The gazette and Democrat. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1860, 1860-04-26

recorded against him, be shall Be entitled "a
two additional days dimunitioh from his
sentence; and II he shall continue 10 nave No
such record against him third month, his
time shall be shortened three additional days.
and he shall be entitled 10 five days dimuni-
ton Of time from his sentence for each SUBJ
soqueBt month he shall so continue in bis
good behavior; and IL any prisoner shall 50
pass the whole time Of his sentence, he shall
be entitled 10 a certificate thereof from tho
warden, and upon presentation thereof to
the Governor, he shall lie entitled 10 q re-
storation Of al rights Of citizenship which
may have been forfeited by bis conviction;
and it shall be the duty Of the warden to dis
charge such convict from the penitsntiary
when he shall have served the time Of his
sentence less the number Of days he may DO
entitled to have deducted therefrom, in the
same manner as II no such deduction had
been made; provided that il such convict
shall be guilty Of the violation Of the printed
and published rules Of the prison after he
shall, as provided in this section, have be-
come entitled " q dimunition Of his term Of
service to which he has been sentenced, the
directors shall have the power 10 deprive, at
their discretion, such convict Of 8 portion or
all according TO the fragrance Of such Viola-
ton Of discipline,) OF the dimunition Of the
term Of sentence, TO which he had previously
been by this act entitled; and the warden
shall make known to the ~convicts tho proVi-
siOns OF this section when they are received
into the prison.
Sec. Fl. The warden shall furnish 10
each prisoner sufficient light to enable him to
read frou the time he is shut up in the even
ing until the ringing Of the bell for going to
bed, unless the warden has good cause TO be-
lieve that 4 convict is making improper use
thereof, in which case he shall not be 50 fur.
nished.
Sec. %. And provided always, that moth.
ing in this act shall be so construed az to in
~terfere with existing contracts for prison Ia
Tor, unless by consent Of parties, in the event
OF which the same shall be Endorsed upon the
original contract and signed BY the parties,
which shall be binding in ali respects az
though no change had been made.
Sec. %. The directors and warden o fthe
psnitentiary shall, from time 10 time, estab-
fish bylaws, rules and regulations for the
discipline and government thereof, and the
warden, for himself and assistants. shall DO
held responsible for the observance. and en-
iorcement OF such bylaws, rules and regula-
items; provided, always, that such BY .laws,
rules and regulations shall not be contrary to
law; and the directors shall submit such by.
laws, rules and regulations to the legislature
at each session thereof; and provided, al
ways, that nothing in this act shall be 10
construed as to prevent officers Of the Ohio
Penitentiary from holding their respective
Offices until their successors in office shall be
appointed and qualified.
Sec. "a, Tn warden and directors may
enter into contracts for working the ~convicts
upon such branches OF business as, in their
judgment, will best subserye the interests Of
the State, and tend to promote the welfare Of
the prisoners.
Sec. 70. The hospital OF the penitentiary
shall, under such conditions as the directors.
warden and physician may provide, be &C.
cessible to the professors and students of
Startling Medical College, and other physi-
cans OF Columbus, once q week during the
annual college terms, for clinical instruction,
provided that no convict shall be subjected
by such professors to any involuntary exam
nation or surgical operation.
SEC. rs. 1t shall lie lawful for the direc.
tors and warden TO suitably reward at their
discretion, any prisoner who by meritorious
condu ct may signally serve the interests of
the institution or the State; and may permit
any extra reward to be given to prisoners,
not interfering with the interests Of tho
State.
SEC. q. That in every case in which a
new warden for the penitentiary shall be ap-
pointed, the warden whose term Of office
shall have expired, shall deliver over TO his
successor quiet and peaceful possession Of the
penitentiary building, with all the property
OF the State in his possession, together with
the convicts; and it shall be the duty of such
succeeding warden TO give to his predecessor
q receipt for the property and c%onvicts afore-
said; the warden whose term Of office shall
have expired, shall also make out, under oath.
. full and detailed account OF all the receipts
and expenditures Of the penitentiary since
his last annual report, or that have not been
reported to the auditor of State at any timo
during his term Of office; also q true inyen-
tory, with the contract price Of all the prop
crty IN his possession as such warden, be-
longing to the State, consisting Of raw ma
terials and manufactured articles, medicines,
forage, and all kinds Of provisions provided
Tor the penitentiary, and shall deliver the
same over to his successor, together with all
moneys on hand, stating in full the sources of
said moneys and the amount from each
source; it shall be the duty ofthe succeeding
warden to give his predecessor in Office his
receipt for such property and moneys as
may be scheduled and delivered over to him
as aforesaid; and ifany such retiring warden
shall refuse or neglect to comply with any
OF the provisions Of this section, he shall DO
held guilty Of a misdemeanor, and on convic-
ton thereof, shall be fined in any sum not
exceeding one thousand dollars, and be i'm
prisoued in the county Jail for any period
not less than one month, nor more than six
months, or both, at the discretion ofthe court.
SEC. 28. That whenever any bond is re-
quired ota contracting party by the proTi-
sions OF this act, every such contracting par
ty shall file his said bond with the said war
den and directors at the time OF putting in
such proposals or bids for each contract.
which said bond shall DO in such sum "a
the said warden and directors shall direct,
conditioned that tho party making the
proposals or bids, will accept the contract
sHo oomo " hWHIuou 70 SolQ party, and
for the faithful performance of the contract
on tho part of such contracting party, and
no bid or proposals shall DO received. un-
less such bond accompany the m
SIC. 20. That the act entitled "sn act
providing for the appointment and a more
thorough system Of accountability Of officers
Of the Ohio penitentiary, fixing their COM
pensation, prescribing their duties, and de-
termining the manner Of working the con-
lviets," passed April IL, 1858, and all laws
and parts Of laws inconsistent with the pro-
visions Of this act are hereby repealed, and
the terms Of all persons now holding Office
under the provisions of the acts hereby re-
Pealed shall expire upon the appointment
and qualification Of the officers, whose terms
OF Office are provided for in this act.
SEc. 30 This act to take effect from and
after its passage.
RICHARD C. PARSONS,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
ROBERT @. KIRK,
President Of the Senate.
Passed March "a, 1860.