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

of ten thousand dollars per annum, to
the Board of Directors of said House of
Refuge Of Cincinnati, in which event said
Board Of Directors of said House OF Re-
-fuge of Cincinnati shall be released from
all obligatit n to receive therein any youth
from The State. And there is hereby ap.
propriated for the purpose aforesaid, the
sum of ten thousand dollars for the cur
rent year, to be paid on the eorder of said
Board of Commissioners, upon the war
rant of the Auditor of State, out of any
moneys in the State Treasury not other
wise appropriated; Provided that no pay
ment shall be made under the authority
conteined in the fifth and sixth sections OF
this act, exceeding the rate Of one hun
dred dollars per anpum for each inmate
of such House of Refuge sent there By the
Statas-nnd at fha: rate per annum where
such inmate shall be kept for q fraction of
a year. f.afa4.s7s T,..
SEC. Z. There shall be established a
Reform School to be called the Ohio State
Reform Farm for the reception of such
youth therein as may be sent thither un-
der section nine of this act. and as may
be provided By, law.
SIC. 8. The said State Reform Farm
shall be established by the Board of
Commissioners, and under their control
and supervision, upon body of land
containing as near as may be, one thou
sand acres of land, the site of which the
said Board of Commissioners are hereby
authorized and directed to select and con-
tract for, by and with the advice and
consent of the Governor. at a price not
exceeding fifteen dollars per acre. the tt
tie to be examined and approved by the
Attorney. General, and the price agreed
upon to be paid on the order of said Board
OF Commissioners, upon the warrant OF
the Auditor OF State, out of any moneys
IN the treasury, not otherwise appropri-
ated and the sum of fifteen thousand
dollars is hereby appropriated for that
purpose.
Sec. g. Immediately upon the pur-
chase of said farm, as provided in the
preceding section, and obtaining posses
sion thereof, the said Board Of Commits
sioners shall proceed to erect one or more
suitable buildings for the reception and
accommodation of forty male youth, and
the necessary officers and employees; and
as soon as the said build sngs shall be
completed, the said Board of Commits
sionefs shall call upon the directors of
the House of Refuge of Cincinnati, or up
on the Directors of the Ohio Penitentiary
or the officers of any Jail in the State, for
the purpose Of receiving therein male
| youth to; the number of forty, such as
said Board of Commissioners shall deem
suitable for. being received upon said
State Reform Farm; and said forty boys
| shall constitute the first family of said Re
form Farm, and with the labor of these
youth, and that Of the officers and en-
plovees, further buildings and accommo-
dations shall be erected as may be re
quired for the reception of youth sent
thither, as provided in the succeeding
section. The discipline and general ar.
rangement of said State Reform Farm
shall be such as may be introduced anc
established by said Board of Commission
ers not inconsistent with the provisions o
this act. 1t is hereby specially given, a;
an instruction to be implicitly followed
that the buildings upon said State Reform
Farm, for any one family, shall be plain
not costing more than two thousand dol
lars that the buildings for joint use
such as the school house and meeting
house. shall be of the same plain charac
ter; and that no one building, of any
kind whatsoever. shall be erected thereon
whose cost shall exceed three thousane
dollars. The said State Reform Farm
in all its regulations, shall be conducted
with reference to making it self sustain
ing institution The State shall incur on
ly the expense of the original purchas'
money, the erection of permanent i'm
provements, and the outfit for the frs
year. The said Board of Commissioners
shall bear in mind these instructions. ant
shall keep constantly in view the physi
: cal, intellectual and moral improvement
Of the youth committed to their charge
For the pafpose of erecting the building
! and Indispensable improvements specifics
: in this section, for fuel, for the food raj
ment and proper education and employ
ment Of the inmates, and the salary, pc
diem, and wages Of the said Board @
Commissioners, and the officers and EN-
i ployees of the said State Reform Farm
for the ensuing year, the sum of ten thou
F sand dollars is hereby appropriated, t
: be paid out of any moneys in the treasur
; not otherwise appropriated on the orde
e Of the said Board of Cor missioners
: upon the warrant of the Auditor of State
SEC 10. Whenever any minor NAL
' under the age of eighteen, or female IN
: der the age Of sixteen, shall be foun
guilty Of an offense or. crime against th
: laws Of this State, the court. in its discre
: ton. shall have powerto sentence the de
: fendant to be committed to a reforr
school, designating the particular one.-
# The Governor shall be and is hereby au
Y thorized, at his discretion, to commut
!, the punishment of such conyicts unde
: the ages respectively fixed by this &C
d as now are, or hereafter may be ser
S fenced to the Penitentiary, and to sen
f them to Reform School. And all pc
b sons under the ages aforesaid, may,
e the discretion of the Board Of Director
+ thereof, be received into said Refor
e School, who by law, may be sent to ar
IS House of Refuge.
l. SEC. IL. In all cases when receiye'
e said minors shall be under the control
n the authorities Of the Reform School
u n l. J<.f1 rrol or mr.