Document; May 13, 1875

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Document; May 13, 1875

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Ames, Adelbert, 1835-1933 Avery, William B.Cessor, James D.French, O. C.Jobes, Charles S.Nabers, B. D.Strippelmann, F. E.

Events

Convict Labor Convict Labor. Mississippi Convict Labor. Mississippi. Leasing Program Criminal Procedure Criminal Procedure--Release Legislation. Mississippi Legislation. Mississippi. An act to amend an act for the regulation, control, and support of the Penitentiary (1875)

Organizations

Mississippi--Executive Department Mississippi--State Penitentiary (Jackson)

Businesses

French & Jobes (Miss.)Powers & Jobes (Starkville, Miss.)

Occupations

Clerks Inspectors Law Enforcement Medical Profession Medical Profession--Physicians Prison Guard Prison Wardens

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Mississippi--Hinds County. Jackson

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Imprisoned people

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State of Mississippi
County of Hinds

This contract made and entered into this day betw-een the Board of Inspectors of the Mississippi State Penitentiary—party of the first part and O C French and Chas. S. Jobes parties of the second part—Witnesseth

1^st That the party of the first part hereby agrees to lease to the parties of the second part Two hundred able bodied male Convicts to be worked outside the Walls within the limits of the State in accord-ance with the provisions of an act to amend an act for the reg-ulation, control and support of the Penitentiary approved February 26^th,, 1875, which lease shall extend to January 1^st., 1880 unless sooner declared anulled or violated under the provisions of the Law.

2^d That the parties of the second part agree to pay all expenses for maintainance of said Convicts during the time they are employed by them as follows to wit: Transportation of guards and prisoners from the prison to the place where worked and returned, good substantial food for Officers, Guards and Convicts, subject to inspection by the Superintendent, Board of Inspectors, Sergeant of the Guard or such persons as may be designated by the Governor, furnish ammun-ition for use of Guards and Officers, Tobacco for Convicts, Disinfectant Soap, writing material and stamps for one letter per month for each Convict, pay Sergeant, Guards and Physicians, furnish necessary medicine for the sick, substantial Clothing, Shoes and Hats, Blank-ets and Socks and shall allow the Convicts the time on every Sat-urday afternoon under the rules of the prison and furnish each Convict at time of discharge with one Suit of Clothes worth Fifteen Dollars and Ten Dollars in Currency

3^d The party of the first part agrees to deliver said number of Convicts

"Copy" of Contract
French & Jobes
May 13^th,, 1875.

Appendix

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at such times and in such numbers as they can be spared from the prison—said Convicts to be delivered at the prison in installm-ents of ten or more and the parties of the second part agree to receive said Convicts promptly when notified by the Superintendent that they are ready for delivery and it is further agreed by the party of the first part that whenever the number of Convicts leased under this Contract or under the contract with the said French and Jobes dated February 27^th 1875 shall be reduced by death or discharge the same shall be made good provided that in making good said reductions the number within the prison walls shall not be reduced below one Hundred and fifty able-bodied male Convicts.

4^th The parties of the second part agree to give Bond in the sum of Eight Thousand Dollars to secure the pay of the Guards and Employees, the maintainance and support and Kind treatment of the Convicts and for the faithful carrying out of the provisions of this Contract in accordance with Law.

5^th The party of the first part agrees to furnish proper arms for the Guards and the party of the second part are to return same numb-er to the Prison and in as good condition as when received, whenever this contract shall terminate

6^th The Lessees shall have the privilege of selecting and hiring all necessary Guards and Employees subject however to the approval of the Superintendent of the Penitentiary, said Guards and Employees to be governed in all respects by the Rules and Regulations in force for the government of the Penitentiary and said Rules and Regulations shall apply to the Government and to the treatment of all Convicts leased or hired under this Contract

7^th And it is further provided and agreed by the parties of these

presents that the said French and Jobes may sublet the whole or any number of the Convicts leased by them but such subletting or leasing shall be submitted to the Board of Inspectors for their approval before the same shall take effect and the party or part-ies subleasing such Convicts subleasing such Convicts shall in all respects take the place of the original Lessees and shall in his or their contract of lease assume all the obligations of the said original Less-ees in respect to the management and treatment of said Convicts and shall enter into Bond for the faithful performance thereof payable to the said Board of Inspectors and such Sub-lessee or lessees shall transact all business pertaining to said Convicts and carrying out of such sublease directly with the Board of Inspectors and the Superintendent of the Penitentiary and shall have the same legal relations to the said Board of Inspectors and Superintendent which the original Lessee sustain to the same and said original Lessees on the approval of such sublease and the due execution by such sub-lessee or lessees of the proper bond to the said Board of Inspectors shall be dis-charged from their obligations to the extent of the Convicts so subleased, but nothing in this section shall be so construed as to effect or work a forfeiture of the Bond of the said French & Jobes

8^th That this Contract shall take effect from and after the 13^th,, day of May 1875.

In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and affixed our seals in the City of Jackson this May 13^th,, 1875

W^m, B. Avery (seal)
B. D. Nabers (seal)
James D. Cessor (seal)
Board of Inspectors Miss: State Pent'y

O. C. French (seal)
C. S. Jobes (seal)

I certify that the foregoing is a true & correct copy of the original Contract

F. E. Strippelmann
Clerk Miss: Penit'y

Approved

Adelbert Ames
Governor

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State of Mississippi
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT

Jackson, [gap] 187[gap]

[note] 4/27/75 [/note]

The Powers & Jobes Contract—was to run for 8 mo's from the time they took the men—which was about Mch. 15 to 20^th,, ¹⁸⁷⁴ It consequently ex-pired about Nov 20^th,, 1874

The Contract of C. S. Jobes was made Oct. 27^th,, 1874—to provide for keep-ing the men through the winter—and expired Apr. 27^th,, 1875=it was really absorbed by their Contract of French & Jobes of Feby. 27^th,, 1875