The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-03

of cars for transportation of coal from said mines, and the coke ovens then operated at Flat Top are not of capacity sufficient to consume all the coal mined at said mines by both State and county convicts, then the party of the second part shall use the cars furnished and sup ply the said coke ovens first with the coal mined by State convicts; in other words, preference shall be given to the coal mined by State copvicts in all matters pertaining to the removal thereof from the mines over the coal mined by county convicts.
 $25, 5,OO0 Bond Required
 "Seventeenth--That the said party of the second part shall give bond in the sum of twenty-five thousand 1925 5OOD dol lars. for the payment of the coal mined and delivered by said convicts and the fs<hful compliance with this contract, and for any loss the State of Alabama may sustain. by failure to comply with any part of this contract on the part of the party of the second part: the said above named sum being the amount of bond required and to be approved by the Governor; and that the party of the sec ond part, whenever required to do so by the Governor, and within five days after notice of such requisition, shall give, at the election of the Governor. either additional surety or any existing bond. or new bond, to be, in either case, ap- proved by the Governor; but he giving of such additional surety or bond shall in no wise affect or limit the liability of the sureties on the first or any subsequent bond. Provided, however, that the Cover nor, at any tune hereafter, may, at his discretion. on the application of any surety on said bond. gake a new hond in lieu of said bond and in release of tre sureties on said bond from all Inability which shall accrue after he date of the approval of such new boud; but such e. lease shall only be evidenced ny an en- dorsement on said bond signed by the Governor; which endorsement must also be shown to be transcribed on this con tract. and the taking of such new bond and release of the sureties on such old bond shall at all times be entirely in the discretion of the Governor and the ex- ercise of this power on the part of the Governor with respect to any bond shall in no wise affect, limit or release the liability of the surety on any bond
 "Eighteenth-The President of the Board of Convict Inspectors may termi- nate this contract at any time with the approval of the Governor and the Cover nor may terminate the same at any time without assigning any reason.
 "Nineteenth-This contract is entered into under and in accordance with all the laws of the State of Alabama now of force in relation to hiring and manage ment of convicts outside the walls of the penitentiary or which may he hereafter enacted by the General Assembly, and In accordance with all the rules and reg ulations heretofore adopted by the Roard of Convict Inspectors. and which may hereafter be adopted by said Board; and such laws. rules and regulations are hereby expressly referred to and made as binding upon the parties as if incorpo- rated in full in this contract Provided, however, that such rules and regulations shall not be in conflict with the provi- sions of the contract"