Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-01-16

For the Regulation and Government 81
the Jails in the several Counties in1the
Tenth Judicial Circuit of the State Of
Ohio.
l. There shall be provided 10 each
and every room, cell or dungeon in the
jail, one water bucket and suitable
number of night buckets, fOr the use Of
such prisoner or prisoners as moy be con-
fined therein; fresh water 10 be fnrnish-
ed every morning in the water bucket,
and os often during the day as may be
necessary for health and comfort: the
night buckets shall be taken out each
morning and evening and Cleansed, and
returned TO heirprOper apartments.
2. There shall be furnished in each
room for the use of the prisoner or PIls-
oners, not less than two land more il
necessary coarse linnen towels, which
shall be washed not less than three times
in each week, when they shall be in nee :
essary use.
3. Each prisoner shall change his or
her undercloihiug at least once in each
week during his or her confinement, and
if such prisoner does not possess the clio,
thing nor the means of procuring the
same, the Jailor shall furnish them, to be
paid for out of the County Treasury; and
the Jailor shall furnish and provide the
necessary washing for each and every
prisoner.
4. The cells, rooms and dungeons Of
the Jail shall be thoroughly whitewash.
ed during the first weeks of March, July
and November, in each aud every year,
5. Persons imprisoned under twenty
five years of age for the commission OI
crime, shall not be confined in the same
room or apartment with those. over TWEEN
ty FIVE years of age, who may also be
committed for crime; and those impris-
oned for debt shall not he confined in the
same room with either Of the above clas-
.ses, nor shall famales in any case be
confined with males in the same room
and all idiots, lunatiCs and insane1 per-
sons shallbe confined in separate apart-
ments.
6. Each room, cell or dungeon shall
be furnished with a husk mattress, or
straw bed, the latter 10 be in a coarse
linen tick for each and every prisoner
together with a suitable amount of bed
clothing; the bed and bedding TO be
placed upon a cot or common coarse bed
stead, provided for such purpose the
bed aud bed clothing TO be removed and
aired and exposed 10 the sun once in
each and every week.
| 7. All the rooms and dungeons shal
be well ventilated and lighted, so far al
NAV be consistent with the safety of sucl
prisoner or prisoners, except as hereinaf
ter provided.
8. A stove or stoves and fuel shal
be furnished in the Jail, and used il
such manner as TO produce a sufficien
amount Of warmth for the comfort o
those that may be in confinement.
9. In all cases Of the sickness or dis
ease of any of the SpriSon ers, it shall b
the duty OF the JailOr, when such diseas
ed Or sick person shall require it, 10 Civ
notice thereof TO the Physician who ma
be appointed for that purpose, who shaI
have free access TO such prisoner iron
lime to time, as such physician shal
think necessary for the benefit of sue
prisoner, during his or her illness.
10. No spiriruous liquors shall b
drank or used by any prisoner during nj
or her confinement, unless il shall be ad
rninistered as medicine under the d
rection Of the physician. :,
IL. If any person shall desire to "a
bour during bis orher cOnfnement,tishal
if practicable, be the duty Of The Jallt
to furnish such prisoner with suItabI
, means Of employment; provided It sha
be consistent with the safety OF sue
: prisoner, and all tools that may necess
r,ly be furnished such prisoner for Il
, uurpose Of labor shall be taken into Il
/, custody Ofthe Jailor at the setting Oftl
! sun Of each and every eysnin
and detailed by said Jailor until the 81
' ceeding morning. when they shall aga
be deIveted to such prisoner for the pt
! pose aforesaid.
!. IL. All the proceeds OF LABOR pc
fo rmed by any prisoner during his co
\ Efinement, who shall be scquitted Of
/ charge for whichhe may have been il
) prisoned, shall. on his being discharge
10 be entitled TO an order on the cour
v Treasury for the amount of such labor
: the amount to be ascerteined by the C
Al tiicale Of the Jailor, 10 which such u
at or shall make affidavit before some CO..
m pelent authority, of the truth and Iustl
of such claim, and such certificate 81
ID be received and 6led by the County .
BY ditor, and be by him kept and Prese'
he ed. .b.l,
- lS. In ell cases where labor shall
10 performed by any prisoner as atoLess' %
Of and he shall be convicted ct any c.n1G |;
Of offence for whieh.hs may have OseH i