The Portland gazette., 1819-03-16
rArAa1r YEARLY.


with, in any suitable manner in which hisor her
time can be usefnlly and proftably employed.
either in the gaol house of correction, or with
ia the close yard thereof. in the day time, and
such convict when set to work in the yard shall
be confined with log and chain, or suc1 9TH
er manner shall prevent his her escapes
without unnecessarily producing bodily pain, or
interrupting his or her labour. Andit shall be
the duty of the sheriain each County tooyersee
the execution of all such sentences, and TO make
such rules and regulations, from time 70 time as
may best effect the purpose of this Act, and TO
cause the same to he duly executed; and all
such rules aud regulation shall be reported to
the Circuit Court Of Common Pleas, in the Coun-
ty, within which the gsol or house of correction
is situased and tc the Municipal Court Ia the
tewn OF aSeston respectively, and may be repealed
and altered by the said Courts as they shall see
it Aud it shall be the daty of the keeper Of
such gaol or house of correction to report 70 the
said Courts respectively, at every session thereof
within his County, the names and condition OF
all such convicts 10 the gaol or house Of correc-
tion ana the manner in which they are treated
and employed. And if any convict shall, durins
the time for which he or she is sentenced TO hard
laoour, refuse or neglect, without any reasonable
excuse therefor to laboar in any suitable manner
when tools and materials for that purpose are
furnished as aforesaid, such convict shall so long
as he or she shall SO refuse neglect to abour be
kept ia solitary imprisonment, and fed on bread
and water only n manner provided in the first sec
ion ofthis Act.
Sec. 3. Be II further eGcfed, That the keeper
ofevery gaol or house Of correction. to which any
such conyicts shall be committed, shall cause TO
be kept true account Of tie labour Of every such
convict, and of the articles manufactured or pro-
duoed by each, and all other proceeds Of his Or
her labour, and also ofthe cost Of the materials
furnished to each convict, and of all other char
ges and expenses attending the execution Of this
Act, aud I've shall also cause to be sold the aft-
cles manufactured by each convict or other pro-
duce of his or her labour, and keep like account
efthe proceeds of such sales. All which accounts
shall trom.time to time, be reported and presented
to the respective Courts above menticnsJ, in the
County within which the gaol or house of correc-
ton is situated. And at the expiration Of the
term fof which any such convict shall have been
sehtencedit shaIlsappe that the proceedsofhis or
her labour have been more thansuiicent To pay for
the cost of The materials wit which he or she may
have been furnished, aud for his or her mainten-
ance in the gaol or house ofconection and for all
other charges and expenses incurred, in keeping
such convict, confined and employed in manner
aforesaid the residue Of such proceeds Shall BE
paid over to such convict for bis or her own use:
Provided however that the severa Courts afore-
said, ifthey fiat anv time during the confne-
ment ofsuch convict, whenit shall appear to them
that the proceeds of his or her lahour are more
than sficlent for the purposes aforesaid may or.
der the residue of said proceeds or any part
thereof to be paid over to the use Of the family
-ef such caayict, if eay he or she have [; and in
such case the baance only, of sncn proceeds, if
any remaa, at the time of the discharge of such
convict shall be paid to him or her in manner a.
foresaid. And all charges and expenses inucrred
in maintaining such convicts, and keeping them
employed, excepting such as maybereimbursed by
the proceeds Of their labouras aforesaid shall be
paid in like manner as the expenses and charges
for maintaining convicts in the State prison, are
now by law payable the accounts oftIe gaoler
or keeper OF the house Of correction ia that be-
half, being first settled and ao we'd by the seyo-
raj Courts aforesaid, in the Counties respectively
in which the gaols or houses OF correction are sitr
ated and the said Courts are hereby authorized
/ to order such sums as may from time to time be
necessary to enable the gaoler or keeper of the
house of correction TO provide such tools and ma
. terials az aforesaid, to be advanced and paid to
him out ofthe treasury ofthe County in which the
gaol or house OF correction may be situated. such
goaler or keeper ofthe house of correction to be
i accountable in manner aforementioned for the
expenditure OF the same, and to repay the amount
thereof into the said County treasury. ont of the
proceeds Of labour of such convicts, or out OF
the monies received by him in that behalf from the
/ treasury of this Commonwealth
! Sec a. BE dJ Jurther enacted, That if any such
I convict shall be unruly. or shall disobey anv OF
! the regulations established as aforesaid. for the
government ofthe convicts in the saol or house of
correction, to which he or she is committed, it
shall be lawful for the Sheriff of the County, in
which the gaol or house of correction may be after
due inquiry into the circumstances Of the case to
A IL, III
kept in solitary imprisonment, and 70 be fed on
bread and water only, in the manner provided in
the first section Of this act for tern not exceed
ing ten days for every such offence. And it shall
i be the duty OF the gaol Keeper or keeper of the
house of correction, to furnish every convict who
may be capable and willing to read, with copy
of the Bible, and with such moral and religious
tracts, as may be suited to their condition, when
/ he can procure the same, from any of the Bible
Societies i'm the Commonwealth, or from other we II
disposed persons and also to permit any Minister
of the Gospel, who may be disposed to aid in pro-
ducing the reformation ofsuch convicts, and to
instruct them in their moral and religious duties,
to have access TO them when IN solitary imprison-
ment, and at all other times, when not employed
in labour, according TO the provisions of this act
Sec 5. BE Il further enacted. That when any
gaol or house Of correction shall hereafter be erec-
ted in any County, suitable apartments shall bs
made therein for the purpose of solitary imprson~
ment and yards shall be laid out adjoining thers-
to, of sufficient dimensions for the employment
Of all such convicts, and enclosed with fence
sufficiently high and strong to prevent escapes,
and to prevent all access 10 nr Intercourse With
such conviois, by any persons from without the
prison. And it shall be the duty of the CoaFt Of
Sessions in every County in which thsre is nov 4
gaol or house Of correction, suitable or the COZ
fnement ofsuc cauycts, forthu tn 10 order such
wards to be laid out and enclosed as aforesaid.