The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1857-05-28

officer or employee of any reform schoof,
shall be interested in any purchase or
sale made in behalf Of, or in any business
carried on in such reform school; and for
any violation of this provision, said com
missioner, officer or employee, shall be
subject to fine, not exceeding double
the amount Of such interest, to be recoy-
cred before any court of competent Ju-
risdiction, by the Attorney General, in
the name of the State Of Ohio. In ad-
dition, it is hereby made the duty of the
Governor, and said Commissioners, as
the. case may be, upon proof satisfactory
to them of the fact of such interest, to In
stantly fenaoye tie cqrlm2issioner, q % r., oftcef
or employee in question. ~
? Sec. d. III There shall be established a
temporary reform school. to be- called
the House of Refuge for females into which
shall be removed the females confined
in the House of refuge Of Cincinnati; and
into said Cincinnati House of Refuge
there shall no other but male youth be
received; and into said House of Refuge
for females there shall be received such
female youth from ell parts of the State.
as under the laws regulating said Cineln-
natl House of Refuge, may be sent thith-
err. and in all cases when received, said
minor females shall be under the entire
control of said Board of Commissioners
and the matrons, officers AMI employees
appointed by them. until of legal age. or
until discharged by the order of said
Board of Commissioners, by being ap-
prenticed, or otherwise, or in due process
os law. The said board of Commission
ers shall have power to apprentice said
female minor, in accordance with the laws
of this State concerning apprentices, and
in said Board Of Commissioners shall be
vested all powers now or hereafter vested
in the Board of Directors of the Cincin-
nati.House of Refuge, as far as the same
are applicable to the said House of Re-
fuge for Females. Said Board of Com
misyioners shall, as soon as possible,
rent, for the purposes Of said House Of
Refuge for Females, suitable building,
and put the same into proper order and
repair as may be needful for the reception
and safe keeping OF the inmates to be re-
moved thither, or received therein, as
prescribed in this section; and for the rent
aforesaid, for necessary repairs, for fuel,
for the food, clothing and proper employ
ment of the inmates, and the wages Of
the matrons. officers and employees, and
the general maintenance of said House Of
Refuge for Females, during the ensuing
year. there are hereby appropriated five
thousand dollars, 10 be paid on the order
of said Board Of Commissioners. accom-
panied by the proper vouchers, upon the
warrant Of the Auditor Of State.
SEc 5. All Houses of Refuge hereaf-
ter established shall be either solely for
males or solely for females; and any city
of this State that shall establish, under
the laws thereof, a House Of Refuge for
females, upon plans and specifications,
and of dimensions approved by the Board
of Commissioners created by this act, shall
be entitled to receive annually the sum
of five thousand dollars from the State
/ Treasury: Provided that no more than
one such House of Refuge shall, as de-
signated by said Board of Commissioners.
be entitled to said sum from the State.
And provided further: That the Board
of Directors Of said House of Refuge for
Females, shall especially agree by con
tracts duly made between them and the
said Board of Commissioners and ratified
by the Governor, which contracts they
are hereby authorized to make, to re
.ceive into said House of Refuge, to the
number Of fifty, such female youth from
all parts Of the State, and from the tenn
porary House of Refuge for Females, as
may be sent thither in accordance with
this act. And provided further: That
at any time after five years from the pas
sage of this act, the State may discontin-
ue the payment of said FIVE thousand dol
lars per annum, to any city that may es
.tablish said House Of Refuge for Females
in which event the Board of Directors O
said House of Refuge for Females shall
be released from all obligation to receive
therein female youth from the State
And the sum of five thousand dollars il
hereby appropriated, to be paid to The
Board OF Directors of such House of Re
fuge for Females, for the current year, or
the order Of the said Board of Commits
sloners and the warrant Of the Auditor
OF State. out of any moneys not otherwise
appropriated, and into the House Of Re
fuge, when established as aforefaid, thu
females in the temporary House of Re
fuge, provided in the preceding section
shall be removed, and said temporar,
House of Refuge shall thereupon be clio
} sed and discontinued.
SEC. 6. The said Board of Commits
! sloners are hereby authorized and direct
ed to enter at once into the proper con
tracts and arrangements with the Boarc
OF Directors of the House of Refuge @
Cincinnati, and said directors are hereb'
: also authorized and directed to enter into
/, make and execute such contracts and ar
rangements for the reception into sal
), House of Refuge,a as soon as the female
Il shall be- removed into the other House O
u Refuge provided in section four, of sue,
u OF the male youth from all parts of N
e State, not exceeding one hundred in npm
e Der, at least four-ffths of whom shall +
g from without tLe city Of Cincinnati !
y may under the law regulating said II
and the provisions OF this ACT. +
Is received therein, and such youth. wbe
Z so received. shall be subject to all II
ot rules of said Institution; and upon Ii
,r due execution of such contract. rattle
1t by the Governor, said Board Of Directo
e shall be entitled to receive annually Il
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