The Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 provides this more complicated definition, but you might want to grab a cup of coffee: The term 'security' means any note, stock, treasury stock, bond, debenture, certificate of interest or participation in any profit-sharing agreement or in any oil, gas, or other mineral royalty or lease, any ...
It wasn't all tea and biscuits for these British convicts. Port Arthur Prison was established in 1830 as a timber camp that used prisoners as convict labor. Only three years later it became a punishment station for repeat offenders. The Church was a mandatory part of convict life in Port Arthur. Prisoners and guards attended church every Sunday and this church had a capacity of 1100 people. That's a lot of praying. Much of the stonework found on the church was created by the Point Puer Boys Prison.
Eastern State Penitentiary set the standard for penal reform, with its soaring, castle-like Gothic architecture and its foundersâ Quaker-inspired belief that solitary confinement could reform criminals. The 11-acre prison even had central heat, running water and flush toilets before the White House!