The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1863-06-05
Avs or OHIO.
IpuBLIsnnD BY AurnoRrrr.l
An ACT

U-n anu NeltiunhiiB Auc maiAti " '"NANHe |
srcIiox. /. BE It enacted by the General Assembly
OF tho state Of Ohio That thes shall be appointed by
:bc Governor by and with the advlce and oonsent Of
The senate. taree Directors of le Ohio Pcnenuaryi
one Of whom SHALL bold his ollie, Tor tne term oi one
yea ons for the Of two years and ono for the term
u rse ycrs; and each Of their tuceessors shall hod
bls ONCE f1r the term OF three years No Pereon shall
ne Apyllntei Director whOis contractor In the penn
iepiv or the agent employee ~ any snrh cnniact
or or who Is Interested either directly Or indree, n
any kind or brtn;h Of business in the lnsutuuon
an1 sioulI any Director become interested az any
lime dning hs term of Office II shall 10 cause Tor ms re-
upon atlelactory inirnA ion given ofsuch tact
c yernoris hereby authorized and required 70 remove
euoh Director which removn with the reasons hersig
thllbo entered on the journals oitns a W.
nj tbe next session Each Of sd Directors bsfore enter
Ing npsu duties Of Lis Office shall se and subscribe
Tfnitsd Sutes and Of this state, and 10 fithfdY aud dl
iesnt discharge tho duties OF such Director In case
81 yaslaoy by deatb, rcsiSnan ~ otherwise, IL sbal
be hol by appointment by the governor un sae mex
srsson OF tha General Assembly Tha ssti Directors
shall each receive three dpsrs diem for tho time act
usly employed In the discharge Of tler duties and act
us travelling sTpenscS to be paid out Of tho oae Ifea
trIy On the certificate q the Warien as TO the time Of
sac 2 Tue board shall make annual appointments Of
one cir number president Of the bosd 1t shall DO ,hc
duty at least two Of tho Drectsto Welt the Institution
tester egery tSo veekse anime the wOrk shops cells
5n, ani tho books and SOnchers Of tbs Warden, ana
snter the rssul. Of heir Investigation In book called
ohrusl q he provided fl the pupos. l shall be The
uiy Of Ill tho Directors TO meet NJ the office OF The tn
tsaiiay every t5ree months I? mnss qiar sry ss'ue
-ta5 in anti snd shops OF te institution ani r'
l7Ite result OF their lnyes CATION In ne Journal s-n
q is each u'mJor present; II al shah bc aicsl, u otI-
egni,e ito opuoas Of ts dissenting members shall also
$50 r fhs sad Dlrec ors, or a majority Of them.
shall appoi, arden who shall hold bis jtuee FOR the
trn ~ two year, unlt sooner removed y ta' Direct
U but in ce o removal toe reasons lnyr ,"' sn, ~
catrcd on 'ns iourna ~ the institution lhs WRrlen
rsl take clti or Affirmation faithfully u dscharse
te duties of hs office, and give bond . NE state oi
ONO ir the suu Of ten thousand dollars Nitl o. least
twd coed aed sulcl,nt freehold securities y be ap
proved by tue Directors Attorney General and Auditor
vi s.te conditioned ur the litfll performance Of the
soverll duties which are hcrcby, whch may from oe
N tu be required ofhim by law, which sal bon shall
TO .eo He'd with Tho tr asurer Of suite The wardon,
Jv ard vi the advice ani consent oi The directors shil
have o. ppuiut deputy warden, ccrf, and slSu
nauber of asst mt keepers ss the directors uay do9m
necessary ul ~ whom snail take an oath or affirmation
faithfully to discharge tho!rdes aud give bonds to the
ste Of Ohio, the clerk and deputy wsrlen In the sun
o three thoi,and dollars oach aud the assistant Keepers
ia the tun of Eve hundred dollars each, with ociry
70 he approved by tho Gitectur., which bonds SHALL be-
deposited with The treasurer %! state Az tag above OF
ncsr- the he sloct to such bylaws AMI rules as may
be proscr bod by tho directors and wnrcn FOR the gov.
enineut OF the prison. The directors shall appoint o
physcia1. who s httend TO hl the eases OF sickness
auong clnglcs, resde tie penitentilry, witt the
laison least each day, ani have general sinary
vv, fht of tha prison; aul shall communicate TO tue
di-ct0 s at ac general meeting, the general carac'
tar Of the health uf the prisoners during the preceding
,e months Jipt such su-ccgOns In regard thereto as
be may de0m necessary which communications snail o.
yuerc On the journal. The physicsu shl! receive Tor
lis services sum not exceeding eight 1uhdfed uo'Is
per nnnuu
Sac T. The warden hall receive an annual compen.
snt,n for his services not exceeding twelve hundred
luar. Ihs clerk shall receive an annual compensation
Tor hsservicoa not exceeding ono ihOunl sOlars he
anutv warden sh IL receive IN annual compensation fOi
his s-fycs, not cycssdipg eight hundred dollars and
ch as.ls.au. keep,r shall receive compensation not
exceeding forty dollars per month, except the night
watch who receive fvry-nye dDlprs per month, tp
b. dsierninod by tue dircclors person emp Dyed
s be eniitsd 10 receive any peruistesn the shape
OF board provisions, carriages hDfsssOr Othcris either
r t,'a'elyes OF fmcs; or shah be permitted To re-
nfu any. tttan
IsJm raeiors. Aud II ANY person 81 enplo,ed sla
receive any compensation reward OF any description
nom any contact 10 promote the interests or alvan
a. of such cuntrlctIr slsl make use OF any prop
cry Of any desepuon belonging to tue psnientry f'r
hsown private purpose unless tho .ane shall have first
hae al for o charged the regular books In the office
,fdo iastc at price agreed on " ia the wurcn aud
directors person shall be deemed guilty Of mis-
dnelnor aud upon con'icton theeVL shaI % hhed In
any not elce ding i've bundled dollars and he in.
