Litchfield enquirer., 1841-07-08
An Act to constitute the town of Salem Probate
 District.

 tives, in General Assembly cOnUened, That the town Of Salem be, and the same s hereby constituted probate district by the name of the District oi Salem Provided, however, that all matters and business oe' gun or entered in the court of probate for the distrc! of Colchester and New-LOndou, shall be compietea therein in the same manner as though ihlS act nad not been passed. Approved, June 9, lS4l. An Act for the establishment and government ot
 County Work Houses or Houses of Correction.
 Sec. Be enacted dy e Se''gts aud House c1 r tse whenever any goal in this state, shall have been tlt- ted and provided with suitable and adequate accom- nodations appurtenant thereto, to be used as a country work house house of correction the judge of the county court and the county commissioners for the county in which such gaOl shall be situated shall certify the same under their hands, or the hands of majority of them, and shall cause such certificate to be recorded in the records of such county and after such certificate shall have been made and recordcd it shall and may be lawful, to commit to such gao!, all persons by law subject to imprisonment in such county workhouse, or house of correction, pursuant to the several provisions hereinafter contained.
 Sec. ,. Whenever any such certificate shall have been so made and recorded, it shall be the duty ot the clerk of such county court to cause the same to be published in the several newspapers printed in said county ii there shall be no newspaper print. ed in said county, then the same shall be published in such newspaper or newspapers printed ln any ad- joining county or countless said judge and county commissioners, or majority ot them, shall order and direct
 Sec 3. The judges of the county court and the county commissioners in their respective counties, may from time to time, make and establish rules for the regulation and government of such work house or houses of correction, and shall prescribe and d to the labor to be performed by the persons committed to the same, and the discipline to be en- forced therein.
 Sec 4. The deputy gaoler approved as is provided by the act n addition to, and alteration ot an act ell. titled act, concerning goals and goaers, passed May session. A. D. lS37 shall be the master keep CT of such work house or house of correction and said judge and county commissioners may, ii they see cause therefor, appoint an assistant master or keeper of such work house or house of correction and may prescribe and direct to the duties to be performed by them respectively; and said master or keeper, and said assistant master or keeper, when required by said judge and county commissioners, shall respectively give bonds with surety to the Trea of the county for the faithful execution of the duties of his office, and shall be subject to be remo CTS, when they shall consider and adjldge that there IS sufficient cause tor such removal.
 Sec. D. Whenever county work house or house of correction shall have been provided aforesaid Tn any county the judge of the county court and the commissioners for such county, shall appoint three inspectors of such work house or house of correc- ton, whose powers and duties in relation thereto, shall be the same are in and by said act, in the preceding section mentioned, in of the inspec- tors ot common gaos and such inspectors shall hold said office, until others shall be appointed in their stead
 Sec. 6. An account of the receipts and expendi- lures of such county work house or house of tion, shall be carefully kept and shall be adjusted and settled by said inspectors often once in be lodged with the county Treasurer; and said in spectors may direct as to the manner Tn which said accounts shall be kept by said master or keeper of said work house or house of correction.
 house of correction, shall cause an account to be kept accurately may be, of the avas of the la DOT of each person committed to the same, and shall apply such avails first to pay for the board and sup md he hal thereof to pay the costs of trial and commitment and the fine, if any there be- imposed upon such delin- quent; and if any balance shall be still remaining, ton, for the support ofthe family of such delinquent or otherwise for his benefit.
 Sec. 8. All persons liable by law to be committed to any town work house or house of correction, un- der and pursuant to the act authorizing towns to erect work houses houses of correction, who shall have been duly convicted under said act before any justice of the peace having jurisdiction thereof upon the complaint of grand juror of such town, may at the discretion ct such scs be o4 sos % be rechon, any there be in such town, or to the cou- y work house or house correction, there to be kept at labor for time not exceeding sixty days, and until the costs of prosecution and commitment, shall be satisfied and any, person who shall be second time convicted, and sentenced to such confinement may be confined for time not exceeding one hund- req and twenty days' and until such costs of prose Gutlon and commitment shall be paid and satisfied. Provided, however, that any person who shall be convicted as is m this section provided, may appeal from the judgment of said justice of the peace to the county court next to be held within and for the coun " III winch such justice court shall have been held on giving bond with sufficient surety to prosecute such appeal to effect and that the person convict ed shall be of good behavior, and shall keep the peace.
 Sec. 9. Whenever the inspectors of such county work house or house of correction, shall be of op lon that any person who may have been committed to the same under the preceding section of this ac has SO conducted himself whilst confined, that he should be no longer imprisoned, or when the health ot such person so committed shall be such as to re- Guire that he should be discharged before the exp- shall be, and they hereby are, authorized and empow cred to discharge such person from imprisonment upon his paying and satisfying. what may remain due and unsatsfied of the costs of prosecution and com or Tn case said inspectors shall be of opinion that any person so committed Is unable to pay and satisfy or give security for such costs, said inspectors may cause the note of such person to be taken for such costs, payable to the Treasurer of the town from which such commitment shall have been made and discharge him from imprisonment; and such town shall be held liable to pay and satisfy to the Trea- surer ot the county, any balance that may remain due and unsatised, for the support of such person while confined as aforesaid, and upon payment thereof shall be entitled to receive such note as Sec. 10. Whenever any person shall be convicted of any crime committed after the passage of this act and now punishable by Imprisonment in any common gaol such person, at the discretion of the justice of ton shall be had, may be punished by imprisonment in such common gaol, or Iii the county work house or house ofcorrection such justice o the peace or other court shall in such case consider expedient mitted not punishable by imprisonment if the per son so convicted shall fail to pay any fine which may be lawfully imposed, or to pay the costs of prosecu house or house of correction, until such fine and costs shall be paid or satisfied, or until he shall be discharged from such imprisonment in due course