The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1860-02-11

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and the aforesaid constable Or sheriff, or ! depu
n ~ OF either, 10 hereby required ard po,vered
70 take at least two persons with him. aid n 4
once proceed and use such course and resonrcei
as shall be requisite TO remove The aforesaid
person, and bis effects, In unlawful and foychl,
possession; or to remove any tenant and his ef
fects when in possession as hsreinbefore speci
fled, and place the owner 10 full and peacabIi
possession q his property. Any sheriff OF othel
qnired In this section, shall on convection there
o., Be fined not txceeding one hundred dollars
. aec.S Should any person, 10 uolawfnl 81 VIC.
lent possession Of property as aforesaid, or auv
ittenant deem himself aggffeved by the acton
under this net, Of any owner Of property, Or n
1 any constable, sheriff, OF deputy OF eitEef, any
/ court having iurisdiction b hereby required and
empowered 70 hear and sdiudicate the Complaint
OF the aforesaid person or tenant.
81 DANIEL III WELLS, r, # (.
President Of The Council.
1 * JoHN TAYLOR !. K:
iSpeaker Of ne House Of Representatives.
Approved Jan 20, 1860. III ;;:3$ q.
Al. CuMMtNa. .i.s: II ,a# ID 81 &
GOpsrnor IF utah Territory a,El
=.. .i .s .I.s AN ACT n 5.s
n relation u he Pshitsntiarv I:
SEC, l.. Be ii enacted by the Goyernor and
Legislative AssemhiyIof the Territory Of Utah:
1 That the Office termed .t1Dspectors 81 Pepiien.
tiaryi created BY Han act IN relation to the
L PenltenttaFy,n approved Jan, I6, 1855. shall
heFeafter be styled, Board Of Director or tho
I Utah PenientiaTy. y f,ass a
Sec. 2. The Penitsniiary shall be, ander the
control % a board.of three directors, who shall
be elscted by the Joint vote Of the Leeislaiive
Assembly aud who;e term Of Office shall IS one
year, and until their successors are elected ard
qualified. Said directors shall, before entering
nPoa the duties Of their office, qualify, BY giving
bonds with security TO the people Of the Terri.
tory Of Utah. IN ths penal sum Of one thousand
dollars each, conditioned for the faithful perlor-
nance q the duties Of their Office, 70 be approved
by and filed with, the auditor Of public accounts;
and the same may be increased, when IL the
auditol, 2 judgment the pubic good requires Ii.
Sec. :. There shall be elected annuaIly by
the Joint vote or the Legislative Assembly. 4
warden, whose term Of office shall be ono wear,
and uttii HE successor sha ] be elected and
qualified: said warden shall quality, by taking
and subscribing On oath to faithfully perform
the du lee Of his Office accoFdi u to law and n e
aS Y sSs RsSs ss q s s rs:
tors In section second Of ihia act. \ { +.5
4 Sec. a The directors shall appoint one Of
their Number president of. the board, i msiorit,
Of when shall form quorum for business; the,
d shall appoint clerk oVerseers, guards, and al
other necessary officers for the Peuifentiary, no
otherwise proEtied forj and all persons % an
pointed may be required by the directors 4
4 give bonds, with security, to the peopIe Of III
Territory Of Utah, which b0nds shall be approve
+ by, and filed with, the auditor Of public &C
counts. .s,.B asl 1.32 -.5T
Sec, S. II shall Be the duty OF the director,
to visit the Peniientiary as often as they ma,
deem y necessary, to examine and Inquire into
all matters connected with the government and
discipline thereof; and to give Necessary direc.
ions to the warden relative to all matters per.
tanning thereto; and may require the conyicts,
who may hereafter be convicted, to labor out.
side the wall, on any public or private works;
and whep thus employed, cause that they be
we'll secured and properly guarded. ~,
Sec s. The directors shall al all times have
free access TO all parts Of the Penitenti and
may inspect all books, papers, documents, COM
munications aud correspondence pertaining
thereto. XII .-....:. -. III; : -. -
See. 4. The directors shan anoualIv repor, 10
the Legislative Assembly, during the first week
Of lie session, the condition Of the Penientiary,
the number Of convicts, their condition; also for
what and how long they were sentenced, speci.
flying how many are territorial, the fiscal AFFAIR."
and all the ayais arising from the labor Of con.
yicts, and an approximate estimate Of the means
Necessary 10 defray expenses for the ensuing
year. % ~ IL :<.:'A5 y ~ = :
See. 8. The warden shall receive and keen aiI
persons duly committed, and not allow them 10
hold conversation with any person, except III
his, or the presence Of some Other officer In
change, and see that the sentence Of each piison-
er il properly executed, and that they be dill
gently employed at the labor assigned them, BIZ
Sec. g. In case any convict or conVicts shall
Offer any violence or resistance 10 any officer In
charge, or do violence 10 any, other convict,
lr, Re t0
uances thefeuuio Belonging; attempt TO escape,
resist or disobey any lawful commands, the !
officers shall defend themselves, enforce the
observance Of discipline necessary to secure the
persona Of offenders, sad prevent any such ag- |
gressions or escape Of any prisoner and may |
punish them Al discretion for their misconduct
10 such manner as shall be prescribed BY the
board Of directors .''''., VI.
Sec, 10. Wbeneyer any convict shall be 10. |
gally discharged, the warden may, by the con- /
sent of the directors, furnish for said convict /
clothing, not exceediag In value fifty dollars, and
money, not exceeding thirty dollars, as may by |
the directors be deemed proper and Consistent
with the emergency Of the case. - /
See. IL. No person shall communicate or de- I
liver to any pri.oner any writing, message or |
package, without tie inspection ard approval Of |
the warden; aud any person so offending, upon
conviction theTs shall be punished by mPrison-
Inent, not exeeetiRg SIX months, or by fine, not
exceeding ore hundred dollars, recoVerahie
before any court having Jurisdiction! ..
Sec. ~ Male and female prisoners shall not be
kept In the same room, and females shall be
undsEtha Supervision 0ts suitable matron a., :.
4 SEC. -. Whenever any prisoner escapes nom
custody, the warden shall use al due diligence
for his apprehension, and for this purpose. may
under the instruction Of the directors, offer a
reward for his arrest and delivery 10 the warden
of the RfnitsntiaFy. - r--,s4 So. ii Il
See IA. In case any contagious disease break
out among the conViets, OF In case Of FIRE, or other
casualty from which danger may DO sppEehend
ed, the warden may remove the conVieis 10 some
safe and convenient place, there 10 remain In his
charge until said danger IL past IT,. r. ..