The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1852-05-19

Assistant shall receive not exceeding thirty |
five dollars per month, except night
guards who may receive not exceeding
forty dollars per month. to be fixed by the
Directors, which compensation shall be
paid quarter yearly out Of the treasury Of
the state, upon the order Of the Directors.
That no person SO employed shall be on.
titled to perquisites, in the shape Of board,
provisions, carriages or horses, for them
selves or families.
Sec. S. The Warden shall attend to
the purchasing of the raw materials to be
manufactured in the Pe~nitentiary. and
shall also attend to the sale Of all articles
Manufactured therein; he shall also provide
food and clothing for the convicts, and
shall have in charge the whole operations
OF tho establishment. All moneys drawn
from the treasury for the use of the prison,
shall be drawn on the order OF the War
den. countersigned by at least one Of the
directors, and under such rules and regu.
lations as shall from time to time be pre-
scribed by law, or the rules established by
the Directors.
SEC. D. luC ulTCCtUIS 1uuis " ~"
every two weeks, and in company eve.
nv three months. inspect the Warden's
accounts. the different apartments Of the
prison. and the condition Of the prisoners,
and shall have power to regulate and fix
the appointment, duiie. and salary OF all
officers or agents Of the Psnitentiary not
otherwise provided for by law; and an.
nually. in the month Of December. submit
to the Governor Of the state. a report Of the
condition Of the prison. together with sug.
g~es,ions as to the improvement that may
10 them appear necessary.
Sec. 7. The Directors and Warden Of
the Peniten,iary, shall, from time to time,
establish bylaws, rules and regulations,
for the discipline and government thereof;
and the Warden, for himself and his as.
s~istants, shall be held responsible for the
J observance and enforcement Of such by
laws, rules and regulations; Provided, al.
! ways, that such bylaws, rules and regu
~lations. shall not be contrary to law; and
the directors shall submit, such bylaws,
rules. and regulations, TO the Legislature,
at each regular session thereof.
Sec. 8. The Warden. by and with the
advice and consent of the Directors, shall
have power to employ a Clerk. whose duty
it shall be to keep a fair. plain and regu.
lar account, in double entry, with the state,
crediting the same with all money drawn
out of the treasury for the use Of the Pen
itentiary. and with all moneys received for
the sale of manufactured articles, and
charging the same with all moneys paid
out on account OF the institution. He
shall also keep a regular account Of all
purchases made by the Warden, for the
use Of the institution, and Of the amount
Of the sales of manufactured, and all other
articles; and also Of the name, age and
general description Of each prisoner, and
the crime for which he or she has been
convicted, together with any confession
he or she may make. as we'll as every cir.
cumsance connected with his or her case,
as may be deemed Of Importance; and
shall receive as salary not exceeding nine
hundred dollars per annum. The Direc.
tors and Warden shall hold their respec.
tive offices until their successors are ap.
pointed and qualified.
d, JAMES C JOHNSON.
Speaker of the House Of Representatives.,
, WILLIAM MEDILL,
: President Of The Senate.
April rs, 1852.
8 mo. 81. AN ACT
r To authorize the execution of deeds fos
lands purchased Of the State Of Ohio, in
cases where the original conveyance has
3 been lost or destroyed.
WHEREAS, it is represented to this Gen.
! eral Assembly, that many deeds Of con-
4. veyance for lands purchased Of the State
were destroyed by fire at the time the land
Office at Defiance was burned; in conse'
quence OF which, such purchasers have
i. no legal evidence of title TO their lands;
] Therefore.
:. SEC. /. Be it enacted by the General
. Assembly Of the State Of Ohio, That the
. proper officers are hereby authorized and
&. required 10 execute and deliver to such
purchasers, their heirs or assigns. deeds
f Of conveyance for lands so sold, the deeds
for which have been lost or destroyed, be.
fore coming into the possession Of such
purchasers, on the production to such Of.
fcers of the certificate of purchase; and
if, in any case, such certificate Of pur'
, chase should also have been lost or des.
troyed, and such loss or destruction can
+, be shown to the satisfaction OF such off.
| GERS, by afidavits, properly authenticated
. and it appearing from the records that a
/. certificate corresponding with that alleged
t to have been lost. was issued. such officers
| shall place on file the testimony so pro.
. duced, and shall issue deeds for such land
to the purchaser, the same as il the ori.
ginal certificate had been produced.
:. JAMES c. JOHNSON,
Speaker of the House o, Representatives.
8 WILLIAM MEDILL.
i President Of the Senate.