Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1818-03-17

before sentenced to like punishment by any Court
of this, or any other OF the IT, States whether such
convict shall have been pardoned, or not ne shall
be sentenced to solitary imprisonment, not exceed
ing thirty days, and confinement to hard labor, not
exceeding seven years, in addition 10 fhe punish
ment by law prescribed for the offence Tor winch
he shall be tried and IN case such convict shall,
have been before twice convicted and sentenced 10
manner aforesaid he shall be punished by conhne-
ment to hard labor for life, asd by solitary i'm
prisonment as is herein before provided.
And whereas, at the time ofindictment and trial
of any persons charged with crmes, to be punished
as aforesaid 1t may not be known to the Grand
Jury or the Attorney OF The Commonwealth, at
tending them on behalf of the Commonwealth,
whether the person So charged, has been before
convicted or not-Therefore,
SEC. 6. Be 1t further enacted, That whenever il
shall appear to The Warden of the State Prison, or
the Directors thereof that any convict, received
into the same pursuant TO the sentence OF any
Court shall have before been sentenced, by compe-
tent authority OF this or any other State, 70 Con-
fnement to hard labor for term of life or years il
shall be the duty Of the said Warden, aud OF the
said Directors either of them, 10 make represen.
tation thereof as soon as may be, to the Attorney
or Solicitor General and they either of them
shall by information, or other legal process, cause
the same to be made known to the Justices of the
Supreme Judicial Court, at any term OF said Court
to be holden in Boston or Cambridge: and The said
Justices shall the person or persons, 50 infor
Ded against to be brought before them, 10 order,
that if he deny the fact Vi former conVictlon il
may be tried according 10 law, whether the charge
contained in such information be true. And lift
appear by the confession OF the party, by verdict
of the jury or otherwise, according TO law, that
said information is true, the Court shalt forthwith
proceed to award against sach convict, the residue
of the punishment provided in the foregoing section
otherwise the said convict shall be remanded 10
prison, there 10 be held on bis former ntence.
SEC. r. BE 1t further enacted That he Directors
shall as soon as may be- divide and arrange the
convicts into three general classes, they shall be
distinguished by their behaviour and merit m re-
gard to cleanliness sobriety, Submission, respect
full department towards the officers and Inda6try
aud faithfuness in their work. The FIRST class shall
consist Of those, who are the most orderly and neF
itorous and shall! be dressed in cloth Of the quality
now used, but OF one colour only and they shall
be placed in the most comfortable lodging rooms al
night, and allowed the use Of lights al sucn TIME
during the evening, as the Directors may h'nk
proper IL the dress of the second class me tgow
sers only shall be Of different colours; and they
shall be allowed lights, not more then one evening
in week 10 the discretion of the Directors. The
dress of the third class shall be chat now in
and they shall not be allowed any lights Of night.
And il shall be tue duty of The arden 10 keep the
said classes separate at night and as far possible
during the cay and they shall not speak ~ ahy
person Of different class, without permission oE
| The arden or keeper. All coBvicts entering
the prison shall be placed ia the third class, from
which they may be adv anced 10 the others, at the
discretion of The Directors, upon the recommenda-
ton of the warden; aad for misconduct shall be
~ ho alaA-- And
Directors shall not consider application 10 rec
onmend for pardon any convict who shaI not
| belong TO The first class.
| SIC. 8. Be IL fN,tb1 sa0cted That when any con
vict shall be discharged, who iha' have uniformly
conducted well during his SonhDement the Dl-
| rec,ors may give hm recommendation OF assIit
| him in proeurlng employment, az his requett Il
they fhail lee fit. And every convict prevlous &c
10 bis being discharged, at the expiration OF hi'
sentence. on lecond commitment fhaiI have The
! letters Mass S. r.. and also the year 10 figures
when bis discharge fhali take place marked on 'hs
inner surface Of The upper part Of bis eft arm BY
puncturing the skin, and rubbing soIe colour Jag
matter on the fame,
SIC. Be Rf1tbsr enacted, That the presen
| military guard lhzll be disbapded wrhin two
nlonshs asd the directors fhat appoint tuch ad
/ di,ional overfeers, az they may think neCedary
for the secure keeping and employment of sh'
coLvicts and assign them such duties as they may
| see fit
sac. 10 Be il fa,t6t, eaartsd, That 70 much q
the third lection Of an act pzdsd on the FRI day
of March, in the year Of cur Lord one thontanS
es BIT hundred and fifteen, entitled An Ae, il
further addition 10 an Act. entitied an act prcvi
ding for The government and regulation of TIL
! State Prison" as relates to The annual salary o
the Directors be and the fame is hereby repealed
and that he provisions for the compensation Of
the Directors, contained in th2 twelfth section Of
an act, psGed on The swezey ara day Of June il
the year Of our Lord one thoutsnd eight hrndres
and eleven, ensiled An Act providing for ca
governmsut and regulation of The State Prison,
be and the same hereby are revived
ffp,evsS By tbs GsVsvs0r, FEB % 1913
| Cory examined by a BRADFORD
! Secretary IF Gemmsnwsah5.