An Act Amending Act Numbered Four Hundred and Thirteen Entitled "An Act Providing for the Control and Management of Provincial Jails and Prisoners Therein," so as to Allow Provincial Boards, when Necessary to Make Contracts for Feeding Prisoners Confined in the Provincial Jail, at a Rate Exceeding Twenty Cents, Local Currency, Per Diem

August 30, 1902

ACT NO. 449

AN ACT AMENDING ACT NUMBERED FOUR HUNDRED AND THIRTEEN ENTITLED "AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT OF PROVINCIAL JAILS AND PRISONERS THEREIN," SO AS TO ALLOW PROVINCIAL BOARDS, WHEN NECESSARY TO MAKE CONTRACTS FOR FEEDING PRISONERS CONFINED IN THE PROVINCIAL JAIL, AT A RATE EXCEEDING TWENTY CENTS, LOCAL CURRENCY, PER DIEM

SECTION 1. The provincial board of any province is hereby authorized and empowered, when necessary to the proper maintenance of prisoners confined in the provincial jail, to make contracts for feeding such prisoners at the lowest practicable rate, although such rate may be in excess of twenty cents, local currency, per diem; and the provincial board is also authorized and empowered, in case it is not deemed advantageous to the interests of the province to make contracts with other persons for the feeding of the prisoners, to allow the governor of the province such sum as may be necessary for feeding provincial prisoners, although it may be in excess of said sum of twenty cents, local currency, per diem.

SECTION 2. So much of section three of Act Numbered Four hundred and thirteen, entitled "An Act providing for the control and management of provincial jails and of the prisoners therein," as is in conflict with section one hereof, is repealed.

SECTION 3. The public good requiring the speedy enactment of this bill, the passage of the same is hereby expedited in accordance with section two of "An Act prescribing the order of procedure by the Commission in the enactment of laws," passed September twenty-sixth, nineteen hundred.

SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on its passage.

ENACTED, August 30, 1902.