The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1868-05-15

thereof as may be necessary, be ap-
lpropriated for the repairs Of the
walls, cisscrus, and huil gsof gut
ters.s p .It MAs |.
SEC. 3. That the further sum Of
six thousand dollars, or 80 much
thereof as may be necessary, be ap-
propriated for tho construction of a
reservoir On che ihiN Shove the pFis-
on, the proc ufing tie nc sssafy con
necsions, and 3hs lprShsss and
erection ola steam pump and it's
appendages, Of the kind in use 1t
the Hospital for tho Insanc. and
when. sueh SNatef-woakse ShM be
completed, the warden issuthofized
to arrange with tho contractors for
the use thereof for their purposes;
but so as not to interfere with the
necessary use thereof by the state.
SEQ. 4. All tho above appropria-
1tions shall be expended under the
direction of tho warden by and with
the advice Of the Csnsus Board or =
majority Of them, after personal
inspection of tho premises, by them
for which extra service tho said
Census Board shall receive their
necessary exp nssswhils performing
that duty. In the performance Sof
the work, 80 many convicts AZ can
be safely and with advantage, shall
be employed. and the said warden
may employ for that purpose addi-
tional day guards. ,yy~nw
SEC. 5. The several sums shall
only be drawn upon the order Of tho
warden, accompanied by On estimate
of work done or material furnished.
and said order shall be approved by
the Govcrnor; provided, That sum
mot exceeding three thousand dol
lars may be drawn by the warden
in advance Of such estimates for the
purchase Of materials when the best
interests of, the state seem to re-
guirc it; and further provided, That
should there be surplus left over
the cost Of any one Of the items
above specified said surplus may be
used for the completion Of any one
of the other items named. - ..nl-a.
SEC. 6. That there is alss appro-
priated, ont of the state treasury,
the sum Of fifteen. thousand dollars.
to be known as the contingent fund
and used by the warden Of the Pcs-
itcntiary, under the direction, and
by the permission ofS-thcf Csnsus
Board, for the purpose of completing
and carrying out tn. purpose If
completing and carrying out the
works, objects, ard provisions Of
this act, and this sum 10 appropria-
ted only for the purpose Of prevent
ling delay, and a consequent loss to
the state on account Of any ds6cien-
cy in the sums apprt priated to car
ry outathc provisions and objects Of
this act Pro sidcd. that no pa rtSof
said sum Of $15, eco shalls ~ used
until after the sums hereinbefore ap-
propriated are exhausted; and then
only on the approval Of the Census
Board, indorscd on the wardens Or
der on the Auditor of state by the
president of said board. So much
of the contingent fund hereby ap-
propriatcd By this bill shall DO *
pended in furnishing to each coLvi {
light at night, so that he may br
enabled to read and writo: Provided
that nothing in this section contain
cd shall be, so construed as to pre-
vent the warden from Temporarily
Withdrawing such light as u punish
ment for violating the rules Of the
prison, but such is holding shall
never be extended beyond two days
for any one offense. -. -.
SEC. I. This act being deemed Of
mediate Importance by tho Gen.
eral Assembly, shall take effect
FROM its publication in the daily
State Register and Evening States
mau. newspapers printed at Des
Melncs,s.s1 asss saz eeesze 81 eas So "a
Approved April 7, 1863
! hereby certify that the foregoing act
took effect Aypn bic biops d fequjrSl in
section thereof, On tho ed dsy " April
A. ID. 1868.
ED WRIGHT sec'y Of state.
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