Legal Document; March 2, 1874

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Legal Document; March 2, 1874

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Ames, Adelbert, 1835-1933 Charles, George Green, W. H. H.Jabes, Charles Powers, Homer C.Smith, J. I.Strippelmann, F. E.

Events

Convict Labor Convict Labor. Mississippi Convict Labor. Mississippi. Leasing Program Criminal Procedure Criminal Procedure--Pardon

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Jails Mississippi--State Penitentiary (Jackson)

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Banking and Finance--Bankers Clerks Contractors Inspectors Law Enforcement Law Enforcement--Police Law Enforcement--Prison Guard Medical Profession Medical Profession--Physicians

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Mississippi--Hinds County. Jackson Mississippi--Oktibbeha County

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Criminal Status--Imprisoned people

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Appendix "A"—See page 194

Jackson Miss.
March 2^nd 1874.

This contract made and entered into this day between the Board of Inspectors of the State Penitentiary the party of the first part and Homer C. Powers and Charles Jabes parties of the second part Witnesseth—

1st That the party of the first part agree to lease to the parties of the second part one hundred able bodied convicts to be worked by them on the Octibbeha branch of the Mobile and Ohio Rail Road for the term of three months to be extended to eight months at the option of the parties of the second part,

2^nd That the parties of the second part agree to pay all expenses of transportation of convicts and guards from the prison to the place of work and back and to board convicts, guards and Physician, to furnish tobacco, soap and disinfectants for convicts, and to pay all other necessary expenses except such as are herein after enumerated as to be paid by the party of the first part—

3rd The party of the first part agree to clothe the convicts to pay the hire of the guards, to pay the salary of the Physician and to pay for the necessary medicines and furnish three convicts for police duty who shall be

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fed &c. by the contractors,

4^th That the parties of the second part shall pay five 50/100 dollars per month of twenty six working days, said time to be certified by the sergeant in charge of said convicts—and shall allow said convicts the full time under the rules of the prison on Saturday afternoon.

5^th That the party of the first part shall have the right to annul this contract when-ever it shall appear to their satisfaction that the provisions of this contract shall have been violated upon giving thirty days notice.

6^th The parties of the second part agree to give bond in the sum of two thousand dollars for the kind treatment of the convicts and the carrying out of the provisions of this contract.

7^th The parties of second part agree to pay one thousand dollars into the hands of J & I Green bankers at Jackson which shall be held in trust by said bankers as security for the monthly payment of the hire as before stated and should the parties of the second part fail to pay the hire on or before the fifth day of the month succeeding that for which said hire is due

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then J. & I. Green are authorized to settle their payrolls with the Superintendent of the Penitentiary and pay the same taking the the Superintendents receipt as a voucher therefor and notifying the parties of the second part at once to make the deposit up to the original amount which if the parties of the second part fail to make up within ten days of said notice then this contract to be at an end,

8^th That nothing in this contract shall be so construed as to deprive the Governor of his right in exercising the pardoning power,

9^th That this contract to take effect as soon as the parties of the second part are ready to begin work and not to be later than April first 1874.

J. I Smith
W H. H Green
George Charles

Board of Inspectors State Penitentiary

H. C. Powers
C. S. Jobes

Approved
Adelbert Ames
Governor.

I certify that the foregoing is a true and correct Copy of the original Contract

F. E. Strippelmann
Clerk Miss: Pent'y

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"Copy" of Contract
Powers & Jobes

March 2^d 1874