Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-03-09
EXECUTIVE OFFICE. LiHie Rock, Ark.,
 2d March, lc59.N
AN ACT 10 pr0ride for Me mGnaqement and con
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AN ACT 10 proride for tbe lnanaqement and con
 trol Of the Penaentjqrg. SEc. l. Be t enacied by He Generai Assen,bly of tle St0te ot ArhGnsas, 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- thorze1 to lease. the pcutentary grounds build ingS and convic, until the close of the session of the General Assembly of 1862, to some responsible person or persons, on the best terms to be paid an- ntaiy Into the State treasury, he can stpulate for, upon giving reasonable notice through the various newspapers 10 bidders
 SEC. ,. Be further 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 ant which may bc in said pententary. 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 0f and the labor of said conyicts from he 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. ,. Be turthT 6nacfed, That the Governor is hereby authorized, in behalf of the State of Ar kansas, to require bond with security, payable to the State 0I Arkansas, from the contractor OF con tractors, in the sum 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 1 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 lo63 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. Re t further endcted, That the governor be, and he is hereby authorized, to appoint super intendcnt ot the penitentiary, whose duty it shall be to see that the convcts are well clothed fed and humaney treated, who shall report to the gov elnor, 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 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 1t further enacted, That the % vernon shall have power to remove said superintendent for cause, and appoint a successor.
 SEQ. 6. Be u ftrtha enacted, That said super intendent shall receive for his services the sum of three hundred dollars per annum, to be paid quarter ly, as other officers; and sufficient sum pay the same is hereby appropriated out of the st.te trea- sury
 SEC. :. Be en further enacted. That the contractor
 
 struct cistern within the penitentiary walls, that will contain forty or fifty thousand gallons of water, and furnish, and properly fx to said cstern, good and suilci mt force pump, to be approved by the | superintendent.
 SEC. $. Be n 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 appointments; 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. Re t further enacted, That the governor shall have power to said chaplain for cause, | and appoint successor.
 SEC. 10. Be 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 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 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 this act, whose duty it shall be to see that the 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 l and the sum of four hundred dollars, named in the 10th section of this act is hereby appropriated out