The Trinity times., 1855-06-09
The State Prison.

General T.ul has surrendered TIE State
Prison 10 Governor Bielrr, and that insliu-
tinn. will for the preseut. be managed by ihe
gtntc. n will be rccolectod that The bili ap-
nominating 8 100000 to General Esilll for a
snrrcnder Of lis contract, and $5uOOO Tor
.he machinery. was vetoed by the Governor;
while the bll providing for the ooTernmrnt
or the Prison. which was intended by The
Tegi.lature 10 be turn measure, WAS APP
nrovcd. mad is now the law Of the land. II
l. stated that under the new arrangement
the erection of n substantial wall around The
prison wHl be Immediately commenced, and
will be completed by the lst Of September. -
The bin for tie, government OF the state
Prison provides that its management SHAH be
vested i'm a boald of three Directors, to be
elected by the LEGISLATURE in JOINT conyen'
ZION whose term ofl Office shall expire on the
Ist Of January next, and that there shall be
elected at the next general election Board
of Directors, whose term Of Office shall con
,inue for three years ~ the noxt general
election. therefore. three State Prison Drcc
iDrs will have 10 be elected by the people
hAch Of the Directors are required 10 give
bMbls IN tie sum Of $4,000 for the Faithful
discLnrpc Of thcir duties and shall reside at
the Prison, visit the prisoners ia their cells
and nj their work. and examine and inquire
into al matters connected with the govern
mcnt. discipline and police of the Prison;
the puuislImc employment, health. clcanli-
ness and general condlu upn oi the convicts,
the financial concerns and contracts for work
the purchase OF all arlirlcs provided for the
Prison, or sold on account tlercni. They
thall also inquire into the conduct OF the oill-
GERS Of the Prison, aud require from them re-
ports in relation 10 any or all OF the matters
above mentioned. The Directors also have
TO fcuHJVC TrUrn oTcc'ifgJ 's,}tr ,I1I ,...--
Ger for miscunducl--tol exercise q general
control over the offers, prisoners, budmgs
md business Of the rrson-to make On or
before the 18Th day Of January in each year,
m annual report TO the Legislature of the
state and condition Of the Prison and Of the
couvic,s confined therein, embracing the
county in which the conviction kas bad,
when committed, place oi birth, Rknuwn,)
name, age, sex, occupation, term of sentence,
when the same has or will expire, and such
other matters as may be Of general interest
intending "a copy Of the by laws aohplcd for
the government and regulation Of Phc Prison
to make quarterlYrrpnrt 10 theGovcruOi
of All moneys received during the qulrtor,
aud from ~ hat source received, now much
thereof has been expended aud TOR " bhi pur-
pose expended. aud certified cory "t all
contracts for work, on Ion tho purchase Of
materials f,r the Prison, or ir. the feeding
and clothing or the prisoners lherein. Tie
Directors are also required to..arPolnt out of
thcir number President. CldrN and W VAR
den. and the entire control and management
of the discipline, police and labor of the
Prison is vested IN the latter. The Cover
nor aud Compiroer aud Secretary Of State
are also constituted Board of Inspectors of
the state Prison, aud shall, whenever the>
drcm it necessary, visit the state Prison and
examine mto rs odars The, shall also
have au,horty To alter The regulations Of the
Pr SON. and olive direction for tlc manage.
mont Of lts al'urs to the B'ard of Directors
:. 4 HGaid