The Litchfield County post., 1827-07-19

caFeing between tue escape and rescommitent, of anch confinement shall not be computed as part of the term o mprisonmenttor which such prisoner was
 Sec. 2. The said,prison may be used under the au- thOry of the United States for the purpose Of con- nng and safe keeping of any prisoner or prisoners who may have been or hereafter may be sentenced to imprisonment and labor, in any Court ot the United States, within the District of Connecticut for the vo- atOn of any Act Acts of the Congress of the Uni ted States provided always that the expense Of sup porting and confning such prisoner or prisoners m said prison, shal in all cases be paid by the United States
 Sec 8. The Warden of said prison and the officers, and privates of the Guard under his command, and the Overseers aforesaid while they remain such shall be exempted from Militia duty, and shall not be liable to arrest or imprisonment meane process, or exc cution n.al civil law suit. Provided, nevertheless, that whenever any demand shall be made against any such Warden, officer, private, Overseer, to the a. mount of fifty dollars, it shall be the duty of the Dl- rectors to discharge said warden when said demand is against him and the duty of such warden to dis charge such officer, private, or overseer, when the demand is against them any of them, soon as the safety of the prison will admit h on enquiry, the sad person so authorized respectively to discharge, shall be satisfied that such demand is bona de and not a. rising from fraud or collision.
 Sec 9. That in any and all future cases O. conVc- ton of any person persons for any crime or offence the punishment whereof is now, in whole or ID part imprisonment in New-Gate prison, there shall be and is hereby substitute and established m lieu thereo
 imprisonment in the Connecticut State Prison, atore- said for the term of time during which Imprls onment is prescribed as the pcnisbment thereof; and that in all n which, by the present existing laws in this Sate the punlshmentor any part tnereo prescribed and annexed to any crime or offence, IS imprisonment in said Newgate prison, the Court hay ing cognizance of such crime offence, on conviction hereafter of any person persons thereof are hereby authorized and required to sentence such person or persons to imprisonment in the Connecticut State prls- on aforesaid for the term as by the said present existing laws they required or liable to De sem fenced to imprisonment in said Newgate prison, and that so much of any and all of the acts of this Sate as requires prescribes imprisonment m said Ne"- gate prison, the punishment in whole or m part, for any crime or offence be, and the same is, hereby repealed. Prouibed hooeuer That such repeal shall not nvadaet impair in anywise effect, any Jutg- ment rendered, sentence passed, or act done uhoei or by virtue of the laws repealed any part here- of or any thing done in pursuance Ot such judgment or sentence in execution thereof and that no person now imprisoned in Newgate prison, shalt be dlscnar cd or set at liberty until the term for winch such per son shall have been sentenced to such imprisonment shall have expired and the time has elapsed for wneh such person by the present existing laws liable to be there confined held; but all such persons so nm, prisoned in said Newgate prison, shall be imprisoned in the Connecticut State prison aforesaid, for and d- ring the remainder and unexpired part ot the term m for which they were respectively sentenced to saId Newgate prison and also long they are respec- lively liable be there confined held by virtue oi the 9th Act entitled An Act concerning Newgate prison '' which said Connecticut State prison sald persons imprisoned in Newgate prison shal oe transferred by the Directors of said Connecticut State prison as soon in the opinion of the Directors the same is ready for their reception; until whlcn ne' they shall be kept imprisoned in Newgate prison, as heretofore. And the expenses of transferring sad per sons as aforesaid shall be lqudated by the Comptroi- Ter of public accounts and paid his order out o the Treasury.
 Approved--May 31, 1927. ,
 GIDEON TOMLINsON.