Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1856-04-30
April 5th, 1856.
AN ACT

No. "a. AN ACT
10 Provide Tor the establishment Of the Ohio Reform
School.
Of the STATE Of Ohio. That there shall he established
as hereinafter provided, an institution for the disci
pline, correction and reformation Of juvenile offenders
to lie designated, the Ohio Reform School, to which
may be committed for disci pline. correction, and in,
struction such persons n It exceeding twenty years Of
age as may be convicted of crimes the punishment
whereof is now confinement in the peniientiary- and
such other persons as it may be hereafter provided by
SECTION ?. That there shall be appointed by the
Governor by and with tire ADVICE OF the Senate, three
Commissioner whose duty it shall he to make inquiry
in regard TO a suitable site for the buildings of said Re
form School, to receiver sitionsi in regard to dona'
tions Of land and money and to make full report upon
the subject At the time specified in section three Ofthis
at
SECTION J. The commissioners shall have power to
employ a Competent architect, to furnish plans and
specifications for the necessary buildings; and two Of
them, accompanied, If necessary, BY the architect,
shall visit three OF the principal institutions of this
kind in the United States, make diligeat inquiry in re-
gard TO the construction, arrangement and cost OF
buildings, and the employmenls. discipline and educa
ton of the inmates; and the commissioners shall re-
port to the General Assembly, within ten days from the
commencement of the next session thereof, the result
of these observations and inquiries, together with such
other useful matter as they may think desirable-and
in so doing they shall give full and exact information
in regard to the cost of buildings for the Ohio Reform
School.
SECTION 4. Before entering upon the duties Of their
uCc II COMMISSIONER ~ give touu 10 N
State OF Ohio in the penal sum of five thousand dollars
to be approved by the governor, conditioned for the
faithful performance Of their duty; and in case of va
cancy arising in said board Of commissioners whether
from death, resignation OF otherwise, the governor
shall have power to fill such vacancy by appointment;
and the person so appointed shall hold his office until
the close of the next succeeding session of the Iegisla.
ture.
SECTION ). Each Of said commissioner shall he al
lowed three dollors per day for his services while act
uaily employed in the duties Of his appointment: and
also such travelling and incidental expenses as are an
thorized by the provisions Of this act; and The archi
tect shall be paid only for the time during which he i,
employed, together with necessary travelling expenses
SECTION 6. To meet the expenditures authorized by
this act, there shall he paid. on the approval of the
governor. out of any moneys in the treasury not other
wise appropriated, a sum not exceeding one thousand
dollars.
SECTION :. The commissioners shall make no con.
tract in anticipation Of appropriations made for their
use by the Gen raj Assembly, and for any contract SO
by them made in anticipation OF such appropriations,
they shall be held responsible in their private capaci-
ties to the persons so contracted with.
N. II. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
THOMAS II. ORD