Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1868-05-15
LAWS OF IOWA.

As rot to create draught.
LAWS OF IOWA.
CHAPTER 50.
AN ACT to establish and organize Stste
Reform School Cor juves.le offenders.
Section |. Be !. enacted By tie General
Assembly the State Of losca, That Re-
form School be established in this State f;w
reformation Of such boys and girls under
the a.s of eighteen years who may be com~
uiited to it ss herirafter provided.
SEc. 2. There shall Be Board Of Truss
lees whose rame and style shall be the
Board Of Trustees OF The Iowa Eeform School
and sha! consist OF oes person from each
Congressional district, who shall be appoint.
ed BY the General Assembly, and shall he
classified 40 that two trustees shall 20 cut
ofoaice every two years, and for the purpose
Q. determining such classification, the per.
sons appointed trustees shall meet and Ls~
termine By lot in such manner as they may
agree npon, the Term each shall hold his Of
Gee. A certi6ca;e of suen classification
stating the term Of ONCE Of each Of sail
trustees shall b signed hv tie persons >,
appointed - trusteas, end flei With the
Secretary OF State. and BY him recorded
And thereafter the General Assembly, at
every -egulsr session. shall appoint two per.
sons .. trustees for the term of six years
each, and until their successors are appoint.
| ed and qualified. Ali vacaacies occuriag
in said board By death, resignation OF 9th
erwise, shall be filed by appointment By the
| Governor Of The State.
| SEC. 3. Said trustees shall. before enter.
! ing upon the discharge of their duties, take
and Subscribe an oath or affirmation 10 sup
| port the constitution Of tine UAieed States
and Of this State. and faithfully discharge
III. a.sies required Of them BY law.
SEC. :. The members Of said Boarl
shall receive no compensation excep. she
So me mileage going to and returning from
the place Of meeting, IS members Of th.
| General Assembly, computed FOR the actual
distance from their residence to the place Of
meeting.
! SEC. 5. Said board of trustees shall,
| from their board, appoint president, secrr .
| tary and treasurer. and shall take charge Of
the general interests of the institution; and
shall have power to enact by laws and rules
for the regulation Of all its concerns, not in.
consistent With the constitution and laws Of
this State and see that its Affairs are CON.
Quoted in accordance with the requirements
Of ,aw, and that strict disipline is maintain
ed therein; provide employment and in
| struction Of the inmates. appoint q superin.
| tendeot. . stewad, q teacher or TEACHERS,
and such other officers ~ ia their Judgment
the wants Of the institution may require. and
prescribe their duties exercise vigil.nt
! supervision over the institation, its officers
and inmates remove such officers at please
ure, appoint others in their stead, ard dc.
termine the salaries TO be paid to the officers;
end shall also require the treasurer to sxe>
cute bond to the State of Iowa in such
sum as they NAV deem necessary, which
bond shall be approved BY said board and
6led in the Office Of the Secrstary Of the
State.
SEc. 6. They shall caass the boys and
girls under their charge 10 b instructed in
pietv ard morality, and ssch branches Of
useful knowledge as are adapted to their
age asd capacity, and in some regular
course Of labor. either mechanical, mauu>
factoring, or agricultural, ~ ia beat suited
to their age, strengh, disposition. and CO.
pacity, and a. may seem best adapted to
secure the reformation and future benefit Of
tls BOYS and girls.
Sgc. I. The trustees viii the consent
| in writing Of their parents and guardians,
e. The case NAV Be, or in case they have mn
pasents or guariisna, may bind out hoys and
| Rirls committed to the school, until they At
| stipulating in the indeniures for the necdful
As the rightfnl guardians Of the boys and
| girls, ascertain whether the duties and obi.
| cations Of the person to whom the boy or
girl is bound, and faithfully performed, and
| If not cancel the incenture AMI receive the
boy or girl into the school again.
| SEc. 8. When there shall be tventy Or
more hoys and girls in the school, one or
| more of the trustees shall visit the school
once in every month and examine the boys
and girls in their school-room and labor,
and inspect the register and accounts Of ,hc
superintendent. A record shall be kept Of
thess visits in the books of the superinterl-
ent. Once IN every year, or oitcner, if The
trust ees think it necessary, they shall cxs
anime tho school in al its departments, in
GLIDING the accounts, vouches and docu.
ments Of the superintendent. and prepare |.
report on the condition Of the institution on
the first Monday in November next preced-
ing the meeting Of the General Assembly,
which, together, with . frn report Of the
iperintendent, and . list Of IL officers and
as il salaries, with On estimate Of lhs value
of the personal property Of the State in con.
neetion With the school, shall be laid before
tie General Assembly.
SIC. =. The superintendent, With such
subordinate silicers - the trustee. NAV ap-
point, shall have the charge and custody oi
the boys and girls; he shall dicipliue govs
ern, INSTRUCT, employ aud use his best ems
deavors to reform tho inmates in such mar.
ner, as while preserving their heskh. viii
secure the promotion, as far - possible, u
moral, religious and industrious kabita, end
regular thorough progress and isapFoycWsQl
in thelr s,udies, trades and smploynssA
SEc. 10. He shall, before entering apou
lis duties, give bond 10 the State, with
suretirs, the amount aud sureties to be sat.
isfActoey 10 the board of trustees, condition.
ed that he shall faithfully perform al hi.
duties, and account for All money rseeives
hy him ~ superintendent, which bond shall
be filsd in the ONCE sf tts Hsesssasy q
State: he shall have charge Of als The prop,
} crty Of the institution within tho prscincss
thereof; be shall keep in saitable b0sks
complete accounts n all his teesipts and
.. expenditures, ansl MI properly iatustsd d
him, showing Tie i.coms ard expenses q
the inali,usior, s..s in sseh haaDner = -
trustees mar frQsiss. Ses ~ money rseeiv
4 Ee him. His bs,nks and danlnerts relstina
I to the school shall q III ti,acs be npee e
. the inspection 1t the tfustees. lie slsal
y