Arizona republican., 1896-06-16

tween the territory of Arizona, by L. c. Hughes, governor, c. P. Leitch, auditor
 and M. H. MoCord, constituting the board of control of the territory of Ar izona, created by an act of the Eigh-
 teenth legislative assembly of the ter ritory of Arizona, entitled an Act to create a territorial board of control for the charitable, penal and refermatory institutions and making an appropria- tion therefor" approved March 8, 1895,
 party of the first part and the State of Arizona Improvement company, the
 party of the second part.
 Witnesseth: That the party of the
 second part having submitted Its good
 and sufficient bond for the faithful performance of this contract, which
 said bond has been approved by the
 said board of control, and each of it's members, and is herewith delivered and accepted, the said party of the first
 part, and in consideration of the GOV enants and agreements hereinafter
 mentioned, reserved and contained on
 their part, and on behalf of the said
 party of the second part to be done and kept and performed, hath granted,
 bargained, demised, leased and to farm letten to said party of the second part, it's successors and assigns, all that certain real estate situated in Yuma county, Arizona territory more par ticularly described as follows, to-wit: Fractional sections 12, 13, IA, 15, 22, 23, "A and 25, township No 8 south, range 23 west, Gila and Salt river base and meridian, territory of Arizona, containing two thousand one hundred
 and fifteen (2,115) acres of land, being the land granted to the territory of Ar izona by act of congress, approved
 January 27, 1894; also all the labor of the male convicts now in the territorial penitentiary, or who may hereafter be
 confined therein, to have and to hold the labor of said penltentiary convicts unto said party of the second part, and to it's assigns for the term of ten Q0) years from the date of these presents; and the lands and premises above de-
 scribed for and during and until the
 end of the full term of ten years to be fully completed and ended, and it is further stipulated and agreed by and
 between the parties hereto that in the event of the removal of the territorial prison from Yuma county, territory of
 Arizona to any other portion of the territory, such removal will in no way,
 manner, shape or form interfere with the conditions, stipulations and cove nants of this contract and lease.
 It is further understood, stipulated and agreed by and between the parties hereto, that the party of the second part is to have the exclusive control of the labor of the convicts in the terri torial prison from o'clock a. m. to
 5 o'clock D. m, during the said term of ten Q0) years from the date of these
 presents, Sundays and legal holidays excepted.
 It is further agreed by and between the parties hereto that the party of the first part, or it's agent or agents, will furnish the said convict labor to the
 party of the second part, at the place or places designated by the said party
 of the second part, or it's agents in Yuma county, Arizona territory, prop erly guarded, clothed, fed and ready to commence work at the hours and terms heretobefore mentioned, and the party of the first part shall properly guard said convicts during the hours of labor The party of the second part is to furnish all the tools and machin
 cry necessary for the use of the con victs while at work under the condi- tions of this contract and lease, but the said party of the first part shall not
 be compelled to take outside of the prison under guard, parties of less than five convicts.
 It is hereby stipulated and agreed by and between the parties hereto that the convicts shall perform a good days labor, while at work, to the satisfac tion of the party of the second part, and in case the place at which work is required to be performed shall be too great distance from the prison to admit the convicts returning to the prison at night, they are to be main tained and guarded at some convent ent place near the work by the party of the first part. The superintendent of the prison or agent of the territory having the convicts in charge, shall be required to furnish the convicts in such numbers as may be required from time to time up to the amount of all the able-bodied male convicts, to de- liver them at such points or places in Yuma county as may be demanded of him by the party of the second part, it's agent or agents. The party of the second part further agrees to keep a correct and accurate account of the number of days worked by convicts, and on the first Monday of each cal
 endar month to make a statement of the total number of days work done the previous month by all the conviets employed by said party of the second d lelaa i-l. -e.