Massachusetts spy and Worcester advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1823-1825, 1824-04-07

| hAWo vi ooACHUSE IT'S.
BY AUTHORITY.
Commonwealth Of Massachusetts.
IN THE YEAR OF CUR LORD ONE THOUSAND
EIGHT HUNDRED AND TWENTY FOUR.
An Act altering the time of no Id.
ing the Courts of Sessions in the County o
Barnstable.
be II enacted by the Senate and House OF
Representatives., in General Court assembled
ana oy The authority Of the same, That from
and alter the passing OF this act. the Cour
OF Sessions shall be holden in the County ot
barnstable on the second Tuesday of April
and October, instead of the terms heretofore
established and all laws inconsistent with
the provisions of this act are hereby renaal
ed. "' 'ef'e"i
Approved by the Governor, Feb. 81, 1924.
An Act for the better reeula-
lion OF Gaols, and the prisoners therein.
see. !. BE ii enacted By The Senate and
houSe Of Representatives.. an General (,o,,rt
a as and 6y the authority of the same.
mat the Gaoi Keeper of each Gaol in said
Commonwealth, shall furnish necessarv fnel
LOT all prisoners unable to support themselves.
| anu coiinneo IN his respective gaoI upon
charge or conviction of crimes or offences a.
gainst sald Commonwealth, or on mesne pro.
cess or execution, at the expense ofthe Coun.
y "here SAID gaol may be situated. and the
charges therefor shall be allowed in the man.
ner following: said gaol keeper shall render on
oath TO the Court of Sessions of the County
an account OF the charges incurred by him
ior SAD fuel and said Court shall make a rea.
sonaole allowance therefor to said gaol keen
er, TO De PAID out OF the County Treasury.
DEC. Z. BE 1t further enacted, That when.
ever the Court OF Sessions, or Mayor and AL
dermen OF the city of Boston, in their respec-
1--WE counties, shall order and direct what
specihc ratlons or articles of food. soap. fuel
or other necessaries shall be furnished for the
prisoners confined in any such gaol by the
keeper thereof, and said gaol keeper shall ne.
giect or refuse to furnish the same ACCORDING.
ly, or If said gael keeper shall give. sell Or
denver, or shall knowingly suffer to be given.
sold or delivered to any person who is com
United to gaol, on mesne process or execution
and who is supported by his or her creditors,
OF 10 amy other person for the use of said prise.
ner, any spirltuous liquor, unless the phvscian
who IS authorized to attend upon the sick in
such prison shall certify in writing that the
health OF such prisoner requires it, in which
case he shall be allowed the quantity nre.
scribed, and no more said gaol keepeT shall
Tor committing either of the offences. the frs,
time, forfeit the sum Of twenty FIVE dollars. 10
be recovered in an action of debt, by anv ner.
son who will sue for the same, for his own
use in any court of Common. Pleas in said
County or by Indictment in said Court in
which last case the forfeiture shall be for the
use OF the County. And for committing ei.
ther of said offences the second time sa;d
gaol keeper shall forfeit the sum of 6ftv doI:
lars, to be recovered in the manner and to the
uses aforesaid, and shall also be removed from,
his office, and be rendered and become inca
pable Of holding the Office of Sheriff. Denu1v
Sheriff or Gaoler for the term of FIVE wears.
SEC. 3. Be ii further enacted. That if apv
person confined in gaol, upon charge or con.
viction of crimes or offences against said com.
monwealth, shall be unruly or disorderly. or
shall wantonly break, injure or DESTROY anv
article of bedding, furniture, or the windows
of said Gaol, it shall be lawful for the Sheriff
OF the County where said gaoler may be, af.
ter due inquiry into the circumstances of the
9OIl~
tary imprisonment in the most retired and
solitary part OF said saol; and during such
solitary imprisonment, the said prisoner shall
be ted with bread and water only, unless 9TH
er 1000 be necessary for the preservation of his
or her ihe-ProVlded such solitary imprison-
ment shall not be for longer time than ten
days for every such offence. And if any per-
son confined on mesne process, or execution.
IN any SUCH gaol, shall be guilty of either of
SAID offences IN this section mentioned and be
convicted thereof before any Justice of the
reace IN said County, or before the Police
Court OF the City of Boston, in the County of
Suffolk, on complaint made by the keeper of
said gaol, Justice or Police Court, may order
the same punishment of solitary confinement.
and bread and water, and for time not ex
ceedins i've days for any offence, to be in
1lcted Oh said last mentioned prisoner as is
above provided against said offences; but
| notnlng herein contained shall be construct
ed to take from the keeper of any gaol or pri-
son the authority which is now by law vested
IN HIM to preserve order therein. and strict
discipline among the prisoners.
SEC. q. BE ii further enacted, That if anv
person shall have in his possession any spir
ltuous liquor within the precincts of any gaol.
mouse OF correction or prison in said Common.
wealth, with an intent to convey or deliver
the same without the consent Of the eaol
Keeper OF said gaol, Master of such house Of
correction, or keeper of such prison. to AN,
prisoner confined in any gaol, House of Cor
rection, or prison, within said Commonwealth,
ne shall forfeit and pay for each offence a sum
not less than five nor more than ten dollars.
with costs OF prosecution, to be recovered by
complaint to any Justice of the Peace of the
same County, or the Police Court of the CITY
OF Boston, in the County of Suffolk, one moiety
thereof to him who shall prosecute for the
same, and the other moety to the use of the
Commonwealth.
Approved by the Governor, Feb. 81, 1924.
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