Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-04-20
EXECUTIVE OFFICE,
 Litle Rock, Ark, 2m.
 2d March, l959.N

AN ACT 10 prorde for the manaqerent and con troL Of He Penuentiarg | SEC. l. Be a enacted by Me GeneraE 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- thoTizet to lease the penitentiary grounds, build ings and convicts until the close Of the session of the General Assembly of 1862, to some responsible person persons the best terms, to be paid an- nually into the State treasury, as he can stpulate for, upon giving reasonable notice through the various newspapers to bidders.
 SEC. ?. Be 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 cOnycts in, and which may be in said penitentiary 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 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. 3. 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 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, subssted, 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 stae, 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 turther enacted, That the governor be, and he is hereby authorized, to appoint super intendent of the penitentiary, whose duty it shall be to see that the convcts are well clothed, fed and hunane treatel, who shall report to the gov ernor, un Ter oath, quarterly. And said sunernen- tent shall have power to prescribe all necessary rules and regulations fer the government of, and discipline of tine convicts 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 governor: and the rules SO made shall be binding upon the contractors and keepers.
 SEC, }. Be h further enacted, That the governor shall have power to said superintendent for cause, and arpont successor.
 SEC. 6. Be h further enacted, That said super- ntendent shall receive for his services the sum of
 three hundred dollars per annnm, to be paid quarter y as other officers; and a sufficient sum to pav the is hereby appropriated out of the state trea- sury.
 (. l for keeping the convcts shall be required to con. struct csten, within the penitentiary walls, that will contain forty or fifty thousand gallons of water and furnish, and properly fix said cis;ern, good and sufficient iorce-punip, to be approved by the superintendent.
 SEC 8. Be Il further enace6, That the governor be and he is hereby authorZed to appoint chaplain to preach for the convicts m 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 9. Be t 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- 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- pided. 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 faithful, 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 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 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 ioht section of this act, is hereby appropriated out