Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-07-29

ing and maintaining a State Prison Farm. and =.
make such additional improvements FINN t;-.s -
time such an institution should have 40 --,9
mands OF such an institution. ~"
The said Board ~ authorized 20 purchase s,,.h
live stock. tools, machinery ard other rnpIer,s-s
duct such State Prison Farm and 20 f,,,;yl On On
buildings m such manner as will properlv az, -
such OF the State Prison population as NAV he -
Gated on said farm, making proper proviS,or -
having the male ard female prisoners s.n,,.,aS
and also separating the whites iron, tn. coio-nj
Prisoners. except when u may I've necessary h.
them to he placed together in their daiiV -.
and 20 provide hospital builiirg for the prc,~..
care and maintenance Of sick and diseased nr,ss,.
ers.
Sec. J. The said Board Of Corrriss;o,.-. -.
state Institutions is hereby authorized ana a.
rected To withhold from lease all females the sgsd
CRIPPLED. deiorned and al other prisoners Who in
the discretion Of said Board are not suited 10 ner
form reasonable manual labor. The nethod -
determining what prisoners are subject 20 the -
visions OF this Act shall be- determined bv ~.
Board Of Commissioners OF State Ins,itu,;onss
All such prisoners as above described that NAV ~.
determined as "a subjects therefor shall be paced
on the said Prison Farm, where they are 10 -
used IN so FAR aS practicable. at work on said PrS
on Farm.
Sec. g. The cos, Of maintaining s,,.,,;,,
clothing. furnishing capable medical treatnens
and other requisites necessary To- carry oit pror.
ery the requirements Of such an inStitution MN
be paid by the State from the funds arising from
the hire OF such prisoners as are leased from lima
TO time, after first using the production Of ths
farm, in 80 far u can he done toward the 40
port Of the inmates Of the institution
Sec. y The management and general eon,rol
OF the farm or prison shall he in accord with IN.
laws IN force IN this State relative 20 State Peni
Tertiary or Prison. in so far they may be antL
cable to an institution Of this character
Sec. g. For carrying out the provisions Of thia
Act. the sum at fifty thousand dollars is hereby
appropriated from the fund 10 he derived from,
the hire Of State prisoners under the lease which
goes into effect January ., 1910, which approori-
alton shall be available in quarterly sums Of ten
thereof as may he necessary. is Paid The Board
Of Commissioners Of State Institutions shall make
reouistion on such appropriation from time 70
Act. such acquisitions TO he signed by the Govern
or and Commissioner of Agriculture and on such
requisition the Comptroller shall issue his wa--
rants on the State Treasurer. who shall nav -.
same out of such fund.
Sec. ,. The Board Of Commissioners Of Stass
Institutions - hereby authorized 20 withdraw
from Tire lease contract now executed nv "a
Board for the hire OF State prisoners for four Year,
commencing January Ist. 1919, on the terms and
stipulations set out IN said lease contract wherein
u Is provided that the Lessee Company hall raw
all prisoners not withdrawn from the lease con-
tract an additional sum Of fifteen per cent. pes
capita per annum on the amount bid for ali Of the
State prisoners, such prisoners as are described in
Section 7 OF this Act.
. Sec. q. The Commissioner Of Agriculture 4.
hereby directed 70 have kept correct account q
all matters pertaining 20 the State Prison Parm
herein provided for and TO report fully bennially
TO the Leg, stature, as Is now provided by law 70
lattVe 10 n STATE Prison or BenttenNiary.
Sec. 2. The Prison Farm herein provided for
shall be known as. and for all purposes he the
State Penitentiary Of Florida, The Board Of
Commissioners of State Institutions shall elect a
Superintendent thereof. whose salary not 10 ex-
coed two thousand dollars per annum. shah ha
fixed by saf Boar,' and such other help a. maybe
deemed necessary by said Board shall be employed
and their compensation shall be fixed by said
Board. All salaries shall be paid from the pro-
ceeds from the hire Of State prisoners
Sec. 10. AZ any time male State prisoner
confined IN the State Prison Farm herein provideA
for may become able to perform fu'l manual
labor as an able bodied prisortr he nay i,e turned
over 10 the Lessee Company for hire under the
CONT ac' price for leased prisoners. the re-
Of the Commissions of Agricui-
turc. with the approval OF the BOarl OF Commits
sioners of State Institutions
Sec. 10. All laws or parts Of laws IN conflict
with the provisions Of this Act De- ami thu sams
are hereby repealed
Sec. y. The provisions Of this Act shall take
effe-' and le in tui force upon Us passage and
approval by the Governor. or upon It's becominga
law without such approval.
Approved June :, 1900.