The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1858-04-23


remove them for good ana sufficient
cause. The appointeos shall participate
in the manual labor and other exercises
upon said farm, and all or any Of
them shall, before being intrusted with
money, give bond and security to be Np-
proved by said board Of commissioners,
A majority Of said board shall be 4 qUor-
uui, aud vacancies in il shall be filled as
the original appointments are made, ex-
cept whom the general assembly is not in
session, and then by che governor
until tho twentieth day Of the next ses-
sion Of tho general assembly. The board
shall report annually to The governor on
lor before the twentieth Of November,
which repor. shall contain full aud do.
taiiVd accounts Of the fiscal affairs Of the
state rctorm farm and its management aud
condition, as well as Of all reform schools
in the sta.ei and tho governor shall
transmit the same 10 the general asscm-
| bly, with his annual messape. Said board
Of commissioners shall have power TO
erect. repair, remove. alter orrebuild any
building, and have them arranged for the
Accommodation Of such number Of youth.
for each family building!as may be deemed
most useful; also to Greet and control
the farming and ou!tivatiug OF tho land Z,
fruit trees, vines and crops Of every de-
soription and shall dispose Of the pro.
duets thereof 10 the best possible advan-
tage. The said board shall, however,
guard carefully against cmbe2zIemont, by
making aud enforcing rules aud regdla-
tions and proper checks upon all money
transactions 80 that thoro may be strict
and frequent accountability, aud all mon
ey realized from the sale Of any crops
may bo used for the purposes Of said
state reform farm, In adition TO appro-
pratjous, to be reported, however, to tho
auditor Of state quarterly, and annually
to the governor and the auditor and
treasurer Of state dro hereby directed to
refund the ifty-six dollars aud forty cents
heretofore paid into the treasury by the
j board Of commissioners as proceeds Of
produce sold to by sail stats reform to
be disposed Of as herein provided Sad
commissioners shall also have power
to support, instruct, employ, remuner
ate, regulate, punish aud control the
youth detained on said farm, and for th.s
purposes TO enter into all requisite con,
tracts and agreements, and to adopt all
rules and regulations, and to do all things
necessary and desirable to render the
said state reform farm elIicacioua for re
forming the inmates according to tht
true intent aud meaning Of this act. SaiC
= board Of commissioners are hereby au
thotized purchase Of John d. Martin
{ Of Lancaster to eighty (S0) acres of Ian,
= referred TO in their annual report, and T.
use therefor tho unexpended portion o
the appropriation made in Sec 8. of th
act to which this act is an amendment
amounting to S584,25, taking from sale
j. D. Martin such warranty of.tiLle as tn,
governor shall approve.
SEQ. No commissioner or employe,
upon said state reform farm shall be per
sonslly interested in any contract, pur
chase or sale made, or any business car
ried on in behalf Of or for said reform
farm, and all contracts, purchases, Of
sales made in violation of this section,
shall be held and declared null and void
and all moneys paid to such contractor
) or employee, or to any person for theil
! benefit, in whole or In part in oousidera
tion Of such purchases, contracts, or sales
may be recovered back by civil suit; tc
be instituted, in the namo of the state Of
Ohio, against such contractors or en-.
ployee, or person acting in their behalf
and in addition, it is hereby made the du-
: ty Of the governor, and the board Of com.
missioners, as tho case may be, upon
proof satisfactory Of the fact Of such in
terest, to Immediately remove the com,
: missioner or employee delinquent, as
, aforesaid, and to report the facts to the
attorney gen lral, who shall take such le
) gal steps in the premises as he shall deem
expedient.
? Sec. 8. No building upon sal reform
farm shall cost, in addition to the labo
Of the inmates, and the materials obtain
ed upon the farm, more than So 900, MOI
shall any family building, in addition tt
j the labor and materials as aforesaid, cos
more than $1,000, All buildings shal
be plainly and substantially constructed
and no expendtuFe shall be made in ex.
cess of appropriations; and for all ex
penditures, contracts, or debts, in viola
+ iion hereof, the commissioner. officer, o.
employee, voting or agreeing..to the same
shall be liable in his individual eapaci'
ty.
Sec. 10. It shall be lawful for the board
, Of commissioners aforesaid to receiy,
q upon said reform farm, aud detain ther,
under their ,control and guardianship
such male youth as may be received anC
: detained Ia houses Of refuge, under sec
s tions 6, 7, S and o; Of the said act. enti
tied Can act TO authorize the establish
d ment Of houses Of refuge" and the man
0 ner and form prescribed in sections tel
5 and eleven Of said act, in reference to IN,
: examination and commitment Of suol
{ youth, is hereby exteRdol to snd shall b
I held to apply to the examination ant
e commitment Of youth to said reform
q farm; and all powers vested by the ao
9 aforesaid ia the board Of directors of the
4 house Of refuge. with reference to suol
( institutions, Is hereby conferred upo
o said board Of commissioners, in referenc
20 the state reform, provided that thi