The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-05-28
LAWS OF IOWA.
Published by Authority.
CHAPTER 1O4.

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Published by Authority.
CHAPTER 1O4.
AN ACT for the improvement of
the Penitentiary.
Section l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of
Iowa, That there be appropri ated
out of the State Treasury the sum
Of fifteen thousand dollars, or so
much thereof as may be necessary
for the extension of the cell building
to the line of the east wall of the
prison yard, the covering of the pres
ent cell building, and the roof Of the
extentension thereof with states,
the erection of new prison cells one
of which shall be dark, and enlarg-
ing the windows Of tho present cell
building. That there be further ap-
propriated the sum of three thous-
and dollars for the erection of q
wash.house and store.rooms, and the
procurement of the necessary cook
ing range and apparatus.
Sec. 2. That the further sum of
one thousand dollars, or so much
thereofas may be necessary, be ap-
propriated for the repairs of the
walls, cisterns, and building Of gut
tiers.
Sec. 3. That the further sum of
six thousand dollars, or 80 much
thereof as may be necessary, be APP
propriated for the construction Of a
reservoir on the hill above the prison
the procuring Of the necessary con-
nections, and the purchase and erec-
ton of a steam pump and its appen-
dages, of the kind in use at the Hos
pital for the Insane, and when such
water-works shall be completed, the
warden is authorized to arrange with
the contractors for the use thereof
for their purposes but 30 as not to
interfere with the necessary use
thereof by the State.
Sec. 4. All the above appropria-
tons shall be expended under the di.
rection Of the warden by and with
the the advice of the Census Board
or majority Of them, after q per-
sonal inspection Of the premises by
them, for which extra service the
said Census Board shall receive their
necessary expenses while performing
that duty. In the performance
Of the work 30 many convicts as can
be safely and with advantage, shall
be employed, and said warden may
employ for that purpose additional
day guards.
Sec. 8. The several sums shall
only be drawn upon the order of the
warden, accompanied by an estimate
of work done or material furnished,
and said order shall be approved of
by the Governor Provided, That q
sum not exceeding three thousand
dollars may be drawn by the warden
in advance of such estimates for the
purchase of materials when the best
interests ofthe State seem to require
it; Andfurther provided, That shol'd
there be surplus left over the cost
of any one of the items above speci-
fed said surplus may be used for the
completion Of any one Of the other
items named.
Sec. 8. That there is also appro-
priated, out of the State Treasury,
the sum of fifteen thousand dollars
to be known as o contingent fund
and used by the warden Of the PEN
itentiary, under the direction and by
the permission of tho Census Board,
for the purpose of completing and
carrying out the works, objects, and
provisions of this act, and this sum
is appropriated only for the purpose
ofpreventing delay, and consequent
loss to the State on account Of any
deficiency in the sums appropriated
to carry out the provisions and OBJ
jects Of this act. Provided, That no
part of said sum Of SIS, 900 shall be
used until after the sums hereinbefore
appropriated are exhausted and
then only on the approval of the
Census Board, Endorsed on the var
denis order on the Auditor of State
by the president of said board. So
much Of the contingent fund he, eby
appropriated by this bill shall be ex.
pended in furnishing to each convict
light at night, SO that he may be en-
abled to read and write: Provided
that nothing in this section contain
ed shall be so construed as to pre-
vent the warden from temporarily
Withdrawing such light as punish
ment for violating the rules OF the
prison, but such Withholding shall
never be extended beyond two days
for any offense.
Sec. Z. This bill shall take effect
and be in force from and after its
publication in the Iowa State Regis
ter and tho Iowa Evening Statesman,
newspapers published in Des Moines,
Iowa.
Approved April 7th, 1868.
l hereby certify that the foregoing
act took effect by publication, as
required by section7 thereof, on the
ed day of April, A. D. 1863.
ED WRIGHT, Sec'y Of State.
CHAPTER Sc.
An Act abolishing distinctions be.
tween foreigners and citizens as to
the acquisition, enjoyment and
| transfer or property.