The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-29

Dv themselves OF tllEouSh sum hSCl'SiO'
as they may establish, employ Wardens,
physicians, supervisors or oyerseers ana
all other servants or agents necessary
to conduct the operation Of the affairs
OF the States prison and shall by their
rules and regulations prescribe the du-
ties thereof and fix their compensation.
Section 6. All property belonging to the
States Prison of North Carolina shall
he under the control of the board OF
directors and held and managed by them
through their agents and employees III
accordance with such rules and reSula-
tons as the said board may prescribe.
The said board of directors shall re-
Quire their agents and employees to Safe-
~ keep and account for all properties.
moneys and other things of value be-
longing to said corporation under such
rules as the said board may prescribe.
Section Z. The said board of direc-
tors shall make provision for receiving
and keeping in custody all cOnvicts sen
fenced to imprisonment in the State 5
Prison by the courts of this State until
discharged according to law. The said
board shall also make provision for the
employment of all convicts confined III
the States Prison either i'll said 9rson
or on farms leased or owned by SAID
corporation.
Section s. The said board of directors
shall hold their first meeting in the bN'G-
ing near the city of Raleigh known as
the Pententiary or States Prison on
the tenth day of February, 1899, and
after taking the oath of office before
some person authorized to administer
oaths, organize by elect'ns chair
man and secretary and at once take
under their control the property Of said
States Prison and the convicts confined
therein and enter upon the discharge
of the duties hereby imposed upon them.
Section 8. The said board of directors
at their first meeting and annually
thereafter on the first Monday in Jan
uary shall appoint an executive board
to be composed of three of their own
members which said executive board
shall meet on the 18th day of February,
1890 and bi-monthly thereafter, or at
such other times as the chairman there
of may think necessary for the proper
management of the affairs of said corr
poration.
The said executive board shall have
and exercise all of the powers hereby
conferred upon or exercised by the full
board of directors while in session, but
said executive board may not revoke re-
peal or annul any rule. regulation or by
law under the full board. The said
executive board may elect it's chairman
and fill all vacancies that may occur,
and may. whenever it may be necessary,
call a meeting OF the full board of di-
rectors upon ten days notice thereof.
Section 10. The said executive board
shall receive the same compensation as
the board Of directors.
Section II. The board of directors
either at regular annual meeting or
special meeting called III the manner
herein provided for, shall be empowered
to lease, sub-let or sell to any person or
corporation any or all lands or personal
property owned or leased by said State
Prison, and contract for the hire or en-
pioyment of any able-hodied c0nvicts not
necessary to be detained iii the Prison
near Raleigh upon such terms as may
be just and fair to the States Prison.
Provided. That such conyicts when so
hired or employed shall remain under the
actual management, control and care of
the said executive board or ifs employees.
agents and servants. Provided, further,
that no such contract shall be made un-
less the same shall provide that the said
States Prison shall be Unidentified
against any loss or expense incurred in
cultivating said farms and employing
such convicts
Section H. The office of the Superin-
tendent Of the Penitentiary is hereby
abolished and all laws and clauses of
laws, providing for the appointment of
or imposing any duties upon or pro-
viding any compensation for such officer
are hereby expressly repealed.
Section 49, The office of Clerk of the
Pententiary is hereby abolished and all
laws and clauses of laws providing for
the appointment of or imposing any du-
ties upon or providing any compensa-
ton for such, officer are hereby express
ly repealed.
Section II. That chanter 30. Laws of
1897 and chapter AT, Laws of 1895.
and chapter 2S3, Laws of 1898, and
section 3.427 of the Code and all Laws
amendatory thereto. and all laws and
parts of laws in conflict with the pro-
visions of this act be and the same
are hereby repealed.
Section 10. That the provisions Of this
act in so far as they provide for the
election of twelve directors and the fill
ing of vacancies in the board of direc-
tors shall he in full force and effect from
and after its notifications the other pro-
visions thereof shall 20 into effect on
the 10th day of February. 1899. when
the persons now in charge of the said
Penitentiary or States Prison and the
convicts therein shall turn over the