American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-06-10
live IaOfl.rs per month, to be determined BY

That no hdfson SO employed shall De entltl-
ed to, OF receive, any perqusltes, IN tne sbepe
Of board, PROVISIONS corrages or horses, OF ON
erWiss, either Tor themselves or families; or
shall Be permitted to receive any compe enSaton
or reward, ,-ol any description, from contractors
And if any person so employed shall receive
any compensation OF reward, OF any description
from any contractor, TO promote the interest," OF
advantage Ofsueh contTselor, orshall InaHe use
of any. pTopeIty, Of any description; belonging
10 the penitentiary, for lis own p:ivale pur-
pose. such person shall be deemed guily OF
misdemeanor, and upon eonyleuou thefeoi'
shall be fined in any sum not exceeding hve
/ hundred dollars. and be imprisoned in the
county iail not exceeding sixty days, and shall
be discharged from his Office. And ifany Of
6cer procure ihe escape Of any coneict, or con
niye at, or aid, or assist in, The escape OF any
convict from the penitentiarY whe her such
escape or moi, he shall, upon conviction there
of, be seDteneed 10 hard labor IN the pepiten-
tary for any term not less than one nor more
than three years.
Sec. 5. Ii shall be the duty Of The directors
to appoint chaplain OF the Ohio PenitentiarS
who shall hold his office during The pleasure
| of the directors; and who shall receive an an.
nual compensation not exceeding eight hnn-
frsd dollars 10 be paid quarterly out OF the Wis
Iiors fund. on The der Of the directors. The
chaplain shall be regularly ordained MINIS
tier OF the gospel, in good standing in some one
of the denomlns tions OF this stnte, who shall
he competent to teach the FIRST Tudlments Of IN
English education; !. and who shall reside in or
near the peniientiary, and devote his whole
time and ability to the interest OF the convicts
confined therein; and shall, in addition to his
clercal services. teach such Of The convIcts as
he and the warden mny select, the art OF writ
linz, reading, arithmetic and geography, al such
hours as may be found most conducive 10 the
interests OF the institution Minor cOnvicts
shall he instructed separate and apart from
convicts who are not minors. And II 1t shall
! be found necessary for the purposes Of nstruc
tion to prisoners, Tie chaplain may, with the
; consent Of the directors, appoint an assistant
who shall be paid not more than three hun
dred dollars per annnm, out ofthe visitors fund
on the order of the directors.
Sec G. That each convict possessing fsi
kno wledge Of reading, writing and arithmetic
shall be kept at worn every day in The year
Sundays excepted, not excredmg Zen hours pc
day.
, Sec. l. The warden is hereby authorized
and required, so far as practicable with exist
iEg contra Is iand all contTacls hereafter mnd'
for convict labor shal so provide, to class
the convlets according to their age and dispo
sltion; placing all young men nader twenty
one ye rs Of age, luniess the conduct OF th
same shall forbid itj in shop or shops b,
themselves, and give them such work ns vii
be most beneficial to them when discharged
and persons convicted of the higher crimes, o
who shall he convicted second time Ol penn
tenrary o1encec, or whose conduct may re
4 qure It, shall be worked in shop by them
selves at such employment as he warden ma
deem most fitting for them, or profitable TO th
state.
y Sec. 8. The warden shall attend TO tn
n purchasing OF all articles for the institution
i clothing, provisions, medicines, material 70
= building or repairs, or raw material to be man
ufactured in the penitentiary; shall have i
n charge the whole operation OF the institution
Il and shall be its executive officer.
q Sec. 0. The warden of the penllentlnT
# shall. within five days after the close Of far
month, file with The auditor Of state certif
=, ed stat ment, in which shall be set forth tn
. | names Of the seversl contractors for prison ID
bor, the amount due from each at the close
20 the next proceeding month, and the particuli
. class OF labor on which said contract was base
y aud upon receiving such certified statemen
:, the auditor Cf state shall forthwith issue TO I'll
!. treasurer OF state his drafts on the several pc
sons from which such money is due, and Il
treasurer OF state shall cause the same 10
/. Immediately presented and pod, and sha
/. prepare and deliver triplicate receipts therei'
~ one of whi' shall be for the use Of the perso
M by whom the money rs paid, aud one each
". the auditor Of state and warden Of the pen
us teniiary.
m Sec. 10. All moneys due the institution
a, rising from sources other han those Speclh'
y. in the next proceeding section; shall be pa
4. to the warden, who shall pay over the same
a tn" treasurer ofstate at the close Of each mon
re- aud such moneys shall be certified into Il
= treasury in the same manner that other mo
nv afA raTiifiau inin the and IOT
no moneys so paid over by The warden, dupica
M receipts shall be given, one OF which shi
he be forthwith deposited with the auditor OF sta
h.. and the other re aimed by the warden II
'lv and detailed statement of all such moneys 7
90 ceived and paid over 10 the treasurer Of stat
n shall be made out by the warden at the clio
he OF each quarter of tie year; such stateme
nv shall set forth the several amounts receive
I'M from whom, at what time 4 on what account
m and shall be Immediately deposited with {
% auditor Of state,
pr Sec. IL. All accounts for claims again
al the penien,iary for salaries, provisions, clot
ing, medicines, repairs, buildings, fuel, Sr
of shall be cer fled by the warden, counleTSig
,e ed by the clerk, and endorsed on the back al
M proved by at least two of the directors, NJ
10 presented TO the auditor Of state, who sha
. examine and adjustthe same, and il found CO
:, rect, shall issue bills, payable at the treasnT
/. for the sums which shall be found due, spec
8 Tying in each bill the date Of its issue, Il
a name OF the person 10 whom payable, aud II
Is appropriation from which II is to be paid
lr Sec. 70. All contracts for provisions, cot
on ing, medicines, forage. fuel, buildings or 7
for pairs, where the amount shall exceed the su
he OF one hundred dollars, shall be given to Il
n lowest bidder, No bids herein authorize
Tly shallbe received, or contract made in puTS
nd ance thereof, unless the same be reasonabl
of and not greater than the usual market vail
eT and price. So far as possible, the letting
ch contracts shall be let as herein provided Il
III but no other contracts shall be let to run mo
ID than six months, nor shall hny contract be Va
id until approved by the auditor and ntom
of general. Notice Of the time and place of lt
,ld ting each contract shall be given Tor at leS
.so two consecutive weeks in two daily newSp
o( per in Columbus, and in one of the weekly \
ed peIs published IN each OF the counties ndjoi
mr.. ing franklin county, and in such otter papt
IIv as the warden may deem expedient; and whe
i've any two bids shalt be equal, the wardtn m
on select Gny one Of them as the person who sh
,nd have the conlractj and snch contractor sh
ed give bond and security, to the satisfaction
fuI the directors, for the faithful performance
,ra his contract.
he Sec, 10. All contracts for working convit
all shall be given TO The highest bidder, the Il
he ting Of which he directors shall give at lei
OF six weeks notice, in two daily OF weekly 7
a pers In the city Of Columbus, two in the city
as. Cincinnati, and one in the city OF Clevelar
&c. and all contractors shall be reQuired by I
fir directors TO give security to the State Of OF
and for the faithful performance of their contrac
and in such amounts as the directors, in their iudl
and ment, may think proper and right.
the Sec. IA. Convicts may be hired in any nu