Phoenix weekly herald., 1896-06-04
REFUSES EXECUTION.
The Contract for Prison Labor Now
in Question.
The Governor Will Not Execute 1t
Until The Court Says
So.

The Governor Will Not Execute |
Until The Court Says
So.
The following is the reproduction OF
The prison labor contracs which the
Weekly Courier published this week
which Governor Frankiia refuses to
execute at least till the courts compel
his action. The publicity of the con-
tract has produced e great sensation,
and the "winge OF our democratic
friends ore clsshipg bard while the
public approves tae Governors action.
| This Indeuture made and entered
into this second day of December, A.
D., 1895, betweeu the Territory of Ari-
zona, by L. G Hughes, Governor; @. P.
Leach, Auditor and M. II. McCord, con-
stituttng the Board of Control Of the
Territory of Arizona, created by an Act
of ths 1S5h Legislative Assembly of the
Territory of Arizona, entitled an ''Aot
to create Territorial Board OF Control
for the Charitable, Penal end Rsforma
tory Institutions ard Making an Appro-
peiaSion Therefor" approved March
85h, 1895; party to the frat part. and
The State of Arizona Improvement
Company, the party OF the second
part:
Witnessesh: That the party of the
second pars having submitted its good
and sufficient bond for the faithfal per-
formance of this contract, which said
bond has been approved by the said
Board OF Control and each of it's msm-
bers, aud is herewith delivered and &c
cepsed; the said party OF the first part,
for and in consideration OF the ooyen-
ants and agreements hereinafter men
toned, reserved and consained on their
part, and on behalf OF the said party of
second part, and co be done and kept
aud performed, ,hath granted, bargained,
demised, leased and to farm letten TO
said party OF the second part, it's sue
cessors and esslgns, all that certain real
estate situated in Yuma County Arizona
Territory more particularly described
es follows, to wit:
Fractional sections 12, ID, IA, Is, %,
%, "a snd 25 Township No. s, South, |
Range % West, Gila and Salt River
Bass and Meridian, Territory of Arizona,
ontsining two thousand one hundred |
and fifteen Q115) acres OF land, being
the land granted to the Territory of |
by Act of Congress, approved |
January 81, 1894; also all the labor of |
the male convicts now in the Territor-
isl Penitentiary, or who may hereafter |
be- confined therein. To have and to |
boldthe labor of said Penitentisry con-
victs unto the said psrty.of the second |
part, and to its assign for the term OF
ten Q0) years from the date OF
these presents; aud the lands eud
premises above described for and dur
ing and until the end of the full term
IF ten years to be fully completed and
ended, and it is further stipulated and
agreed by and between the parties here
10 that in the event of the removal of
5he Territorial Prison from Yume
County, Territory of Arizona, to any
,ther portion of the Territory, such re-
noval will in no way, manner, shape Or
'orm interfere with the conditions, sti
oulstlons and covenants OF this con
jract and lease.
II Is further understood, stipulated
md agreed by and between the parties
hereto, that the party OF the second
part, is to have the exclusive con troll of
he labor of the convots in the Terri
,orial Prison from O'clock a. N. 80 5
o'clock p. m. during the said term of
;en Q0) years from the date of these
presents, Sundays and legal holidays
excepted.
It is further agreed by and between
he parties hereto that the party of the
irst part, or its agent or agents will fur
,ish the said convict lRbos to the party
Il the second part, at the place OF
places desig mated by the said party of
me second part, or it's agents in Yuma
Jounty, Arizona Territory, properly
nencs work at the hours and terms
mentioned, and the party of
he frss part shall properly guard said
onvlcts during the hours of labor. The
,srty OF the second part is to furnish I
III the tools and machinery necessary
or the use OF the convcts while at
york uoder the conditions of this con-
rsct and lease, but the said party os
he first part ahall not be compelled to |
axe outside of the Prison undsr guard i
'arties OF less than five convicts. 4
Is is hereby stipulated and agreed by
nd between the parties hereto, tha. I
he convicts shall perform a good days
abor. while at york, to the satisfaction /
{ the party of the second psrt, and in {
ASS the place at which work is re- E
uired to be performed shall be too I
rest distance from the I
'rson to admit the convicts returning
o the prison at night, they are
0 be maintained and guarded
t some convenient place near
be work, by the party of the first
art. The Su uperin tendent OF the prison
+ agent Of the Territory having the
onvlcts in charge, shall be required to
urnish tie convicts in such mum bers as
1ay be required from time to time up
o the amount Of all the able bodied
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