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An act appointing comulssioners to con- tract for and superintend the bniling ol

 Jail and Jailors House in the Town oi

 Helena.

 Section I. Be it enacica 5y tsc Geaeral Assembly of tue Territory of .4rtanses. That hlhnder Hanks, William |. k k. lIorner and Eli J. Lewis, be, and they are hereby appointed q board of coni- missioners to contract for and superin- tend the building of a jail and jallors house forthecountyofPhiIl s,inthet town of Helena; and the said commissioners, shall, before they enter upon the duties prescribed in this act, take an oath, to be administered by some competent per son,to perform the duties assigned them, under the provisions of this act, to the best of their abilities and judgment.

 Sec. ?. .dad de it further enacted, That t shall be the dnty of the above com missioners, or their successors in office, who may hereafter be appointed under the provisions of this act, to meet in the town of Helena, on or before the first day of January next, or as soon there after as practicable, and open or cause 10 be opened q book to receive subscrip- tions, donations, Ac. to aid in the erec- -tion of said jail and jailors house.

 Sec. ,. find de u Jarther enacted, That 1t shall be the duty of the said commis- sioners, or majority of them, to make out statement in writing, showing the amount subscribed under the provisions of the second section of this act, to the next ensuing term of the county court, together with their esti- mate of the probable amount of the de. leieacy of said subscriptions and aonaA sions, to erect said jail apd jailors house, which deficiency lt shall be the duty oi the county conIt 10 provide for, by nak- ing q levy on ali lands and other taxable property, in said county, at a rate not exceeding ten per cent per annunl, on Inc amount now authorized by law, un- til such deficiency, to complete said jail and Jailors house, be raised and collect cd by the sheriff of said county in cash. at the same time and in the same man her as other taxes are collected, for which said sheriff shall receive the same compensation and same fees, as he is en- titled to for the. collection of other taxes: and siiaii hold tue same ss count siirer, subject to the order or orders oi thecomnissioners, or their successors in office, appointed under the provisions o this act, which said orders signed b., the commissioners or a majority of them shall, in the hands of the Treasurer, be held as voucher in favor of said Tresa. surer, in the settlement of his account: with said court.

 Sec. 4. find De tt farther enacted, Tha1 ,.s shall be the duty of tue clerk of the circuit court, when the said levy shall he inade,t to nakc m estipnate ofthe amount of said levy, and charge the amount te shs sees:a :s s1s k=sl. = ed for keeping sheritls accounts.

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