, and appoint successor.
 SEC. 6. Be u further enacted, That said suner- intendent shall receive for his services the sum of three hundred dollars per annum, to be paid quarter ly, other officers; and sufficient sum to pay the same Is hereby appropriated out of the state trea- sury.
 SEC. '. Be Il further enacted, That the contractor for keeping the convicts shall be required to con- struct cstern, within the penitentiary 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 1 superintendent
 SEC. g. Be t further enacted That the governor be and he is hereby authorized to appoint chaplain to preach for the convics in the penientiary, who shall hold his office for the of twelve months from and after his appointment; and whose duty it Iel,,l h.t of laogt pr,a e. 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 furthcr enacted, That the governor shall have power to remove said chaplain for cause and appoint successor.
 SEC. 10. Be further enacted Tha, for tba 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 ssrea that the sad contractors shall receive from the said state, not exceeding the sum of six hundred dollars to De pad to them as hereinafter provided; Pro raaea nat the work, authorized bv section seven of this act shall be completed by the first day of October, A. D. 1859; and that they will faithfrly perform sad contracttin compliance with the pro- visions of this act, which bond shall be taken and | approved by the governor
 SEc. II. Be H further enacted, That the superin- tencent provided for i'll the fourth section of this act shall be inspector of the work done under the | contract provided for by th, 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 q warrant for the amount due said contractors and the sum of four hundred dollars, name, in the 10th section of this act, is hereby appropriated out of the state treasury to pay for said cistern and force pump. and all necessary apparatus to conduct the water off ot the buildings into said cistern SEC. l2. Be H further enacted, That the goyer. nor shall have power to remove said inspector for cause, and appoint another
 SEC l3 Be 't further enacted, That nothing in this act shall be construed as to allow the sail contractors and undertakers to receive any pay for pardoned convicts.
 SEC. A. Be t,iYther enacted, That this ect sa.s. effect rom and after it's passage.
 APPROVED l7th Feb, 1859. nr Sd 9n