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

to be approved by the Directors, ATTORNEY
General and Auditor OF State, eondiIionid
for the faithful performance Of the several
duties which are hereby, or which may from
time to time be required Of him by law
which said bond shall be deposited with the
treasurer Of State. The warden, by ant
with the advice and consent OF the director
shall have power to appoint = deputy wal
den, clerk, and such number Of assistant
keepers as the directors may deem necessa
ry; all Of whom shall take an oath or afirmA
ton faithfully to discharge their duties, anC
give bonds to the State Of Ohio; the clcrl
and deputy warden in the sum Of thre,
thousand dollars each, and the assistant
keepers in the sun Of five hundred dollar,
each, with security, to be approved by the
directors, which bonds shall he deposited
with the treasurer Of state. All the above
officers shall be subject to such bylaws and
rules as may be prescribed by the director,
and warden for the government Of tie pris.
IN. The directors shall appoint a physician
who shall attend to all the cases Of sicknes,
among convicts, reside near the penitentiary
visit the prison at least once each day, and
have a general sanitary oversight oftho pris.
on; and shall communicate to the directors
at each general meeting, on the genera
character Of the health Of the prisoners dur
ing the preceding three months, with such
suggestions in regard thereto as he may
deem necessary, which communications shall
be entered on the journal. Tho physician
shall receive for his services 4 sum not ex'
ceeding eight hundred dollars per annum.
SEC. 4. The warden shall receive on an.
nual compensation for his services, not ex.
ceeding twelve hundred dollars. The clerk
shall receive an annual compensation for his
services, not exceeding one thousand dollars
The deputy warden shall receive an annual
compensation for his services, not exceeding
eight hundred dollars; and each assistant
keeper shall receive acompensation not ex'
ceeding forty dollars per month, except the
night watch, who may receive forty five dol.
lars Fer month, to be determined by the di.
rectors. No person so employed shall be
entitled to or receive any perquisites, in the
shape Of board, provisions, carriages, horses
or otherwise, either for themselves or hmi-
lies; or shall be permitted to receive any
compensation or reward Of any description
from contractors. And ifany person so EN-.
ployed shall receive any compensation or re.
ward ofany description from any contractor
to promote the interests or advantage Of such
contractor, or shall make use Of any property
Of any description belonging to the ~pcniten-
tiary, for his own private purpose unless the
same shall have first been paid for or charged
or the regular books in the office ofthe in
stitution at q price rgreed with the warden
and directors, such person shall be deemed
guilty ola misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceed.
ing five hundred dollars, and be imprisoned
in the county Jail not exceeding sixty days
and shall be discharged from his office
And il any officer procure the escape OF any
convict, or connive at, or aid, or assist in the
escape o fany convict from the pcnitentiary
whether such convict escape or not, he shall
on conviction thereof be sentenced to hard
labor in the penitentiary for any term no
less than one nor more than three years
and if fanny other person shall aid, or assist il
the escape Of any convict from tho peniten
tiary, such person shall, on conviction there
Of, be sentenced 10 hard labor in the peniten
tiary, for any term not less than six months
nor moro than one year.
SEc.5. 1t shall be the duty Of tho direc
tors to appoint a chaplain of the Ohio peni
tertiary, who shall hold his office for on
year, and who shall receive an annual com
pensation not exceeding eight hundred dol
lars, to be paid quarterly on the certificate
Of the directors. The chaplain shall be a
minister Of the gospel, in good standing in
some one Of the denominations Of this state
who shall be competent to teach the ordi
nary branches of an English education; ant
who shall reside in or near the pcnitentiary
and devote his whole time and ability t.
the welfare Of the convicts confined therein
and shall, in addition to his clerical services
teach such Of the convicts as no and tn,
warden may select, the art Of reading, writ
ing, arithmetic and geography, at such
hours as may be found most conducive t.
the interests of the institution. Minor con
victs shall be instructed separate and apart
from c~onvicts who are not minors. The di
rcctors shall not appoint one Of thoir nun
Der either warden, chaplain or physician, mol
shall either of the officers here mentioned
hold any other Office or place in the institu
ton.
Sec. 6. That each convict possessing &
fair knowledge of reading, writing and arith
metic, shall be kept at work ev ry day il
the year, Sundays excepted, not exceeding
ten hours per day.
Sec. Z. The warden is hereby authorized
SO far rs practicable with existing contracts
land al contracts hereafter made for cou.
vict labor may so provide9 to classify the
convicts according to their age and DISPOSE
tion-placing all young men under twenty
one years Of age, (unless the conduct of the
same shall forbid it, in a shop or shops by
themselves, and give them such work al
will be most beneficial to them when dis.
charged; and persons convicted Of the high
er crimes, or who shall be convicted q sec
ond time Of penitentiary offenses, or who's,
conduct may require it, shall b. worked il
a shop by themselves, and all incorrigiblci
may be worked in cells or shops by them
selves, at such employment as the wardel
and directors, or a majority of them MAJ
deem most fitting for them, or profitable t
the state.
SEC. 8. The warden shall attend to tn
purchasing Of all articles for the institution
clothing, provisions, medicines. materiu
for building or repairs, or any raw mAteria
to be manufactured in the penitcntiary; shal
have in charge the whole operation Of the in
stitution, and shall be its executive officer
and in case any guard, or subordinate Office
OF the institution should violate any Of tn,
laws or rules Of the prison, it shall be tn
duty Of the warden to suspend said offend
ing guard or officer until the meeting Of thu
directors, who shall examine into tho charge
and discharge or retain said guard or officer
as justice may require.
SEC. 8. The warden Of the penitentiar,
shall, within five days after the close Of eacl
month, make out, certify and file with tn
auditor of state and comptroller Of the treas
ury q duplicate statement, in which shall
be accurately set forth the names of the scv
eral contractors for convict labor, the amour
due from each at the close of the month t
which the statement refers, and the particu
lar class Of labor on which said contract wa
based; and upon receiving such certified
statement, the comptroller shall require i'm
mediate payment from the respective partie
from whom such sums are due, and whel
paid certify the same into the state treas
ury as in other cases; and if payment he no
made within fourteen days after demanded
(of claims DUE such claims shall bear inter
est at the rate of six per cent. from tho clos
of the month in which the labor was per
formed; and, on payment, the state treasur
or shall execute and deliver his receipt
triplicate-onc to the person making tn