The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1858-06-09

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shall have, either in person, or by some
visitor and examiner appointed by them,
full access at all seasonable hours to any
such reformatory for the purpose of ex-
aiming into its condition, and at least
once every three months, the court of
common pleas, for the county in which
a reformatory is located, shall appoint
two fit and discreet persons to examine
into the conduct of the respective Off
GERS and managers, aud the behavior and
condition of the inmates, and whether
any abuses exist, and if they discover
any abuses or abuses they are hereby re-
quired to report in writing to the said
court, which may roceed to hear aud
determine said charges, aud if the facts
reported are substantiated, may a judge
the reformatory abolished, %whereupon
tho youth detained therein by authority
of law shall be removed to another re-
form school within this state, or dis
charged, as the said court shall direct.
SEC. Is. The city council of any city
of this state, whether a house of refuge
be already established in or for said city
or not, shall have power to erect and
establish, within the limits thereof, or in
it's vicinity, a house of refuge for fe-
males, under and in accordance with the
said act ~entitle Gan act to authorize the
establishment of houses of refuge" and
an city establishing such a house of ref
uge within a year from the passage of
this act, upon a body of land, and upon
plans and specifications approved by
the board of commissioners for reform
schools, shall be entitled to receive the
sum of five thousand dollars from the
state treasury to be expended in the
purchase of the body of land for the
said house of refuge or in providing
building for the same or in payment for
both land and buildings, as the case may
be; provided, that only one such house
of refuge shall, as designated by said
board of commissioners, be entitled to
receive said sum from the state.
SEC. 10. The board of directors OF
| the house of refuge for females SO estab-
lished shall, upon the completion of the
same be entitled to receive annually the
sum of five thousand dollars in consid-
Grafton of the due execution and per-
Torrance of the following contract, that
is to say; the board of directors afore-
said shall agree with the board of COM
missioners of reform schools by contract
in writing which contract both the board
of directors and the beard of commits
%sioners are hereby authorized to make
and enter into, if approved and ratified
by the governor, that they, the said
board of directors will receive into the
said house of refuge for the period of
FIVE years, and properly employ, main
tain, educate, clothe, feed and safely
keep, to the number of fifty, such female
youth from all parts of the state as may
under the laws of this stale be sent to
any house of refuge; and for the objects
contemplated in this and the preceding
sections, the sum of ten thousand dollars
is hereby appropriated for the year 1858,
and for the object contemplated in this
section the sum of five thousand dollars
for the year 1859, to be paid on the or
der of the board of commissioners for
reform schools upon the warrant of the
auditor of state, out of any moneys not
otherwise appropriated.
Sec. 90. The board of commissioners
for reform schools are hereby authorized
to enter into contracts with the board of
directors of the house of refuge at Gin
cinnati and the board of di; ectors afore-
said is also authorized to contract with
said board of commissioners for the re-
eeption into, and employment, mainten-
ance, feeding, clothing, educating and
safe keeping in said house of refege for
the period of five years, (the female
youth having been removed therefrom,)
of such of the male youth from all parts
of the state, to the number of one hun
bred, lat east foul ffths of whom shall
be from without the city of Cincinnati,
as may under the law authorizing the
establishment of houses of refuge and
this act, be committed therein; and upon
due execution Of said contract, and its
approval and ratification by the COVER
nor, the said board of directors shall be
entitled to receive the sum of ten thou
sand dollars per annum, to be duly ex-
pended by said board of directors for
said house of refuge; and there is here
by appropriated for this purpose the sum
of ten thousand dollars for the year 1858,
and ten thousand dollars for the year
1859, to be paid on tho order of
the board of commissioners for reform
schools, upon the warrant of the auditor
of state, out of any moneys in the treas
ury not otherwise appropriated.
Sec. 2I. The said board of commits
may, in the uams-and in behalf
of the state, receive volunteers convey
ances of gifts, and grants of real and
! ersonal property of every description,
to be used and expended and duly re-
ported as herein provided for the pur-
poses of this act.
Sec. %. The state reform farm is
declared a special school district,
and shall be entitled to receive its due
share of school moneys and books, ac
to the number of inmates there
in.
Sec. %. The act entitled "an act to
for the establishment of reform
Schools" passed April l6, 1857, is here
BY repealed; provided however, that this
shall not affect any rights accrued
the state or individuals by said act,
any appropriation therein made.
Sec. "a. This act shall take effect
apon its passage.
WILLIAM B. WOODS,
Speaker of the House Of Reps.
MARTIN WELKER,
President Of the Senate.
April 2, 1858.