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We say day and date. They are convertable terms. Have you examined the original? If it is correctly printed, let it stand Just as it is—"day"

The seemed difficulty is, whether the law authorizes bonds of lar-ger denomination than $500 to be issued—No bond of greater or smaller denomination—than $500 can issue. That is fixed—by the form given in the 1^st. Sec—also by the concluding words of the 2^d. Sec—"provided the sum so presented shall amount to five hundred dollars"—No fractional bonds can issue. If a party has $700—he can only get a bond for $500. If he has $10.000, he can get 20 bonds, each, for $500—

Mr Russell mentioned some difficulty suggested by you in refer-ence to the law establishing a temporary Penitentiary

1^st As to the [Inspectors?] continuing in office, as their terms has expired, & no new ones were appointed—The old ones are in, until "Their sucessors are appointed and qualified." or, until removed for delinquency. They are required to visit & inspect the institu-tion once a week. Two of them have been in Al^a. for several weeks. They should at once resign—& let others be appointed. You had better write to them, as this would obviate necessity for their re-moval. As yet they are not delinquent. After reorganization, of the continued absent, you would have to suspened them. One of them is J. C. Napier, Demopolis—the other is C. R. Dickens, Selma—See Code 63:3—Art. 2 as to the terms of the inspections.

Second—Do the general laws governing the Penitentiary apply to the temporary Penitentiary? They do, as far as applicable to the changed conditions of the institution. See late act—see Sec 3—"so far