West-Jersey pioneer., 1869-05-07

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meetings. once o month, ut such place N Iren-
ton asthey shall determine, and such special
meeting as they shall deem necessary from
time to time; the comptroller for the time being
shall be ex-oficio president, and the treasurer
Tor the time being secretary of said board, they
email have power to make such rules and regu-
lations for the general government and regula-
ton Of the state prison. and matters relating
thereto as they may deem necessary and
proper consistent with the principles of sep
arate confinement, the laws of the state, and
the independent powers specially given to other
officeIs;s and they she'll cause the same to be
writtxnsoy Apripted, and copies thereof to be
furnis5'6d 20 The supervisor, the inspectors,
j the keeper, and hisc deputies and ASSISTANTS
4 the ieSfal instructor, physician, and clerk of
| the prison; and ell officers and persons con-
nected with the prison shall conform to and
4 obey the same; they shall from time to time,
as often as they think proper, carefully inspect
the accounts of the supervisor, and examine
into his dealings, contracts and transactions
in relation to the prison and the business
thereof; they shall cause the keeper, as often
as they think proper. to lay before them his
accounts and other books of the prison, and
carefully inspect and examine the same; they
shall have power to examine, under oath or
affirmation, any person or persons relative to
any abuse or breach Of duty in any Of the
officers of said prison: they shall have power
to make general regulations to govern the
supervisor in, the purchase of materials and
supplies, and articles necessary for the prison,
the employment and hiring out of the labor OF
! the prisoners, and the sale of articles manu-
| factured or prepared therein; and they may, if
| they think proper, at any time, and by special
resolution, require that all or any of such
purchases, hiriugs or sales, shall be made by
| axvarflpJ oil fiaap, ,out+ IN tha
best bidders, as hereinafter provided; they
shall have power to cause such improvements
and repairs to be made in said prison as may,
/ from time to time be necessary and proper for
fthe carrying on of the business thereof; they
shall baye power, they .iiuh prvpet, TO cIusc7
up aE contracts IN relation to the labor OF the
! prisoners, which have now expired by their
own limitation or by the conduct of the parties
thereto, and which still remain unsettled and
to settle and determine the same and all work
Hereunder, the supervisor, subject to the
power of restriction and regulation above
given to the board of fgsnperyisors, shall have
the sole power except as herein otherwise pro-
yided, to regulate aud prescribe the work and
employment Of the prisoners confined in said
Eprison (exeept in regard to such work as may
be necessary, lawful and proper for any of
Them to be employed for in the general sanl-
tary and household affairs Of said prison,
which shall be regulated by the keeper); and
be shall have power, with the consent of the
board of supervisors to hire out and contract
with any person or persons for the labor OF
the prisoners, or any part of them, for any
! period not exceeding four years; provided,
that if any such contract shall be for period
extending beyond the term of office OF the
| supervisor making such contract, the said con-
| tract shall require to render it valid, the ap
| vel of tho uav a1m minjSfcri
the government of the state for the time being
he may with the consent of the board of super
evIs0fs, permit any C0ntT ACTOR 10 namc auu
.ploy an instructor or instructors to direct the
Ework of the prisoners whose labor is con-
tracted for, but such instructors shall be sub
Ject TO the laws, rules and regulations OF the
| prison, and shall before they enter upon their
duties, enter into a bond to the supervisor
with such penalty and security as he shall
deem reasonable, for the observance of such
laws, rules and regulations; and if any in
structor shall break any of the said laws, rules
and regulations, the keeper or acting in
spectors may report the same to the supervisor,
who if satisfied of the truth of the charge,
shall forthwith discharge the person offending,
or if he fails to discharge him, the board of
supervisors may upon the application of the
keeper, do SO if they think it proper under the
circumstances; he shall have the sole power,
subject to the power of restriction and regu-
4 lation above given to the board of supervisors,
to contract for and purchase all clothing, pro-
visions, supplies and all other articles required
under the laws of the state, Cor the proper
/ support maintenance and comfort of the
| prisoners, and the materials and implements
| for any kind of labor or manufacture in which
they may be employed, and he shall sell and
dispose of all articles manufactured or pre-
pared by the prisoners whose labor is not hired
ont, and shall receive all moneys for the
articles sold aud the work done, and all moneys
on the contracts for the labor of the prisoners,
| as the same shall come due, and shalf MAKE .
monthly statements thereof to the board of
supervisors, and shall pay over the same from
time to time, and as often as the board Of
supervisors shall direct, except so much as
may be necessary to defray the current ex-
penses and carry ON the operations of the
prison; he may appoint, with the consent OF
the supervisors, one or more agents at any
place he may think proper, for the sale OF
/ articles manufactured in the prison, and allow
them reasonable commissions; and he may,
subject as aforesaid, if he think proper, ad-
vertise for proposals or bids for contracts for
the labor of the prisoners or any part of them,
or the purchase of any articles manufactured
or prepared in the prison, or for the furnish
| ing of any clothing, provisions, materials or
other articles of any kind required for the use
! of the prison, or the maintenance, support or
employment of the prisoners and such advcr-
| tisement shall be made for at least thirty days.
4 in at least three newspapers published in
4 this state, and the contracts made thereon shall
be with the best bidders. subject to approval as
hereinbefore required; he shall cause full and
regular accounts of the stock, materials, tools
and implement, provision, clothing, supplies
and other articles by him purchased and sup
piled to the prison, and of all the articles
manufactured or prepared therein, and sold
and disposed of and the sums for which they
were sold, and to whom to be entered aud
kept by the clerk of the prison, under his
supervision, in books provided for the purpose;
and he shall close his accounts for each year
on the thirty-frst day OF December in each
year, and shall have them ready for examina-
ton and settlement on the second Tuesday OF
January following, and shall lay the same be-
lore the board Of supervisors, the COMMITTEES
appointed by the legislature to settle the ac-
counts OF the state prison, and the Legislature
itself, at such times as it shall direct; when
ever 1T shall happen that the supervisor Of the
state prison shall find it necessary to raise
money for the use thereof, or whenever he may
be enabled to cconomize the expenditures of
the same by the use of ready money. he shall
oe and IS hereby authorized TO draw his drafts,
oy ana with the consent of the board of super
Visors, upon the treasurer Of the state, from
tlne 10 time, for any sum or sums not exceed
Jug IN tne aggregate ten thousand dollars In
any one year, to be applied to the u1es afore-
said; and it shall be lawful for the treasurer.
upon warrant Of the comptroller, to pay the
, sum SO called for out of the unappropria.s'n -
sums IN his hands; the said supelslsJ,. -,
} from time TO time, aud as soon a. :? ;ncome Of