The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-07-29
SEVEN

Be it Enacted by the Legislature Of the
section 1. The Board Of Commissioners
OF State Institutions are hereby author-
ized and directed to select and purchase
a tract or body Of land, with or WltnouI
improvements, suitable Tor agriculturtai
Transformation and accessibility for handl-
ing the prison population, so far as prac-
ticable The title to the property shan PC
based upon, and be approved by, the At
torney General Of the State prior 70 the
payment for the property; Inc farm 70
live bnnSred acres The farm TO be used
as a State Prison Farm or Penitentlary
Sec 2. The said Board OF Commission
ers Of State Institutions rs 49thptiHIS,G 70 ~
erect on said property suitable pundlhB5
for properly conducting and maintaining
a State Prison Farm, and TO make such
additional improvements from time 20
time as such an institution should have TO
render II useful and to properly meet the
| reasonable demands Of such an institu-
The said Board is authorized to .pur-
chase such live stock, tools, machinery
and other Implements as may be neeeS-
sary to equip and properly conduct sVSSn a
| State Prison Farm, and TO furnish tne
| buildings In such manner as Will properly
care for such Of the State Prison popula-
| making proper provision for having the
| male and female prisoners separated, ana
! also separating the whites from the col
ored pTisoners, except when II may be
! necessary for them TO be placed together
| in their daily work. and to provide hos
pital building for the proper care ana
maintenance OF sick and diseased pTis-
Sec. g. The said Board OF Commits
sioners OF State Institutions is hereby au-
thorized and directed TO withhold from
! lease all females, the aged, diseased,
eTpP5GSG d Gei fbe SSse S OF said BoaTd
/ are not suited to perform reasonable
| manual labor. The method OF determining
| what prisoners are subject to the pro-
| Visions OF this Act shall be determined by
| the Board Of Commissioners OF state In
s..tutions All such prisoners as aooXe
| subjects therefor shall be placed on the
said Prison Farm, where they are TO De
used, in 50 far as practicable at work on
Sec 4. The cost OF maintaining, guard;
/ ing, clothing, furnishing capable medlcal
treatment and other requisites necessary ~
such an institution shall be paid by the
State from the funds arising from the hlre
| of such prisoners as are leased from time
( to time, after first using the production
OF the farm, in so far as II can be zone,
toward the support OF the inmates OF the
Sec &C. 5, The management and general
control Of the farm or prison shan be IN
accord with the laws in force IN tnlE
state relative TO a state Penitentlary OF
Prison. in so far as they may be apple
able 10 an Institution Of this character.
Sec For carrying S S9t ne Pr0vdsidT os
lars Is hereby appropriated from the Iunu
TO be derived from the hire OF state prls-
Sffect JANUARY Sg -" i. 1910, which appropria
tion shall be available IN quarterlg suIni1i
OF ten thousand dollars until the lull
2 necessary, is paid. The Board Of Com,
missioners Of State Institutions shaH
make requisition on such appropriation
Y from time to time as money Is required,
e for the purposes Of this Act, such requisi,
Z tions TO be signed by the Governor any
T Commissioner Of Agriculture ana on sui NJ,
Y 1 COr1pfrOllor shall issue MS
I warrants on the state Ire9sIreI "hO
Y shall pay the same out Of such tund.
| Sec T. The Board Of Commissioners OF
I withdraw from the lease contract now . e4-
; ecuted by said Board for the hire OF state
e. January 1st 1910, on the terms and stip-
r ulations set out in said lease con- Ioa.
wherein II is provided that the Lessee
STithdTaWn from the lease contract an
additional sum Of fifteen per cent per
I capita per annum on the amount bid for
e ali Of the State, prisoners, such prisoner N
r as are described in Section OF TINS Act
/ Sec s. The Commissioner OF Agncul-
j; ture is hereby directed 70 nave hSP ,i IN .
Y to the State Prison Farm herein provlalSSo
: for and to report fully biennialy 70 the
[ ! LEGISLATURE as is now provided by law
e TSlstiye TO a State Prison or Penitentiary
sec o. The Prison Farm herein pro-
10 yided for shall be known as, and for al
n purposes be, the State Penltentiary OF
e Florida. The Board OF Commissioners Of
!, Stare institutions shall elect a Superin'
.e tendent thereof, whose salary, not 10 eN'
d coed two thousand dollars per annun
= shan be fixed by said Board; and sucf
le other help as may be deemed necessary
N by said Board shall be employed and theI
" c0mpensation shall be fixed by SAID Board
l. All salaries shall be paid from the pro
Or ceeds from the hire Of State prisoners.
lei Sec. 10. At any time a male STATE
ls prisoner confined in the State Prisol
lg Farm herein provided for may beeom.
Ne able to perform full manual labor as az
"a over to the Lessee Company for hir
D. under the contract price for leased prs
* ontrs, upon the recommendaton OF tn
re Commissioner Of Agriculture, with the ap
D prevail Of the Board OF commissioners .
g, State Institutions. 80
IN nict with the provisions or TINS ACT DC
III and the same are hereby repeated. 80,
Of Sec Il. The provisions OF this Act sha
r take effect and be in full force upon II
Is passage and approval by the governor, Q
Sc upon its becoming law without sue
rs Approved June 7, 1909
s, CHAPTER 5s42-(No. 7s).
re AN ACT to Require that All State, Count
r and Municipal Records shall at
he Times be open for Public Inspection.
~ Be q Enacted by the Legislature OF IN
n Section /. That all State, county an
an municipal records shall at all times 7
ca open for a personal Inspection OF any CT,
r zen OF Florida, and those in charge {
ng such records shall not refuse this priv
70 ilege TO any citizen. -, -,
It Sec. 2. That any official who SHAH vic
late the provisions Of Section OF TINS a
sses shall be subject TO removal OF lmpeacl
n approved June 7, 1909.
SS s CHAPTER 5s4s-(No. 74).