American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-06-10

stTuct The prisoners IN any Wot6 IN Wnlcn they
may be employed. aud during part Of the time
of his or her con nhnement as he court bei1re
whom such conviction may be bad shall dIect
10 be in solitary cells, such prisoner shall be
confined in the solitary cells, Of such intervals
and in such manner as the wsrSen' may deem
proper; and one or more guards shall patrol
said penilentiaIy at least twice every hour
lufing the night, until the hour Of labor on the
succeeding morning.
Sec. II. II shall moi be lawful to make use Of
shower bath in the punishment OF a convict
but it shall be lawful TO punish prisoners for
the infraction Of the discipline, by solitary con
fnement in dark cells, or deprivation OF food
other than bread and water. and any officer
who shall violate any Of the provisions OF This
act shall be discl arged from his office at the
discretion Of the directors or warden; the by
laws regulating the discipline Of the prison
shall be printed in the language Of the convict
and posted in each cell, and Otherwise pub
lishsd so eacbprisoner shall know them.
Sec. is. 1t shall be the duty Of the deputy
warden to keep book in which shall be en-
tered record Of every infrcction Of the pub
lshed rules of discipline, with the name OF the
prisoner so guilty, which record shall be sub
mited 10 the directors at their regular sessions
and every prisoner who may have been SEN
Ienced for a term Of years, who shall at the
end Of each month have no infractlon OF the
discipline so recorded against him, shall for
the first month be entitled TO dimiGution Of
day from the tiric he was sentenced to the
penitentiary; aud il at the end of the next
month no infrscion OF the discipline is record
ed against him, he shall be entitled TO two al
ditional days diminution from his sentence;
and il he shall continue 10 have no such
record against him thhd month, his time
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he shall be entitled to five days diminution OF
time from his sentence for each subsequent
month he shall so continue in his good behav
or; and II any prisoner shall so pass his whole
time of his sentence. OF The remainder OF the
erm Of sentence, after this act shall Ia ke ffec
he shall be Cntited TO certificate thereof from
the warden, and upon presentation thereof TO
the governor, he shall he entitled 10 restoration
of all rights occilzenship W hich may have been
forfeited by his conviction; and ii shall be the
duty Of The warden to discharge such convict
from the Lenilentiary when he shall have ser
we'd The time Of his sentence less the number
Of days he may be entitled to have deducted
therefrom, in the same manner as II no such
deduction had been made; provided that ifsucb
convict shall he guilty Of the violation OF the
: printed and published rules ofthe prison after
he shall, as provided in this section, have be-
come entitled 10 n diminutlon OF his term OF
service TO which he has been sentenced, the
directors shall have the power to deprive at
their discretion, such convict Of q portion or all
IsccOrding 10 the LAGRANGE Of such violation OF
T disciplined Of The diminuion Of the term OF
sentence, TO whicn he had previously been by
this act entitled.
Sec. 10. The warden shall furnish TO each
prisoner sufficient light to enable him to read
from the time he is shut up in the evening un'
til the ringing of The bell for going TO bed un.
less the warden has good cause TO believe tina
, convict is making an improper use thereof
in which case he shall not be so furnished.
See. 20. And provided always, that nothing
in his act had been construed as to Interfere
with existing contracts for prison labor, unles
by consent of parties. in the event of whicI
h the same shall be endorsed upon the Origiua
contract and signed by the parties, which shall
he b ndina in all respects as though no chang
had been made.
Il Sec. o. The directors and warden OF tn
II penientiary shall, from time 10 time, establls
d bylaws, rules and regulations for the discip
/, line and government thereof; and the warden
e for himself and assistants, shall be he I'd respon
sible for The observance and enforcement q
e such by laws rules and regulations: Provided
c always, that such bylaws, rules an d regula
II tions shall not be contrary to law; and the di
II rec.ors shall submit such by laws, rules an
n regulations to the Legislature at each sesso
o thereof; and provided always, that nothing i
this act shall be construed as TO prevent off
GERS OF tie Ohio penitentiary from holdin
/. their respective Offices until their successors
d Office shall be appointed and qualified.
ID Sec. %. That at the expiration Of The preseI
10 contracts for prison labor, II shall be unlawfl
ID Tor the directors to enter into any contract
le permit such labor TO be employed upon I'll
! business of coopering either within ur withol
II the prison.
lie Sec. 90. The hospital of the pentential
II shall, under such conditions as the director
le warden and physician may provide, be access
u able to The professors and students of Starlir
8 Medical College, and other physicians of O.
e, umbus, once week, during the annual co
Sc lege terms for clini cal instructions; provide
ut thFt no convict shall be subjected by sur
d, professors to any involuntary examination
$, sergical operation.
It Sec. "a. 1t shall be lawful for The directo
and warden to suitably reward, al their discr,
81 ton, any prisoner who by merlorious CONDUIT
u shall signally serve the interests of the InSttl
- iion or the state; and may permit any exit
: reward TO be given 10 prisoners not interferir
;, with the interests OF the state.
II Sec. 25, That in every case in which a ne
;. warden for the penitentiary shall be appo in
ed, the warden whose term OF Office shall hay
I, expired shall deliver over to his success'
!. quiet and peaceaOle possessions Of the pen
10 teniaIy buildings with all the property of Il
state in lns possession, together with the col
yicts; and il she'll be the duty OF such succee,
y ing warden to give TO his predecessor rece
for the property and convicts aforesaid; Il
III warden whose term Of office shall have expi
'e ed shall also make out under oath a full al
~ detailed account OF all the receipts and e.
y pendltures OF the penltentiary since his last nj
g. nual report or that have not been heTetofo
le reported 10 the governor at any tine dun
u his term OF office; also true inventory, wi
70 the contract price ol all the property in his po
,e , session as such warden, belonging to the stat
= consisting OF raw materials and manufacture
:! articles, medicines, forage and all kinds Of pr
" :, visions provided for the pementiaiy, and shn
81 deliver the same over 10 his successor, toge,
u er with all moneys on hand, stating in (u
~ The sources of said moneys and the nmou
II from each source; il shall be the duty Of u
70 succeeding warden 10 give TO his predecess
'o in Office his receipt for such property and mo
" eyS as may be scheduled and delivered ov
u, to him as aforesaid.
nt Sec 26. The act providing for the appoin
oI ment Of officers Of the Ohio penitentiary al
other purposes, passed April 8th, 1856, al
the net TO amend an act entitled 'ah act pr
US viding for the appointment ofofdcers OF 4
U OHIO penitentiary, fixing their compensatio
S' prescribing their duties, and determining 4
manner Of working convicls,' passed April Is
OF 1851, also an act relating to over work in I
q, peni,entiary, and moneys of convcts, pass
ne April l6ih, 1851, and also the twenty thu
no section Of the act making provisions for carr
90 c ing into effect the acts for the punishment
= crimes, passed February 26, 1858, be and I
same are hereby repealed. This act TO Ia
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