The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-08-08

on with the warden and directors such per-
son shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor,
and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in
any sum not exceeding FIVE hundred dollars,
and be imprisoned in the county Jail not ex-
ceeding sixty days, and shall be discharged
from his Office. And if any officer procure the
escape of any convict, or connive at, aid,
or assist in the escape of any convict from the
penitentiary, whether such convict escape or
not, he shall, on conviction thereof, be sem
fenced to hard labor in the penitentiary for
any term not less than one nor more than
three years, and if any other person shall aid
or assist in the escape of any convict from the
penitentiary, such person shall, on conviction
thereof, be sentenced to hard labor in the PEN
itentiary, for any term not less than six months
nor more than one year.
Sec. S. 1t shall be the duty of the direc-
tors to appoint chaplain of the; Ohio Peni-
tentiary, who shall hold his Office for one year,
and who shall receive an annual compensation
not exceeding eight hundred dollars, to be paid
quarterly on the certificate of the directors
The chaplain shall be minister of the gos-
pei, In good standing in some one of the de-
nominations of this state, who shall be COM
petent to teach the ordinary branches of an
English education; and who shah reside in or
near the penitentiary, and devote his whole
time and ability to the welfare of the convicts
confined therein; and shall, IN addition to his
clerical services, teach such of the convicts as
he and the warden may select, the art of read
ing. writing, arithmetic and geography, at such
hours as may be found most conducive to the
interests of the institution, Minor convicts
shall be instructed separate and apart from
convicts who are not minors. The directors
shall not appoint one of their number either
warden; chaplain or physician, nor shall eth
er of the officers here mentioned hold any
other Office or place in the institution hnat
| q Sec 3. That each convict possessing a fair
knowledge OF reading, writing and arithmetic,
shall be kept at work every day in the year,
Sundays excepted; not exceeding ten hours
per day. c.t-.d ksgi.Hi saw sd b5sasf3
Sec. Z. The warden is hereby authorized,
so far as practicable with existing contracts,
(and all contracts hereafter made for convict
labor may SO provide,) to classify the convicts
4 according to their age and disposition-placing
all young men under twenty-o years of age,
| (unless the conduct of the same shall forbid
IT'D in a shop or shops by themselves, and
give them such work as will be most beneficial
to them when discharged; and persons con-
victed of the higher crimes, OF who shall be
convicted second time of penitentiary oHenses
OF whose conduct may require it, shall be
worked in shop by themselves, and all in
/ corrigibes may be worked in cells OF shops by
themselves, at such employment as the war
den and directors; majority Of them, may
deem most fitting for them, or profitable to the
] state.s eslf H. usa 8 ~ IS. SID faGe.t{
:. , Sec. s. The warden shall attend to the
purchasing of all articles for the institution
clothing, provision, medicines. material fol
building or repairs, or any raw material to be
manufactured in the penitentiary; shall have
in charge the whole operation Of the institu
tion, and shall be its executive officer; and il
case any guard, or subordinate officer of the
institution should violate any Of the laws ol
rules of the prison, it shall be the duty of tn.
warden to suspend said offending guard or off
3 Ger until the meeting of the directors, wht
, shall examine into the charge, and discharg.
- or retain said guard or officer, as justice ma,
:, require. sIsss4 aEgA sE0 hfots .sG 3 /
= Sec. 9. The warden of the penitentiar,
q shall, within five days after the close of eacl
! ! month, make out, certify and file with th'
4 auditor of state and comptroller of the treasu
. ry duplicate Statement, in which shall nb
\ accurately set1forth the names of the -severa
q contractors for convict labor, the amount du
/, from each at the close of the month to whiol
r the statement refers, aud the particular clas
a lof labor on which said contract was based
: and upon receiving such certified statement
: 1.-The comptroller shall require immediate pay
: ment from the respective parties from whor
. such sums are due, and when paid certify tn
Soocs
A and if payment be not made within fourtee
# days after demand, (of claims due;) sue
a claims shall bear interest at the rate of 81
= per cent. from the close of the month in whic
i the labor was performed; and, on payment, th
i state treasurer shall execute and deliver hi
% receipt in triplicats-onet to the, person mai
- ing the payment, one to the auditor of stat
n and one to the comptroller Of the treasur.
; provided auniform credit of three months fc
Ia - L L. IL
). the warden and directors to the several COZ
: tractors; provided further, that on the frs
~ day Of November, IN each year, payment
n full for the previous year shall be prompt
;r made. -" - t = -~s- s-@ 80,
a Sec. 10. All moneys due the institution
- tarising from sources other than those specific
At in the next preceding section, shall be paid 1
rs the warden, who shall pay over the same 1
i the treasurer of state at the close of eae
h month: and such moneys shall be certife
re- into the treasury in the same manner TIL
a other moneys are certified into the trsasur
m and for all moneys SO paid over by the warde
g. triplicate receipts shall be given, one Of whji
4 shall be forthwith deposited with the audit
n. of state, one with the comptroller, and Il
~ other retained by the warden. A full and
a tailed statement of all such moneys receiv,
IN and paid over to the treasurer of state, shs
,l be made out by the warden at the close
~ each quarter of the year; such statement shs
40 set forth the several amounts received, fro
I'd whom, at what time, and on what accoun
n received, and shall be Immediately deposit,
r. with the auditor of state - -, ),
~ Sec. IL. All accounts for claims again
i. the penitentiary, whethersfor salaries, prov
sions, clothing, medicines, repairs, building,
:, other object, shall be made in duplicate-ol
ID to the auditor of state and one to the com
" troller of the treasury; be certified by the wa
.. den, countersigned by, the clerk, and endors
es aapproved'' by at least two directors rs
p Sec. Ia Anlcontracts for provisions, clot
!. ing, medicines, forage, fuel, buildings or
Ut pairs, where the amount shall exceed the So
81 of one hundred dollars, shall be given to t
ag lowest bidden; provided, In case Of. the acce
NJ tance of any bid, and the bidder fails to CO..
er plete the contract, the next lowest bidder sh
Fs not be entitled to the contract, unless the pr
OF be deemed reasonable by the warden and
"a, rectors; but the warden and directors IN
SO, then contract with any once whose offer IN
DC be regarded just and proper. No bids her,
re7 authorized shall be received, or contract ma
rs. in pursuance thereof, unless the same be r.
We sonable, and not greater than the usual m
ip- ket value and price. So far as possible, I