Florida. Board of Commissioners of State Institutions

The Board of Commissioners of State Institutions was created in 1868 (Article V, Section 20, 1868 Constitution) and consisted of the Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Comptroller, Treasurer, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Commissioner of Agriculture (General Commissioner of Lands and Immigration prior to 1885), and until 1885, the Adjutant General.

The Board controlled state hospitals, correctional institutions, the construction of public buildings, the ownership of the Seminole Indian reservation lands, the Governor's Mansion Commission, and the buildings in the Capitol Center Complex (except for the Capitol). The Board maintained prison workshops and alcoholic rehabilitation centers; licensed airports; insured public buildings under its control; and held title to every patent, copyright, or trademark owned by the state. The Board was abolished in 1969 with its functions passing to various departments of the reorganized Executive Department (Ch. 69-106, Laws).

From the description of Institutional management and operation files, 1911-1969. (Florida State Archive). WorldCat record id: 32413953

The Board of Commissioners of State Institutions was created in 1868 (Article V, Section 20, 1868 Constitution) and consisted of the Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Comptroller, Treasurer, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Commissioner of Agriculture (General Commissioner of Lands and Immigration prior to 1885), and until 1885, the Adjutant General.

The Board controlled state hospitals, correctional institutions, the construction of public buildings, the ownership of the Seminole Indian reservation lands, the Governor's Mansion Commission, and the buildings in the Capitol Center Complex (except for the Capitol). The Board maintained prison workshops and alcoholic rehabilitation centers; licensed airports; insured public buildings under its control; and held title to every patent, copyright, or trademark owned by the state. The Board was abolished in 1969 with its functions passing to various departments of the reorganized Executive Department (Ch. 69-106, Laws).

From the description of Florida Hospital for the Insane administrative files, 1885-1914. (Florida State Archive). WorldCat record id: 32413477

The Board of Commissioners of State Institutions, composed of the governor and members of the cabinet, supervised all matters connected with the state's institutions, including the state prison. The prison was under the direct supervision of the Commissioner of Agriculture who, with the Board's approval, appointed the Supervisor of Convicts, physicians, chaplains, guards, nurses, and watchmen. In 1868, Florida began leasing the Federal military arsenal at Chattahoochee as the state penitentiary. During Reconstruction, the state operated a dual penal system. Some convicts were housed in the state prison while others were leased as laborers to private concerns, such as the railroad, cotton, and turpentine industries. The state retained full custody over the care and control of leased prisoners; emphasis at this time was on criminal reform.

In the turmoil following the Civil War, the earlier attempts at criminal reform were negated. In 1877, the Bourbon administration of Governor George Drew enacted the first convict leasing statute. In this statute, the responsibility for convict care was placed directly into the hands of the private concerns with only minimal supervision by the state. It wasn't until 1919 that state authorities revoked the convict leasing statute because of strong public pressure.

From the description of Convict lease program subject files, 1890-1916. (Florida State Archive). WorldCat record id: 32413481

The Board of Commissioners of State Institutions was created in 1868 (Article V, Section 20, 1868 Constitution) and consisted of the Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Comptroller, Treasurer, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Commissioner of Agriculture (General Commissioner of Lands and Immigration prior to 1885), and until 1885, the Adjutant General.

The Board controlled state hospitals, correctional institutions, the construction of public buildings, the ownership of the Seminole Indian reservation lands, the Governor's Mansion Commission, and the buildings in the Capitol Center Complex (except for the Capitol). The Board maintained prison workshops and alcoholic rehabilitation centers; licensed airports; insured public buildings under its control; and held title to every patent, copyright, or trademark owned by the state. The Board was abolished in 1969 with its functions passing to various departments of the reorganized Executive Department (Ch. 69-106, Laws).

From the description of Indexes to minutes, 1919-1958. (Florida State Archive). WorldCat record id: 32413961

The Board of Commissioners of State Institutions was created in 1868 (Article V, Section 20, 1868 Constitution) and consisted of the Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Comptroller, Treasurer, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Commissioner of Agriculture (General Commissioner of Lands and Immigration prior to 1885), and until 1885, the Adjutant General.

The Board controlled state hospitals, correctional institutions, the construction of public buildings, the ownership of the Seminole Indian reservation lands, the Governor's Mansion Commission, and the buildings in the Capitol Center Complex (except for the Capitol). The Board maintained prison workshops and alcoholic rehabilitation centers; licensed airports; insured public buildings under its control; and held title to every patent, copyright, or trademark owned by the state. The Board was abolished in 1969 with its functions passing to various departments of the reorganized Executive Department (Ch. 69-106, Laws).

From the description of Administrative files, 1889-1919. (Florida State Archive). WorldCat record id: 32413544

The Board of Commissioners of State Institutions was created in 1868 (Article V, Section 20, 1868 Constitution) and consisted of the Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Comptroller, Treasurer, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Commissioner of Agriculture (General Commissioner of Lands and Immigration prior to 1885), and until 1885, the Adjutant General.

The Board controlled state hospitals, correctional institutions, the construction of public buildings, the ownership of the Seminole Indian reservation lands, the Governor's Mansion Commission, and the buildings in the Capitol Center Complex (except for the Capitol). The Board maintained prison workshops and alcoholic rehabilitation centers; licensed airports; insured public buildings under its control; and held title to every patent, copyright, or trademark owned by the state. The Board was abolished in 1969 with its functions passing to various departments of the reorganized Executive Department (Ch. 69-106, Laws).

From the description of Minutes, 1869-1968. (Florida State Archive). WorldCat record id: 32413980