Year: 1877

This ndenure made and entered sinto this day
jane, 1876 by and between d. Shelton, Thos. b.
L. G. Bickham, Inspectors of the Mississippi State Peniten
tiary, made Commissioners by the Act Of the Legislature
hereinafter referred acting for and in behalf of the State
of Mississippi and Jones : Hamilton and John L. Hebron,
witnesseth that


Whereas of the Legislature OF
the State of Mississippi entitled Act provide for leasing
out the Penenry and the convict labor of the State,
proved the 18th of April 1876 the said Commissioners
have given for than thirty (50) days by publication
the Clarion, newspaper published in Jackson Mississippi
notice in and form required by said and by
said advertisement fixed the 9th day of June 1876 the day
on which they would receive propositions i'll writing to lease
the Penentarv m convict labor of the State in accordance
with the provisions of said Act and the said 5t day of
Jane 1876 sundry written propositions made to and
Jackson the place appointed by said advertisements among
which the proposition the said Jones > Hamilton and
Company upon tie terms hereinafter set forth upon which
proposition said CompssiOner after duly considering Of the
several propositions, audged and awarded the Of
leasing Company proposition being
therefore, agreed by said
behalf of the State and the said Jones S Hamilton and


1s That said Commissioners hereby lease out and hire
said Hamilton Hebron and their assigns the Pententary of
the State of Mississippi including the entire Penitenary
premises the superintendent residence and the yard
in located buildings also all the
Pententary belonging it, those
who be the Pententay during the continuance
of this lease which is to continue for four years from date
hereof subject the changes the cOnycts by
death, pardoning, final escape and expiration of time


ID The Lessee hereby and bind themselves to feed
cothe and maintain the convic that may into their
hands under their this the
manner prescribed bv law and the rules of said Institutions
furnish them with medicine medical attendance and proper
when sick pay all Of convey
ing all convicts from the county where convicted to the
Pententiary place of employment pay all expenses for
guarding the convicts that may into their hands
under their control whether in out of the Penitenary
buildings That when convict shall escape they will notify
the Governor of Mississippi Of the escape and when
escaped shall be arrested they will such convict
brought back the Penientay his proper place OF
that they will pay all expenses of advertising for the
OF such escaped convcts also all jail fees ana all
expenses of bringing such convcs back to the Penltena
or his proper place OF labor also pay such reward as td
Governor of the State have offered Tor his arrest ana
jail the extent of $50 but more And
in said Lessees shall fail to notify the Governor oil te
escape of convict they shall thereby forfeit and into
Treasury of the State Of Mississippi Sl00 When any
convict shall be pardoned with which pardoning power tins
nterere and when the term oil
service of convict expires such convict shall nave oee
undergoing sentence OF confinement and labor of Twelve
months said Lessee shall give such outgoing convict plain
suit of citizens clothes and the of SO in cash


3d. The Lessees their assigns shall appoint and hereoy
bind themselves to pay all necessary proper ohcers super
ntendents guards, except the State Superintendent


said Iessees bind themselves to all convcts
for longer period than ten within the walls OF the
Penenary, thereto to have SAID concts con
cells of the Penitentary at night But all
sentenced for period of ten years or less sad
may work outside the Penitentary but WITHIN te


limits of the of Mississippi, in building rail roads,
levees or any private labor employment.


5th All convcts who worked outside or the feheh
tarv shall guarded reasonable guard to prevent
capes such convic shall be lodged in quarters
enclosed by substantial ockade or fence to prevent
escapes They shall not permitted be remain outside
of dark to leave the premises on which
they labor day time unless accompanied by sufficient
guard. , ,.,
vii; annually e. at the end of each year. from date pay
into the treasury Mississippi the amount of
the Physicians salary for the fixed by the laws OF the
State.


contract appraisers shall be appointed according to 9th
section of the before reced Act make the apprasemen
therein directed therein directed whose
decisions in the matter of the said apasement snail De %
part of this contract 1t is further agreed that IN IKE
at the expiration the lease all machinery tools un
manufactured articles MATERIAL etc. shall be valued by APP
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