The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1854-11-08

moved Dy the directors; but In case of
removal, the reasons therefor shall be
entered on the journals of the institution.
The warden shall take an oath or afir-
nation, faithfully to discharge the du-
ties of his Office, and give bond to the
State of Ohio, in the sum of ten thou
sand dollars, with at least two good and
sufficient freehold securities, to be ap-
proved by the directors, conditioned
for the faithful performance of the sew
eral duties which are hereby, or which
may from time to time be required of
him by law which said bond shall be
deposited with the Treasurer of State.
The Warden, by and with the advice
and consent of the directors, shall have
power to appoint a deputy, clerk, and
such number of assistant keepers as the
directors may deem necessary, all of
whom shall take an path of affirmation
faithfully to discharge their duties, and
give bonds to the State of Ohio; the
clerk and deputy warden In the sum of
two thousand dollars each, and the as
~sistant keepers in the sum of five
hundred dollars each, with securi-
ty, to be approved by the directors,
which bonds shall be deposited with the
Treasurer of State. All the above of
icers shall be subject to such bylaws
and rules as may be prescribed by the
directors of the government of the pris-
on. The directors shall also appoint
a physician, who shall attend to all the
cases of sickness among the %convicts
reside near the penitentiary, and receive
a compensation for his services, a sum
not exceeding eight hundred dollars per
annum.
Sec. A. The warden shall receive an
annual compensation for his services,
not exceeding twelve hundred dollars, to
be fixed by the board of directors. The
clerk shall receive an annual compensa-
ton for his services, not exceeding eight
hundred dollars. The deputy warden
shall receive an annual compensation
for his services, not exceeding seven hun
dred dollars, and each assistant keeper
shall receive a compensation not exceed
ing thirth-fve dollars per month, except
the night watch, who may receive forty
dollars per month, to be determined by
the directors. That no person so en-
ployed shall be entitled to or receive any
perquesites, in the shape of board, pro-
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wise, eitherfor themselves or families.
Sec. 5 1t shall be the duty of the
directors to appoint a chaplain of the
Ohio Penitentiary, who shall hold his
Office during the pleasure of the direc-
tors, and who shall receive an annual sal
airy of seven hundred dollars, to be paid
quarterly, out of the visitors fund, on
the order of the directors. The chap
lain shall be a regularly ordained minis
ter of the gospel, in good standing in
some one of the denominations of this
State, who shall be competent to teach
the first rudiments Of an English educa-
ton, and who shall reside in or heal the
penitentiary, and devote his whole time
and ability to the interests of the CON
victs confined therein, and shall, in addi-
tion to his services, teach such of the
convicts as he and the warden may Sc
Iect, the art of reading, writing, arith-
metic and geography, at such hours as
may be found most conductive to the
interests of the institution.
Sec. 6. 1t shall be the duty of the
warden to make such arrangements with
the contractors who now have contracts
for convict labor, and so to mike all
future contracts, as will permit the con-
vicus to have a certain amount of labor
allotted to them each day for a days
work, and the time so gained after the
performance of the task, may be occu-
pied in attending the prison school, or in
labor for the contractors, at such prices
as may be agreed upon by the warden,
directors, convict, and contractor, Ae
money SO earned to be collected by the
warden for the convict, the same as mo-
neys due the Institution from the con-
tractors, with the exception of three
months credit and the warden shall
permit the convict to send the amount
SO earned to his family, or retain it in
the Office of the institution, for the use
of the convict when his term expires a;
and in case the warden is dismissed, or
dies, or resigns before the expiration of
the sentence of the convict, who has
funds in his hands, he shall account for
the amount the same as for the funds of
the institutions in his possession. And
an ~ccurate and detailed account of all
such moneys received, and to whom pay
able, shall be kept by sail warden, in Il
book to be provided for that purpose.
Sec. 7. The warden is hereby au-
thorized and required, so far as praeti-
cable with existing. contracts, land al
contracts hereafter made for convict Ia
Dor, shall SO provide,) to classify the
convicts according to their age aud dis
position; placing all young mea under
twenty-one years of age, (unless the con-
duct of some shall forbid it, in a shop or
shops by themselves, and give them such
work as will be most beneficial to them
when disc harged aud persons convicted
of the higher crimes, or who shall be
convicted a second time of p~enitentiary
offences, or whose conduct Ra~aTS9e4iRre
it, shall be worked in a shop by them
selves, at such employment as the war
den may deem most fitting for them, or
profitable to the State.
Sec. 8. The warden shall attend t.
the purchasing Of all articles for thein-
stitution, clothing, provisions, medicines,
material for building or repairs, or raw
material to be manufactured in the pen
itentiary, shall have in charge the whole
operation of the institution, and shall
be its executive officer.
Sec. 9. The warden of the peniten-
tiary shall, within five days after the
close of each month, file with the Audit
or of State, a certified statement, in
which shall be set forth the names of
the several contractors for prison labor,
the amount due from each. at the close
of the next preceding month, and the
particular class of labor on which said
contract was based and upon receiving