The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1907-01-26
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Record Of Special Meeting Held Jan. 1e.
Terms OF Lease OF ConVicts TO
Edwards Brcs.
Ocala. Fla. Jan. 18th. 1907.

/ Marion county. Florida, met in special
session on this date. Present. Hon.
John L. Edwards, chairman; 5. r. Ply
{ les, c. W. Turner. ]. VI. Mathews, COM
! missioner. y. A. Fort being absent.
/ Captain Pyles and Mr.. J. l. Edwards
We're appointed a committee TO confer
! with Captain MacKay with reference
70 a drainage well for the court house
: lot. Said commissioners being appoint
! ed with power TO act.
| II was ordered that on the 18th day
Of February, A. D. 1907, sealed bids
viii be received for the purchase of
complete furnishings for the new court
! house. and the clerk is instructed TO
insert a notice in the Manufacturers
Record Of Baltimore.
| The matter of preparing the con-
tract between the board of county COM
misioners and the Edwards Naval
! Stores Company was then taken up,
and duly executed, which contract is
as follows:
! This agreement. made and entered
/ into this SIh day Of January, A. D.
! 1907. by and between the Board of
County Commissioners of Marion coun-
! ~, Florida. party of the first part, and
/ W. J. Edwards. J. L. Edwards and L.
K. Edwards, as CO. partners under the
/ firm name of Edwards Naval Stores
Company, parties Of the second part.
! Witnesseth. That the said first part,
/ for and in consideration of the cove
nants hereinafter contained, does here
/ by lease to the parties of the second
part. and their assigns, subject to the
terms and conditions hereinafter spec
flied, all of the county prisoners, both
male and female, that are subject TO
the control Of the said party of the
first part, and who it has, or may dur
ing the term Of this lease, have a law
ful right to lease as convicts, and who
! have been sentenced, or may hereafter
be sentenced TO Imprisonment at hard
labor by any court Of competent juris-
dictioh in Marion county. Florida.
And in consideration the said parties
of the second part, for themselves, and
their assigns, covenant and agree to
pay the said first part at the rate of
twenty eight and sixty-five-one hun
dreths dollars per month for each Of
such cOnvicts, except for each female
! convict and male convict under 10
years of age, fifteen dollars per month,
which rental or payment shall be made
quarterly. in advance, for all convicts
held at the beginning of such quarter.
upon which the said second parties, or
their assigns, shall also pay a like rem
tai for all cOnvicts whose terms Of sem
fence began subsequent to the begin
ming Of the last quarterly period pro-
vided for in this contract.
And in consideration of the foregoing
the said second parties covenant and
agree to furnish all needful food, cloth
ing. medicine and medical attention to
such convicts. and TO conform to the
requirements Of all the laws pertain
ing to the care, control and manage
ment of state cOnvicts. and TO con-
form to the rules and regulations of
the board of county commissioners Of
state institution pertaining to the care.
custody, control and management of
convicts.
And should any prisoner escape from
the custody of the said parties of the
second part, or their assigns, agents,
or employees then, and in that event,
the parties of the second part shall pay
the said first party for such prisoner
the same as if said prisoner had not
escaped.
! And the said parties Of the second
ipart stipulate and agree that they will
use all proper care and diligence to
, prevent the escape Of any convict held
by them hereunder and that should
any convict escape, they will use all
due means to apprehend the same.
The time at which the rental herein
provided for shall begin with respect
to each and every such convict shall
be the daGe of the conviction, and the
parties Of the second part. and their
assigns shall be liable for and pay to
the said party Of the first part the
Irental herein provided at the rate here
in named for the full term Of every
such sentence.
IN the event the said parties Of the
second part, or their assigns, fail or
omit TO receive any prisoner covered
by this contract, upon the date of his
conviction. they shall be liable. and
shall hold the first party harmless
with respect to the cost of food. or any
iother necessary expense incurred by
the party Of the first part in holding
isuch convict after conviction.
This agreement shall take effect as
lOf date the Sth day Of January, 1907
and shall continue in full force and ef-
feet until the first meeting Of the board
in January. 1905, and during said per-
.iod the first party agrees to deliver. OF
cause 10 be delivered. all county con-
vicys 10 the second party at the coun-
y jail. in Ocala Marion county, Flor
ida. and at the same time shall deIiv-
er 70 the said second parties Of their
assigns, a copy Of the commitment
under which each Of said convicts is
held.
L is further stipulated and agreed
; between he parties hereto that for ali
county cOnyicts VINO were before the
Sth day Of January. 1907. serving OUT
sentences. the said second parties shall
iray between the date last named and
th= first Of February, al the rate Of
1875 PER month for each able bodied
male convict over The age AZ twelve