Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1863-07-09
CHAP. Kan Act to provide FOR ths impfis5umsns
Of Persons convicted Of crime by the Criminal
Court Of the District Of Columois

CHAP. X.--An Act to provide FOR the impfissumsns
Of Persons convicted Of erims by the Criminal
Court Of the District Of Columois.
Be &c enacted 5g fke SsHate and Hoass Of RspFs
sentdtivss Of the United States Of Ansrsca in Con.
-sss csssmbLed, That all persons who snail hsro-
after be oonF ieted by the criminal Court Of he
District Of Columbia Of any offence tho punishment
Of which BY law shall Be ccnfnsnsnt in the pe1i-l
potentiary, shall be confined during the term for
WhiUn they shall be sentenced b said court in sons
suitable prison in a convenient State, who're thoy
can te employed at suitable labor 10 BE- dssixnatsd
by the Secretary Of the Interior.
Sec. 2. And be II further enacted, Tket it shall
be the duty Of the Secretary Of the Interior to con.
tract with the managers or superintendent Of suit-
able prison in some convenient State for the im1ri
sOument and subsistence and proper employment Of
all prisoners who shal be convicted In said court q
such offences on the best terms that be can; and be
shall or before the FIRST day Of each term of lhe
Kriminal Court Of the District Of Columbia ufom
said court in writing Of the designation and location
Of the prison in which he shall have made gr5Vis-
ion for the confinement and support Of prisoner;
and said court shall sentence all persons Who shsl
during said term be convicted Of such oasncos. 10
confnsment ct hard labor in the prison 90 dssigna
cd
sso.s. And Be il further enacted. that e shan b,
the daty Of the Secretary Of the Interior 10 make
sulla PIE provision Tor the provision for the safe
Of al prisoners to the prison to Hhch
tgey shall Be Sentenced b4 the court and until
they shall be sentenced By the court and until teg
shall be 90 transported they shall be eOnansd IA the
jail Of W Washington City.
Sec. 4. And be il further enactsd That he aetion
Of the Secretary of the Interior in transferring ths
prisoners confined iu the penftentiary III 10 Ois-
triet Of Columbia 10 the penitsnfiarv in the eitv
Of Albtny IN the State Ct New 70 <, in fbs month
Of September last By d-estion OF ere President Il
hereby legaized and de fsd Vali1 and the al
prisoners snail continue in confncmsnt in fI pri-
s,n until the expiration Of their sevarlI terms -
imprisonment or until they shall be legaly disshar
sed.
Sec. 5. And be it further euactsd, That all an
propriatiOns heretofore made for the support Of the
prisiners in the penitentiary Of the District of
Columbia or for the payment Of Wstohmsn, lsborsrs
and officers connected with said penitentisry ani
oil appropriations which shall hereafter be n11ds
for the expenses and support Of prison es convicted
in the District Of Columbia shall be applied undor
the dreati0n Of the Secretary Of the nterog 10 de-
fsay the expenses Of transporting % an1 sHbssinT
prisoners IN any poison selected By him as before
provided for their confinement. The Ss.rstiry Of
tse lnteor shall also - be prd from sus sp
propTiasions the Of ten dollars 70 "a p..soner
when he she shall be Legally di.chsr ed to ola-
ble such prisoner to reach the point be she usy
v sh to 20 TO-
See. 6. And be It further enacted. That uhsa-
ever suielho penitsatiary shall be srscfed n tbo
Distrlet Of Columbia ard completed f0r the reosn.
ticn Of prisoners ], shah Be tho the duty of he Ss
crstary Of the Interior to q b transfer -
sIeh penitentiary al persous Who shall thfn Be I'M
prlsOned outside Of the District of Coambfa nfder
sentence Of the Criminal Court of said District
aRRovED, JseuaEy 10, 1852