The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1854-11-08
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1871 AN ACt.
Providing for the appointment 70 officers Of the
Ohio Penitentiary, fixing their compensation
manner of working Convicts.
SECTION /. Belt enacted By the Gen
eraI assembly Of tie tate Of Ohio, That
there shall be appointed by the Gov
ernor, by and with the advise and con-
sent of the Senate. three directors of the
Ohio Penitentiary, one of whom shall
hold his Office for the term of two years,
one for the term of four years, and one
for the term of six years and until their
successors are appointed and qualified
but no person shall be eligible to the
Office of director who is a contractor in
the Penitentiary, or interested directly
or Indirectly, IN any branch of business
carried on In said institution; and should
a director become interested, either
directly or indirectly, in any business
carried on in said institution, during his
term Of ONCE, it shall be good cause for
his removal and upon information
given of such fact, or for other cause,
which, IN the opinion of the Governor,
is sufficient, the Governor is hereby au-
thorized and required to remove such
director. Which removal and the rea-
Sons therefor, he shall cause to be enter
ed upon the journals of the Penitentiary,
and report the same to the next session
Of the General Assembly. The said
directors first appointed under this act,
tohold their Offices according to the rota-
tion in which their names are presented
to the Senate; the first named for two
years, the second for four, and the third
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whom, before entering upon the duties
of their Office, shall take and subscribe
an oath or affirmation to support the
CONSTITUTION of the Uuited States and of
dhe State of Ohio, and to faithfully and
diligently discharge the duties of such
director. In case of a vacancy in said
board ofdirecters, by death, resignation
or otherwise, during a recess of the Sen
ate, the same shall be filed by the Gov
ernor until the next meeting ofthe Gen
eral Assembly. Said directors to re-
ceive three dollars per diem for the time
actually employed in the discharge of
their duties, to be paid ont of the Treas
ury of State, on the certificate of the
Warden, that said services have been
performed.
SEC. 2. At the first meeting of the
board of directors under this act, they
shall chose one of their number as presi-
dent of the board, whose duty it shall
be to visit the institution every two
weeks, examine the workshops, cells,
rooms, and the books and vouchers of
the Warden, and enter the result Of his
investigation in a book called a journal,
to be provided for that purpose. And
after the expiration of the term of ap-
pointment of the first president, as di-
rector, then the oldest member of the
board shall thereafter act as president
during his term of Office. 1t shall be
the duty of all the directors to meet at
the Office of the penitentiary every three
months, to make a quarterly settlement
of the accounts of the warden. and liz
spect the various departments and shops
of the institution, and record the result
of their investigation in the journal.
signed by each member present, if all
shall be agreed. If otherwise, the opin-
ions of the dissenting members shall &C
on record.
SEQ. 3. The directors shall appoint