East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-26
JUTE MILL BILL BY c. A. BARRETT

Following is the full text of the bill
establishing a jute plant in the Ore
gon penitentiary, introduced in the
house by Representative c. A. Barrett
of Umatilla county:
House bill No. 12, introduced by
Mr.. Barrett of Umatilla, and read
first time January IT, 1907. A bill
for an act to provide for the employ
ment of convicts in the state peniten-
tiary, to appropriate money for the
purchase OF machinery for the manu-
facture of jute fabrics at the state
penitentiary, the erection of necessary
buildings for such purpose, the pur-
chase of jute material and the en-
ployment OF skilled labor, and to cre-
ate board of prison directors en-
powered to carry out the provisions
of this act, and to provide for employ
ment OF convicts pending completion
of mills.
Re It enacted by the people of the
state of Oregon. Section l. That the
sum of $225.OO0, or so much thereo
as may be necessary, is hereby ap-
propriated out OF any money in the
state treasury. not otherwise appro-
priated, to purchase the necessary
machinery and fixtures for the manu-
facture of jute fabrics at the state
penitentiary, the payment OF freight,
the erection OF necessary buildings
for said machinery, the purchase of
jute material and the employment of
skilled labor, and that II any sum of
money be left on hand after the pur-
chase of said machinery and fixtures,
the payment of freight, the erection
of necessary buildings for said ma
and the employment of necessary
skilled labor, as herein set forth, said
sum of money so left on hand shall
Immediately be returned to the state
treasury and shall become a part OF
the revolving fund provided for in
section 2 of this act.
Sec 2. That the sum of SIS, 900
and in addition thereto the overplus,
II any there be, referred to in section
of this act, is hereby set aside out
Of the moneys herein appropriated as
a permanent revolving fund for the
purchase OF jute and other necessary
material. and all moneys from said
revolving fund shall be used exclus-
lively for the purchase of necessary
material to be used in the manufac-
ture Of jute products in said peniten-
tiary, and sufficient money received
from the sale cf any Of said products
shall be covered into said revolving
fund annually so that the same shall
contain full $3.50 before any of the
proceeds from the sale of manufac-
tured goods are used for any other
purpose y
Sec. 3. The governor, secretary of
state and state treasurer are hereby
constituted a board of prison direc-
tors for the purpose of carrying into
effect the provisions of this act, and
1t shall be the duty of sucn board to
audit all accounts and certify the
same to the secretary of state, who
shall draw his warrant upon the
state treasurer In payment thereof;
the board shall have the power to
employ clerk at an annual salary
not to exceed $1,000 to be paid out of
the money in this act appropriated.
Sec. 4. The board of prison direc-
tors shall fix the selling price Of the
manufactured jute products at the
net cost of manufacturing the same,
and arriving at such net cost the ex-
pense of feeding the convicts en-
ployed shall be included, as well as
the net cost Of the jute ana other ma
terial used, and the expert labor en-
ployed. and such board shall also
make necessary rules to govern the