ps0ued In tho com al nos exceeding sixty days and
Fh4l b. tt.caigol from hi. Office. And II amy Vicsi
procure the seaps OF any convict or connve NJ, of
ai assbt In the escape OF any convict from the pen
sntlary whether buch cOnyict escape not he shall
conviction thereof be sentenced 10 hard labor In the
enen,y for any term not less than one nor moro thar
- ts. y,nfs and II any her person shall aid assist IN
10 ssrape OF any convict the pcntentidry. sucl
person shal conviction thereof be sentenced ~ hs d
E5Jr In tho sn'lsntary for any term not lass than sA
months. uOse than one year.
$50 It shall be the duty OF tho directors to appoint
eharlla Of tle OHIO pententiary, who shall hold BIZ
oee for year a'd who shall receive an annual eou
psnsatiOn not exceeding eight hundred dollars To b'
lad quarterly the certificate Of the dirscon Tn,
c1aDAn shall DO minister Cf tue gospel ~ good stand
ip h some of the denominations of hi, state, wh'
shall be conprten teaeh tho ordinary braEchss OF a.
Cnli,h cdgeHton and who shall inside Ia or near t'
peultcnlry, aad devote his whole time and ability e
the welfare OF tho cOnyies confined therein and shall Il
addition TO his OIL rcal services teach such of the con
yctsas be and the warden may select tho art reading
I.rtlny Arithmetic and geography at such hours 90 nay
DC fJand conducive TO the interests OF The insttu
ton Minor snnyies shall be instructed separate
apatt FROM Cunvcts who not mlnors The Director
giull no. HppDnt OF their number either warden
chaplain physcisn, nor shall either OF the officers her
petionGd hold any other Oiee or place In the instlt
ton.
See O. That each convict possessing fair knowleds
ef RIA ling writing and arithmetic, shall he Kept at worl
every day In the year, Sundays excepted not exceeding
tsn honrs psr day.
sEn Z The warden Is hereby authorized 50 far n
practicable with existing contracts land all contracts
hereafter made for convict labor may 50 prOyids) l.
esssfy the conves according 10 their aud dispos
tio7-placing a young mon under twsnty-onc years o
agc(unless the s2ndust Of tho same shall forbid ~ IN
shop shops by themselves and give them such worl
will be most beneficial Ia them when Discharged an,
rSpns convicted Of tho higher crimes or who shall b'
whose conduct may requir, Il shan he 40, ed s sh
ly the uselyes anil all incorr1bes may DO worked II
eflitn shops by themselves at such employment as th'
,g1y.lcn and drocurA majority Of them, may deem
.fno.L ntting flr them, profitable TO tho state
-ra s. rhc warden shall attend to The purchasing o
an ntlc es for the Notwithstanding provision, medi
ees nlterl for building repairs OF any raw mate
rlto be manufactured In the pemientmryi shnl nav,
i ebarre m whole operation Of tho institution, and shal
beitsoxeeuye officer; and In case any guard, or snbor
dnltc oc, Of the institution should violate any OF tho
i llAys a ]
arIen To suspend said offending guard or officer unit
the meeting OF the directors who sha! examine lni'
me Charge and discharge or retain said guard or ocer
as Justice may require
src o. The warden Of the penitentary shall, within
dye DAYS after o close of each month, make out certify
and e With the auditor Of state ana com'TolerO OF tht
rasnry duplicate statement, In which shall be aeeur
ately set forth the o tho several contractors iu
convict labor the amount due from each at the close d
th5month which tho statement roiers, ana the prcu
lar class Of labor on which said contract wan Dase and
upon receiving such certified statement the co nptroe
shalt require immediate payment ffOtn the respectv,
pafties from whom such sums are due, and whcf
I'D certify The Into the state treasury as In othe
ascs and u payment be not made withh fourteen day
Nor demand (Of claims due such claims shall bear In
frost at the Of six per cent from tho close OF The
,nnDth in which the labor performed; and on pay
,nsnt the state shall execute and deliver hi
reelp in trplicatoOnet 10 the person making the pay
sni one 10 tho auditor Ot state and one 10 the comp,ru
ler of the treasury; provided uniform credit of three
nuts for the hire of said cnnvcts may DO allowed by
warden and directors 10 the several contractors; pro
sidad further that the rst day OF November IN eae
,ear payncnt in full for tho previous year shall d
promptly maae'
sHo 10 AImoneys due the Institution, arising frou
.oes other than those specified IN tho next preceding
aeiDn snl be paid 10 the warden, who shall pay owe
the same 10 the treasurer OF state ut the close OF eac
month and such moneys shall be oefhhed INTO te trrar
H ,,sv IA the that other moneys are eerllho
oi t treasury: and for all moneys ~ paid over by ~
GARDEN uplicate receipts shall be given, one Of whic
ha be forthwith deposited with the auditor OF state, on
with te mpuler and the other retained by the war
Lan a full aud detailed statement OF all sueh money
eiyed and paid over 70 the oil Stale shall D.
4 nad 0at by the warden at tho close of each quater
n yhe ycat such statement shall set firth the seven
a 4se,oants received nom whom at what time. anu o
at accounts received, aud shall Do immediately uepos
y. ftea with tIle auditor az snte.
ixec IL Al accounts for claims against the pcnlten
fay whether for salaries PROVISIONS colhlh inedlelne