Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1857-06-24
WHOLE NO. 2125.
LAWS OF OHIO.
PUBLIsHED nv AUTHORTTY,
No. 176. AN ACT

| NO. 10. AN ACI
Relating to overwork In the Penentiary and moneys
Of fconvicts.
SECTION I. Be 1t enacted 6y the General .sssemBEy
the State Of OAio That section six Of an act en
tied an act providing for the appointment Of officers
OF the Ohio Pepitentiary fixing their cOmpensation
prescribing their duties, and determining the manner
Of working cOnyicts, passed April g, 1885, be amend
ed to read as follows: II shall be the duty Of the
Warden and Directors Of the Ohio Penitenary make
such arrangements with the contractors who have
contracts for convict labor ana make all future
contracts rs VIII permit the eonVlcts to have GER
tin amount OF labor allotted them each day for days
work. and the time gained, after the performance OF
Of the task. may be occupied in attending the prison
school, in labor for the contractor at the same rate
the contractor pays the State for the work. and
any convict, who shall have made overwork shall
for any be unable to make full work any other
day days, do deduction shall be made from his
work earnings on that account The money so earned
shaIl be certified to the Auditor of State in the
manner money cue from contractors is certified
by section nine of the act to which this is amendaory
and the Auditor shall forthwith issue to the Treasurer
of State his draft the several parties from whom
such Overwork money is due. and the Treasurer CT
State shall the to be Immediately presented
and paid. And accurate and detailed account OF
said Overwork and all other money belonging the
book provided for that purpose, and shall also enter
and sign the monthly in pass book, which the
prisoner may keep for that purpose.
SEC ?. 1t is hereby made the duty OF the Warden Of
the Ohio Pententary report forthwith to the Audi
tor Of State the amount Of OverwOrk and other money
in his possession belonging to the several convicts OF
Warden report quarterly to the Auditor Of State
the amount Of money deposit with him to the credit
Of the several eOnVics from all sources not otherwise
provided for by law and it is made the duty Of the Au
tor OF State the receipt Of said reports provided
for in this section, to issue forthwith to the Treasurer
Of State his draft the Warden for the money report
ed the credit Of the several convcts and the Treas
Of State shall cause the same to be Immediately
presented and paid
SEC J. All overwork or other moneys belonging to
conviets paid into the State Treasury in pursuance
with the provisions Of this aet shall there remain for
safe keeping. to be paid out the joint order Of d.
rector and prisoner to whom such money may be due
in favor Of Of the prisoners family
relations, and the Auditor OF State SHALL the receipt
OF said order, issue his warrant the Treasurer Of
State for the amount Of said order: Provided that at
the expiration Of the term Of sentence Of any prisoner
to whom money is due, the same may be drawn his
own order.
SEC 4. That section six OF the act to the which this
is amendatory, be and the same is hereby repealed
SEc. s. This act to take effect and be in force from
nj after It's passage. y. II. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
THOMAS IL. FORD,
President OF the Senate.