Chap. 63.—An ACT to Authorize the Governor to Appoint a Commission
in Relation to the Sale and Removal of the Penitentiary.

Approved April 28, 1870.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, That the gov-
ernor be authorized and directed forthwith to appoint a com-
mission of three freeholders, to ascertain what the present
location of the penitentiary can be sold for, and what a new
location can be obtained for, together with the advantages of
the new location, and what it will cost to remove the present
penitentiary buildings, or erect new ones, on a new site adapted
to the wants of such an institution; and also to report, after
full inquiry, the expediency of the sale and removal of the
present penitentiary. [6

2. The said commission shall receive the same compensation
as is allowed members of the general assembly while in the
actual discharge of their duties; and they shall report to the
governor within thirty days after their appointment.

3. This act shall be in force from and after its passage.