Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-04-26
OF OHIO:
PUBLISHED by AUTHORITY.
I No. 10G.1 AN ACT

thorough system Of accountability of
Officers Of the Ohio Penitentiary, fix
ing their Compensation, prescribing
their Duties and determining the man
ner of working the Convicts.
SECTION !. BE IL enacted by lie Gencr-
al assembly IF tie State Of Ohio, That
there shall be appointed by the Governor, by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate, three
Directors Of the Ohio Pcnitentiary; one Of whom
shall hold his Office for the term OF one wear, and
one for the term of two years, and one for the
term of three years; and each of their Successors
shall hold his Office for the term Of three years.
No person shall be appointed Director who is a
contractor in the pcntcntiary, the agent or en-
pluyce of any such contractor or who is interested
either directly or indirectly, in any kind or branch
of business in the institution; and should any Di-
rector become so interested at any time during his
term of office, it shall be cause for his removal md
upon satisfactory information given of such fact
the Governor is hereby authorized and required TO
remove such Director, which removal, with the
reasons therefor, shall be entered on the journals
of The pcntcntiary, and the Governor shall report
the same to the General Assembly at the next
session. Each of said Directors before entering
upon the duties of his office, shall take and sub,
scribe oath affirmation to support the consti
tuition of the United States and of this State, and
to faithfully and diligently discharge the duties of
such Directory. In case of vacancy by death,
resignation, Otherwise, it shall be filed by ap
pointment by the Governor, until the next session
ofthe General Assembly. The said Directors shall
each receive three dollars per diem for the time
actually employed in the discharge of their dutes
and actual travelling expenses, to be paid out of
the State Treasury on the certificate the Warden
us to the time of their services.
SEC. 2. The board shall make annual appoint
ments of one of their number president of the board
1t shall be the duty of the resident Directors to
visit the institution together every two weeks ex-
anime the work shops, cells, rooms and the books
and vouchers of the Warden, ,and enter the result of
their investigation in book called journal to be
provided for the purpose. 1t shall be the duty of
all the Directors to meet at the office of the pen
tentary every three months, to make quarterly
settlement of the accounts of the Warden, and in
spect the various departments and shops of the in
stituton, and record the result of their invcstga-
ton in the journal, signed by each member pres
cnt if all shall be agreed; if otherwise, the opin-
ions of the dissenting members shall also 90 on rec
ord
SEC. g. The said Directors ,or n majority of them,
shall appoint n Warden, who shall hold his office
for the term of two years, unless sooner removed
by the Directors; but in case of removal the reas-
therefor shall be entered on the journal of the
institution. The Warden shall take an oath or
affirmation faithfully to discharge the duties of his
office, and give bond to the State of Ohio, in
the of ten thousand dollars, with at least two
good aud sufficient freehold securities, to be ap-
proved by the Directors, Attorney General and
Auditor OF Statc conditioned for the faithful per-
formance of the several duties which are hereby,
or which may from time to time be required ofhim
by law, which said bond shall be deposited with
the Treasurer of state. The Warden, by and with
the advice and consent of the Directors, shall have
power to appoint deputy warden, clcrl;, and such
,hnrn nf
deem necessary: all of whom shall take an oath
or airmaton faithfully to discharge their duties,
and give bond TO the State of Ohio the clerk and
deputy warden in the of three thousand dollars
each, and the assistant keepers in the sum of five
hundred dollars each, with security, to be approv-
ed by the Directors, which bonds shall be deposit
ed with the Treasurer of State. All the above Of
fcers shall be subject to such bylaws and rules
may be prescribed by the Directors and Warden
for the government of the prison. The Directors
shall appoint physician, who shall attend to all
the cases of sickness among convicts, reside near
the penitentiary, visit the prison at least once each
day, and have a general scnitary oversight of the
prison; and shall communicate to the directors, at
each general meeting, on the general character
of the health of the prisoners during the proceeding
three months, with such suggestions nregard there
to as he may deem necessary which communications
shall be entered on the journal. The physician
shall receive for his services sum not exceeding
eight hundred dollars per annum.
SEc.4. The Warden shall receive an annual
compensation for his services, not exceeding twelve
hundred dollars. The clerk shall receive an an
nual compensation for his services, not exceeding
one thousand dollars. The deputy warden shall
receive an annual compensation for his services,
not exceeding eight hundred doars and each as
sistant keeper shall receive compensation not ex
ccedng forty dollars per month, except the night
watch, who may receive forty five dollars per
month, to be determined by the directors. No
person so employed shall be entitled to or receive
any perqusites, in the shape of board, provisions,
carriages, horses, or otherwise, either for them
selves or families; or shall he be permitted to
ceivc any compensation or reward of any descrip-
ton from contractors. And if any person so en-
ployed shall receive any compensation orrcward of
any description from any contractor to promote the
interests or advantage of such contractor, shall
make use of any property of any description be-
| longing to the pcnientiary for his own private
purpose, unless the same shall have first been paid
for charged on the regular books in the Office of
the institution at price agreed with the warden
and directors, such person shall be deemed guilty
of n misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof,
shall be fined in any sum not exceeding five hun
dred dollars, and be imprisoned in the county Jail
not exceeding sixty days, and shall be discharged
from his office. And if any officer procure the es-
cape Ofany convict, or connve at or aid, assist
in the escape of any convict from the penitcntiary,
whether such convict escape or not, he shall on
conviction thereof, he sentenced to hard labor in
the peaientary 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 pentcntiary, such person shall, on con
viction thereof, be sentenced to hard labor in the
pententary, for any term not less than six months
nor more than one year.
SIC. s. 1t shall be the duty of the directors to