Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-01-22
THE NEW PRISON,
WHERE sH4LL IT BE LOCATED:
The Governor Says at Sank Rapids-Mr.
Kinds Introduces Bill Which Says No
The Text of the Bill.

One Of the most important bills yet intro
duced in the Legislature is the bill intro
duced on Friday by MIR. Kinds from Scott
county, providing for the location of the
new State prison some where in the southern
or western part of the State. It will be re-
collected that the Governor in his message to
the Legislature, strongly recommends Sank
Rapids as the proper place for the new pris-
on. The obvious intent of this recommen-
daion of the Governor was to forestall the
action of the Legislature in favor of par
tcular locality. Mr.. Kinds by his bill not
only excludes Sank Rapids from competing
for the location, but in fact excludes the
whole of the Third Congressional District by
requiring the location of the prison to be
made at some point in the other two districts.
This bill does not locate the prison at any
particular point, but appoints a Board of
Commissioners to examine all competing
points and render their oaths to select the
one which in their Judgment affords the best
advantages and will be to the best interest
of the State. Thus all competing localities
in the First and Second Districts will have
that in the opinion of the Legislature the
new prison ought not to be located at Sank
Rapids, but at some point in the other part
of the State.
The following is the bill:
bill for an act to provide for the selection of
site in that pant of the State embraced in
the First and Second Congressional Districts,
on which to erect State Prison.
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the State Of
Minnesota:
SECTION l. That a State Prison be located
and erected at some point in that part of the
State embraced in the First and Second Con-
gressional Districts, accessible by railroads
from the different quarters of the State, and
convenient to rock suitable for the erection of
such building. The site for such State
Prison shall embrace area of not less than
forty acres and shall be selected and deter.
mined as provided in this act.
Sec. 2. N. NJ. Donaldson, of Steele county
J. A. Thatcher of Goodhue county; A. l..
Ward, of Martin county; James ]. Green, of
Lesueur county; James SlOcum, Jr., OF Carver
county; E. B. Hale, of Renyille county, and J.
w. Sencerbox, of Scott county, are appointed a
board to select and determine the site for q
State Prison, in accordance with the provisions
of this act.
Sec. g. Each member of said board before en-.
tering upon the discharge of his duties under
| this act, shall take an oath to faithfully and
| impartially discharge his duties enjoined by
| this act to the best interest of the State, &C
cording to the best Of his judgment and under
standing. In case any vacancy in said boarc
occurs by reason of a failure to qualify, resig
nation, refusal to serve, death or otherwise
| such vacancy shall be filed by appointment by
| those who do qualify and act.
Sec. 4. 1t shall be the duty of said board t.
proceed without delay and personally examine
such localities in the first and second congress
sional districts as they may know, or have gooe
reason to believe, would afford favorable site
for such prison; and they shall personally in
spect such sites and ascertain the advantage
and disadvantages of such sites as would be il
accordance with the requirements of this act
the facilities afforded for building material an
| transportation, and access for the general pub
lie, and from the sites SO examined by Their
they shall select the one which in their judg
ment would be to the best interest of the State
| and the title to which shall be conveyed to th
| State free of cost.
Sec 5. When said board shall have selecte
such site, they shall make report of their doing
and Of the reasons for their conclusion, and fiji
the same in the Office of the Secretary of State
! Sec 6. This act shall take effect and be i
force from and after its passage.