Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1858-07-14

every three months inspect the warden 5 ac-
count. different apartments of the prison, and
i',e condition Of the prisoners, and shall have
% ,wer To regulate and TX the appointment,
IA is aud salary ct all officer 'r asrn : oil
Tie p~,r-teunafN, nnt o.hrlwl>e Ir'''hep 90
! Av Law. ara sunUs.4Es on"r hei'r teton
dav If November. submit ~ the governor Il
he Siare a report Ufiae condition OF tn Pris-
on. together wIh suggestions as to the i'm
proveInents thai may appear To them neeessa-
Try.
Sec. l6. It shall be he duty ofthe warden
to provide al convicis with a clean straw bed
anda sufficiency of covering at all times 10
protect them from the inclemency of the sea-
son, and als9.with garments of a coarse mate
rial suited 10, and sufficient for the season;
and he shall furnish them with a suticiency
of Coarse but wholesome food, with such al
formation of food as in the opinion OF the ply
stefan of the penitentiary shall be most con-
ducive To the health of the prisoners; and 1t
shall be the duty Of the warden when IN his
opinion il shall be necessary, to employ suit
able persons to instruct the prisoners IN any
work in which they may be employed, and dC-
ring part Of the time OF his or her CONTINENT
as the court before whom such conviction
may be had shall direct to be in solitary cells,
such prisoner shall be confined in the solitary
cells, at such intervals and in such manner
az the warden may deem proper: and one or
more guards shall patrol said penitentiary at
least twice in every hour during the night,
until the hour oflabor on the succeeding morn
ing.
Sec. II. 1t shall not be lawfulto make use
Of a shower bath in the punishment oil a cons
Wet, but it shall be lawful TO punish prisoners
for the infraclien of the discipline. by solitary
CONTINENT in dark cells, or by deprivation of
food 9, bar .bap hraaJ and uatar auH any ,,ni-
Ger who shall violate any Of the provision of
this act shall be discharged fr.m his Office at
the discretion ofthe directors or warden; the
bylaws regulating The discipline of the pris-
on shall be printed in the language # the CON
Wet and posted in each cell, and o herwise
published so each prisoner shall Know them.
Sec. Is. Il shall be the duty of the deputy
warden TO keep q book in which shall be en-
tered a record of every infractiOn of the pub
lished rules OF discipline, with the name of
the prisoner SO guilty, which record shall be
submitted to the directors at their regular ses-
sion; and every prison .r who may have been
sentenced for a term of years, who shall at the
end of each month have no infraction of the
discipline so recorded against him, shall for
tic first month be entitled to a Giminution of
one day from The time he was sentenced tOthe
peniten;iary; and if at the ehd of the next
month no iufraction of the discipline Is recOr-
ded against him, he shall be entitled TO two
additional DAYS ~diminution from his sentence;
and If he shall continue 10 have no such rec
ord against him a thiri month, his time shall
be shortened three additional days; and he
shall be entitled to five days diminuiion OF
tune from his sentence for each subsequent
month lie shall so continue in his good behav-
ior; and ifany prisoner shall so pass the whole
time OF his sentence. or The remainder of The
+arp, Of Sanfanra .ffar this oct Shan faEa of
feet, he shall be entitled to a certificate there
of from the warden, and upon presentation
thereof to the governor, he shall be entitled TO
a restoration fall rights of citizenship which
may have been forfeited by his conviction;
and it shall be the duty of the warden to dis
such convict from the penitentiary
when he shall have served the time of his SEN
tencc less the number OF days he may be emit.
tied to have deducted therefrom, in the same
manner as if no such deduction had been
made; provided that if such convict shall be
guilty of the violation If the printed and pu b.
hshed rules of the prison after he shall, as
provided in tins section, have become entitled
10 a diminution of his term of service TO which
he has been sentenced, The directors shall
have The pow 81 20 deprive at their discretion,
such convict of q portion or all according to
The fragrance Of such violation of disciplined
Of the diminution of the term of sentence, 10
he had previously been by this act en-
Sec. 10. The warden shall furnish to each
sufficient light TO enable him to read
from the time he is shut up in the evening I'M
the ringing of the bell for going to bed, un-
the WARDEN his good cause TO believe that
1 convict is making an improper use thereof,
which case he shall not SO furnish.
Sec. 90. And provided, always. that moth
ing in this act shall be so construed as to in
,erfere with existing contracts for prison Ia
Dor, unless bycopsent of paItIes, in the event
IF which the same shall be Endorsed upon the
contract and signed by the parties,
shall be binding in all respects as
hough no change had been made.
SEES. 81. The directors and warden of the
shall. from time to time, estab-
ish by laws, rules and regulations for the
discipline and government thereof; and the
warden. for himself and his assistants, shall
be held responsible for the obser rance and
Of snch bylaws. rules and regula-
ions; Provided, always, that such bylaws,
'ules and regulations shall not be contrary to
aw; and the directors shall submit such by
avs, rules and regulations to the Legislature
It each session thereof; and provided, always,
nothing in this act shall be SO construed
Is to prevent officers OF the Ohio penitentiary
AOn hplulIS IhtAA lC~PSNbft OAAOSo uueAA
heir succrssurs in office shall be appointed
nd qualified.
Sec. %. That at the expiration of the
contracts for prison labor, it shall be
Tor the directors to enter into any
or permit such labor to by employed
ipon the business of eoopering either within J
r without the prison. q
Sec. %. The hospital of the peniteDtiary
hall, under such conditions as the directors.
7arden and physician may provide, be &C.
essible to the professors and students of S.ar-
Medical College, and other physicians of ,
Columbus, once a week, during the annual :
ollege terms, for clinical instruction; proyid- :
d that no convict shall be subjected by such
any involuntary examination or
urgical operation. !
Sec. 81. 1t shall be lawful for the direc- :
DIS and warden to sui ably reward, al their
secretion, any prisoner who by meritoriOus d
shall signally serve the interests of 5
be institution or the state; and may permit
ny extra reward to be given to prisoners, not
ltetfering with the interests of the state. 4
Sec %. That in every case in which a S
ew warden for the peniteutiary shall be ap-
The warden who's term of Office shall.
ave expired shall deliyero over 40 his success
r quiet and peacable possession of the peni- :
'ntiary buildings with all the property OF the i
latel IN his possession, together with the con- g
lets; and 1t shall be the dHly of such succeed n
e warden to give to his predecessor a receipt =
II the property and c~onvicts aforesaid; the 4
arden whose term of office shall have expire \
lall also make Out-under oath a full and de- Al
lied account of all the receipts and expendi- p
Tres of the enitentiary since his last annual N
port, or hat have not been heretofore repor- :
d TO the governor at any time during lis |
I'm of Office; also a true inventory. with the !
,ntract price ofall the property in his pos u
.ssion as such warden, belonging to the =
ate, consisting OF raw materials and manu- y
articles. medicines; forage and all !
inds of provisions provided for the peniten |
airy, and shall deliver the same over to his c.
recess n, together with all moneys. on hand, D
ating in full the sources of said moneys and :
e amount from each source; it shall be the {
lty of the succeeding warden to give TO his
in Office his receipt for such prop -
ty and moneys as may be scheduled and de- Jl
yered over to him as aforesaid.
Sec &c. The act providing for the ap- I
of officers of the Ohio penitentiary |
ID other purposes, passed April sth, 1856, az
the act TO amend an act entitled IAN act ii
for the. appointment of officers of
e Ohio penitentiary fixing their compensa Y
IN, prescribing their duties, and deiermin-
o. the manner of WORKING convicts nassej n