The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1838-11-21

: " of Providence, from and after the fifteenth
dny of November A. ID. 1888 and from
and ufter that time shall be used as such.
Sec. 2. The Warden Of the State Pris-
on shall be the Keeper Of the County Jail
for the county of Providence. from aud af-
ter said fifteenth day Of November instant,
and shall be liable for the safe keeping oi
ali prisoners committed to his custody: and
shall give bond to the State, separate and
distinct from his bond as Warden of the
State Prison, with two or more sureties sat
isfactory to the general treasurer, in the pen
al sum of fifteen thousand dollars; coHdit-
oned for the faithful execution Of his said
office according to law: and IN default of
the " arden Of said State Prison giving
bond, his appointment as such Warden
shall be void and the Sheriff Of the coun-
ty Of Providence shall, in case be ex
officio Keeper Of said county jail and War
den Of the State Prison, until another War
den shall be appointed aud qualified accor-
ding to the provisions of this act, and other
acts which relate to said office: Provided
however, that said Sheriff shall not be re-
quired To give bond as Warden Of said State
Prison.
Sec. 3. Upon suit brought for breach OF
said bond 10 be given as provided III the
second section of this act, judgment shall
be rendered for the whole penalty thereof,
and execution issue for the amount Of The
special damage sustained: which judgment
in case Of other breach or breaches, shall be
from time to time revived by wit OF scIre
facias, and execution issued for damages as
aforesaid: Provided however, If the origin
al action shall be brought, or scire facias
sued out for the benefit Of an Individual or
corporation, such individual or corporation
shall first have the damages sscertained by
an action against the keeper Of the county
lni aforesaid and execution shall issue as
aforesaid in the name of the State, for the
use of the party in interest; aud the Lame
Of the party for whose use the original writ
or scire lacias is brought, shall be written
thereon.
Sec. 4. The sheriff of said county of
Providence, and the suretles on the bond of
the warden of the State Prisan as such, are
hereby declared to be, and shall be exempt
from all liability for the faithful execution
of the office of Keeper of the county Jail a
foresald; and so much of the act entitled
"an net relating 10 SherifIs, Deputy Sher-
i'll. and Jailers," as is rcpugnant hereto, is
hereby repealed.
Sec. 8. 1t shall be the duty of the Sher.
1T Of the County of Providence, on the six
teenth day Of said November, to remove Ia
the said County Jail, all persons who mny
then be confined in the old Jail in said coun-
ty, either as convicts under sentence of i'm
prisonment; or under complaint or warrant
for breaches Of law, and awaiting trial upon
such complaint or warrant; and :he same
persons to deliver for safe keeping to th,
Keeper OF said county Jail and such per.
sons shall be by him kept and detained in
said county Jail, in the same manner ano
for the same time, as they would have beer
kept and detained in the present Jail, if this
act had not been passed.
Sec. 9. Ii shall be the duty of the said
Sheriff of the County Of Providence, to re.
move to tho debtors apartments of the said
county Jail, on the said sixteenth day Of No.
vembcr, all persons who may then be con
fined in the present Jail for debt, whether
upon mesne process or open execution; an.
the same persons TO deliver to the Keeper
of said county Jail, to be safely kept in tn,
same manner as debtors are now by Law
held in confinement. Aud until the remuv
al of all such persons who ARE by this nc
required 10 be removed shall be completed
the present Jail shall continue 10 be th
county Jail So fur ne may relnte to such pei
sons who may be i'll confinement therein
on said fifteenth DAY Of said November, ~
Ill such persons shall he respectively reno,
ed according TO the act. Aud in case I'll
Sheriff shall have reason te suppose III,
the health of any person or persons contir
} ed in the present Jail will be endangered b
n removal, or there shall in his opinion |
: other good cause why any such person {
persons should not be removed, he sha
, have right 10 continue 10 retain such pc
Y son or persons in confinement in the pre-
ent Jail, until such person or persons ca
he removed without danger To his or the
y health, or until such cause be removed.
= Sec. Z. Ii shall be the duty of the Sher
k of said County of Providence, to remove
s the State Prison on said sixteenth day
$ November, the person of Elijah Ball, no
n confined Tor life III the Jail in said county
: and the said Elijah Ball shall be kept
% the State Prison, in separate confluence
u and at hard labor. for the term of his nat,
e raj life. ia conformity to The commutation
h his sentence Of death passed by the Gene
f al Assembly at the October session, A.
q 1886.
n True copy: Witness,
D HENRY BOWEN, Sec'ry.