Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1868-05-08
CHAPTER 104.
AN ACT for the improvement Of the Pen item

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SECTION /. Be it enacted by the General As.
se,nIly Of the State Of Lowa, That there be ap
propriated out Of the State treasury the sum
Of fifteen thousand collars, or SO much thereof
% may be necessary for the extension of the
prison yard the covering Of present cell build
ing, and the roof of the extension thereof,
With states, the erection Of new prison cells
one Of which shall b dark, and the enlarg>
ing tho windows Of the present cell building.
That there be further appropriated the sum
Of three thousand dollars for the erection Of .
wash-house and store rooms, and the procure
ment Of the necessary cooking range and ap.
parratus.
Sec. 2. That the further sum Of one thous.
aud dollars, or % much thereof ~ may be
necessary, be appropriated for the repairs Of
the walls, cisterns, and building Of cutters.
SEc. 8. That the further sum Of six thous.
and dollars, or 50 much thereof - may be
necessary, be appropriated for the construc-
ton of Q reservoir on the hill above the prison,
the procuring the necessary connections, and
the purchase and erection Of . steam pump
and ito sppsndages, Of the kind in use st tho
Hospital for the Insane, and when such water
works shall be completed, the warden 10 au-
thorised to arrange with the Contractors for
the use thereof for their purposes; but 80 as
not TO interfere with the necessary use there
Of BY the State.
SEC. 4 All the above appropriations shall
be expended under the direction Of the ward.
en- BY and with the advice Of the Census Board
or majority Of them, after personal inspec.
ton Of tho 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,
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advantage, shall be employed, and the said
warden may employ for that purpose addition
al day guards.
SEC. S. The several sums shall only 10
drawn upon the order Of the warden, sccom>
panied by IN estimate Of work done or mate.
rial furnished, and said order shall Be ap-
proved Of By the Governor; Provided, That
sum not exceeding three thousand dollars may
be drawn BY the warden in advance Of such
estimates Tor the purchase Of materials when
the best interests of the State seem 70 require
| it: Ans further proriled, That should there DO
4 surplus left over the cost Of any one Of the
! items above specified said surplus may be used
for the completion Of any Of the other items
named.
SEC. 8. That there is also appropriated,
out of the State treasury, the sum Of fifteen
thousand dollars, to be known - contingent
tiary, under the direction and by the permis.
sion Of the Census Board, for the purpose Of
completing and carrying out tho works, OBJ
jects, and provisions Of this oct, and this sum
is appropriated only for the purpose Of pre-
venting delay, and consequent loss to tho
State on account Of any deficiency in the sums
appropriated to carry out the provisions aud
objects Of this act Provided, That no part Of
said sum Of $15 900 shall be used until after
the sums hereinbefors appropriated are cx>
hausted; and then only on the approval Of tho
Census Board, Endorsed on the warden's order
on the Auditor Of State by the president OF
said board. So much Of the contingent fund
hereby appropriated by this bill shall be ex-
pended in furnishing TO each convict light at
night, 50 that he may be enabled to read and
write Proridrd, that nothing in this section
contained shall be SO construed As to prevent
:: the warden from temporarily Withdrawing
such light IS . Punishment for violating 'he
rules Of the prison, but such withhold ing shall
never I've extended beyond two days for any
one offcnse.
SEC. I. This act being deemed Of immediate
Importance by the General Assembly, shall
take effect from its publication in the Daily
State Register and the Iowa Evening States
man, No wspapers published At Des Moincs,
| Iowa.
Approved April 7th 1868.
/ hereby certify that the foregoing Act took
effect BY publication, as required in Section :.
thereof, on the 22d, day Of April, A.. b.
1868
ED. WRIGHT, scc'y Of State.
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