The Litchfield County post., 1827-07-19
GIDEON ToMLINSON.


 An Act concerning Connecticut State Prison.
 Sec. 1. Be is enGcted by the Senate mud House of Representatives tn Gensrdt Assembly cOnUened, That the and buildings and appurtenances, belonging to this State E Wethersfeld shall be and remain pub ] lie Gao Prison and WorkhOuse, for the of this State, by the of Tue Connecticut Stqte Prison and shall be kept and maintained in good and sufficient repair, and at the expense of this State.
 Sec. 9 There shall be three Directors of said Pris on, appointed from time to time, by the General As sembly, as there may be occasion who auGhOr- sed and empowered to appoint warden of said Pris- on as often as may be necessary who shall, before entering upon the duties of his appointment execute bond with two sufficient suretes, to the ac cepiance of the Directors payable to the Treasurer of the Sate for the time being and his in of flee, in the sum of five thousand dollars conditioned for the faithful discharge of the duties of his ofice and shall take an oath for the like faithful discharge of the same which Warden shall be subject to be re- moved, at the pleasure of said Directors. Am! the said Directors shall and may make such RuTes Reg ulations and Bylaws from time time as they may deem necessary for the government of sand Prison and the persons committed thereto; which Rules, Regulations and Bylaws shall be of force, and shall be duly observed and executed And the said Direc- tors shall have power and authority to prescribe and direct the course and manner of employment of the prisoners committed to said Prison And it shall be the duty of said Directors to attend by one of their number and III rotation, weekly, or once in each week, at the said prisOn to audit and examine the accounts of the Warden for the preceding week. and to examine and inquire into the state of the prison and the condition of the prisoners. At it shall be the du-
 of the whole of the said Directors meet together at said prison in three months and audit and cx- anime the accounts of the Warden for the past quar- ter, and see that the correctly kept aud bal anced And the said directors shall at all times have full and free access to the said prison and all parts thereof and the prisoners committed therein and the accounts of the said Warden without hndrance iu-. pediment, delay. And it shall be the duty of said Directors annually to make Report to the General Assembly, ot the progress and condition of said prison and to make such suggestions therein, as to the a. mendment tthc criminal laws, and the laws relating to sad prison as may to thcr1 to Ee necessary ! and proper; which Report shall be published, and a copy thereof transmitted by the Directors to the Sec retar o State of each of the United States; and the personally the said Prison and inspect the discipline and management thereof.
 Sec. 3. The said Warden shall have the entire con-
 o and management of the said prison subject to the rues, regulations and bylaws which may be made and established from time to time by the Directors and shall be responsible for the manner m which said Prson IS conducted It shall be the duty ofsaid War den to obey at all times the written orders of the D rectors regarding said Prison The said warden shall ne assisted with such number of officers and men to DC 6y hlm selected and employed, not exceeding ten, at the discretion of the Directors safe guarding said 1 Prlsoners, and keeping them at hard labor which sad officers and men shall before entering upon the duties of their station, take oath for the faithful dis charge of the same. It shall be the duty of the War den to employ and provide an overseer of each de- partment of business carried in said Prison who shall Keep correct and distinct account of the bus- ness and expenses of his department and the same render to the Warden when reouired-which said oVerseers shalbe subject to be removed displaced | at the pleasure of the Warden. The Warden shall Keep Tn said prison all such persons as shall be sent thereto by warrant from lawful authority suchlabor as they shall be capable of doing and as shall be d rected by said Directors for such time as they shabe 1 sentenced to remain therein. And he may confinc them at their labor punish them, by putting feters and shackles on them, and by moderate whipping exceeding ten stripes for any oence-or by con hnement in dark and solitary cells which punishment may qe inflicted in case they be stubborn and disor dery or do not well and faithfully perform their task shall not submit to such rules shall be from time to tune established fer the well ordering and governing or sad prison. The said Warden shall provide and and clothing, and also such tools, implements ou ma teras as shall be proper for employing and keeping such prisoners at work, and shall also provide for the reet ot any sick weak prisoner: and shall be paid Tor the same out of the earnings of said prisoners ii the same be sufficient and if the same sha! be pad out of the Treasury of the State And said Warden shall superintend the labor and conduct of such prs- oners; and shall act the general Agent ofsaid Prs on as to the purchases, and sales therefor and shall conduct the business of snch prison cash estimates only and not in the form of barter and shall cause his accounts, in capacity of such Warden be acu Directors shall prescribe And it shall be the duty of the Warden to render the Directors his weekly and quarterly accounts of his purchases, and expenditures sales and receipts for on account of said Prison and if the business thereof when the said Directors shall meet at said Prison pursuant to the provision of the preceding section of this Act, to Audit and exa- ! mine the same, and then and at all times the said Warden shall communicate to the said Directors any information within his knowledge, when requested re- spectng the concern, affairs and business of said Prs l on And the said Warden shall annually in the month of May, settle and just said accounts by him to be Kept as aforesaid, with the Comptroller of pub
 lc accounts, with such other person or persons as the General Assembly may from time to time, appoint and ottener, if said Warden shall. be thereto re- 1 Pnred. And said Warden in his own name as such Warden may institute, and prosecute to final jubg- for the recovery of any debt or debts claims and ad vanteges which may be due and accrung to said War den, on any contract made in relation to the concerns | of said Prison by said Warden.
 Sec. 4. The Warden shall be and is hereby author izcd and directed to make such rules and regulations for the government and punishment of the guard and overseers of said prison, he shall judge proper ProUiaea, That no punishment be inflicted on any of them, by force of such regulations except amerce- ment, and to an amount not exceeding three months wages, and their cloathing supplied by the State and also to make such rules and regulations relative to spectators and others who may be admitted within, or shall be found lurking without the prison yard as the case may require; and to enforce such regula- hended to be put uuder guard, to be turned out of said yard. and excluded from the envrons the prs on; in of obstinacy, or apparent design of ssng the prisoners to escape either by force fraud to be confined in any suitable apartment of the prison, except the cells, until they be otherwise disposed l of according to law.-ProUided, That person SO confined, shall be held in confinement by virtue of such regulations for a;y alleged breach thereof for long, CT period than twenty-four hours