Year: 1877

10 oAtOu dS any buulS VI IuOLlSy
are received for the labor or
hire of said convicts, or any OF them,
the same shall be paid to the Treas
urer of the State, of which q full ac-
count shall be given in said annual
report. First, all convicts shall be
safely kept within the State and hu-
namely treated; the food, clothing,
lodging and modes of punishment to
be carefully provided for in any and
all contract Second, convicts shall
not be required to labor more than
ten hours a day, or on Sundays or
holidays: Provided: that conyicts
shall not be hired ont for agricultural
purposes: Provided, further, That
moth ing herein contained shall be 80
construed as to affect any contracts
heretofore made.


Sec. s. That the contractor or con-
tractors shall be required to enter
into bond in the sum of $4,000 with
good and sufficient sureties, to be ap,
prove by the board for the fai.hful
performance of said contract; and any
contractor or contractors, who shall
be guilty Of maltreatment, neglect or
cruelty towards said convicts, shall
be liable to indictment, and on conc
viction, shall be punished by impris-
onment tor a term not more than
twelve months nor less than one
month, and by fine not more than
81 900, and not less than $50, at the
discretion of the court.


Sec. 6. That in the interval
between the passage of this act and
the approval of any contract which
may be made under the provisions
OF this act, the Board Of directors be
and are hereby, authorized to make
such temporary contracts in refer
ence to the SAID Convict labor as may
be deemed proper and expedient, moi
repugnant to this act, limited to the
Goth day of December next.


Sec. 7. That upon the approval and
ratification of the General Assembly
of any contract or contracts provided
for by this act, the contractor or con,
tractors shall relieve the State from
all charges and expenses incident to
the maintenance and management OF
the penitcntiary, except such as may
be stipulated to be borne by the
State under said contract or con-
tracts.


Sec. 8. That all acts or parts OF
acts in conflict with the provisions OF
this act are hereby repealed.


Approved June 8, 1877.


Joint Resolution to raise q commis-
sion to investigate the Indebtedness


of the State.


In view of the great uncertainty
that exists in the minds of the pro-
perty owners and tax paying portion
of our people as to the real and de-
finite amount of the true and valid
indebtedness of the State, and the
character of the obligations out of

which the Indebtedness has grown,
and of the equally unsatisfactory con
dition of the credit of the State as
long as any doubt Or suspicion at
taches to claims held against her; and
in order to give reasonable assurance
to the honest creditor, on the one
hand, that the State intends to faith
fully meet her obligations at as early
date as practicable, and, on the
other hand, to satisfy tho tax payers
that the General Assembly will have
proceeded intcIligentIy in whatever
stops may bo taken to adjust and
provide for tho public debt; there
fore,


Section I. Be it resolved by the
Senate and House of Representatives
of the State of South Carolina, now
met and sitting in General Assembly
and by tho authority of the same,
That, in accordance with that portion