Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-12-22
LAWS OF TENNESSEE.
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No. 81.
An Act for the more efficient manuvsu1e,, Of ,,a
Section l. Be it enacted by the Genaral
| Assembly of the State Of Tennessee. That
the Office of the Superintendent OF Prisons
be, and is hereby created (Which shan he
filled by appointment by the Governor). the
| appointment TO be ratified By the Senate.
and said officer shall hold his ofi,e for he
term Of two years, from and after the date
of his qualification and until his successor
is appointed and qualified.
Sec. 2. Be il further enacted, That said
Superintendent shall, before he enters upon
the duties OF bis Office, execute bond paw
able to the State, in the penalty of fiffy
thousand dollars, with COOL and sufficient
security, TO be approved by the Governor,
Comptroller and Treasurer Of the State.
conditioned for the faithful performance of
his duties, and to account for and pay over
all monies that come or should come into
bis hands according TO law, and he shall
take and subscribe the following oath in
writing: l. do soIemnly swear that
VIII faithfully and earnestly discharge all
the duties imposed on me by law as Superin-
tendent OF prisons, and that viii not during
the continuance of my term, take or receive
any compensation, fee or reward for the
same, directly or indirectly, only the allow
anee made by law for the office, and that
VIII not be engaged directly or indirectly in
the profits or emOlumeuts Of the prison, or
IN the prison labor or contracts, or i'm the
furnishing OF supplies or materials therefor,
so help me God, which oath. together with
his bond, shall be fled with the Secretary
OF State, and any violation of said oath shall
be perjury, punishable as other cases of
perjury.
Sec, 8. Be L turtber enacted, That said
superintendent shall receive as his salary
SZ,OOO per annum, to be paid quarterly out
OF the State Treasury upon the warrant OF
the Comptroller, and no warrant shall issue
TO him, and no salary shall be paid him
while he is in arrears to the State, or while
be is in default in making the settlements
required by law, or IS otherwise Ia default,
and 1t shall be the duty OF said Superintend-
ent to make quarterly settlements with the
Treasurer on the first Mondays of January,
April, July and October in each year, and
he is especially required TO redeem the Trea-
sury warrants heretofore hypOtkecated By
the inspectors with the money 10 be paid to
the State by the lessees for that purpose.
Sec, 4. Be it further enacted, That said I
Superintendent shall be liable to be remov- |
ed by the Governor when he fails 10 dis !
charge his duties, or to make the quarterly I
settlements required of him by section 3 Of /
this act, or when in the opinion Of the Gov /
ernor the interest Of either the State or Pris- /
on demands his removal, and the Governor
shall inform the General Assembly next sit 4
ting, or then in session, of the removal, and |
the reasons therefor, and in case Of such re-
moval, or the resignation or death of such
Superintendent, the Governor shall imme-
diately appoint his successor, and the Super
intendent shall at any time increase his
bond, or give other satisfactory security as
may be demanded by the Legislature when
in session, or by the Governor in vacation.
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That the
Superintendent of Prisons shall be charged
with all the duties prescribed by see
tons SAP, 5,443 and 6,444 of the Code
of Tennessee, "a well as other sections
prescribing the duties of the keepers Of the
Stale prison, and also the duties prescribed
for inspectors by the act of the 9Th of Feb
ruary, 1870, chapter SO, sections 4, 5, 6, Z,
S, 9, 10, II AID II, and of the act of june
20, 1870, chapter As, section /, provided
that the salaries mentioned in the last
named section may be fixed, and shall be
paid by the lesees ofthe Penitentiary, while
the same is under lease, and said Superin-
tendent shall be entitled to all the benefits
aud privileges and emoluments therein pre-
scribed for the keeper, except the salary
therein fixed, and said sections are hereby
re-enacted except as to the salary of s.
therein provided for the keeper.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, That In
addition to the duties herein prescribed, the
Superintendent Of Prisons shall be charged
with the duty Of visiting at least, once eve
" two months, the branch prisons and
other localities where the conviets shall be
employed, and look TO their comfort and
treatment, and shall be especially charged
with the duty Of having the contract of the
lease and all other contracts enforced, and
report all failures, and in the event the CON
tract of lease shall fail, and in consequence
thereof the prison shall revert TO the exclu-
sive control Of the State, he shall, with the
advice Ofthe inspectors, conduct the prison
according to law.
Sec. I. Be it further enacted, that so
much Of the act Of June 20, 1870, chapter
45, section 8, as gives to the Inspectors a
salary of 1000 each per GRRl1R, be, aud
The same is hereby repealed and in lieu of
that provision for them, they are to be a.
Owed each So per day for actual services, I
and that they be required 10 meet only two
lays in each month and that hereafter there
be only one Advisory Board.
Sec. s. Be 1t further enacted, that the
Governor of the State shall have the power;
md it is made his duty to appoint the
Warden, Assistant Warden and the Guards, 1
III Of whom shall be subject to his orders a
md control, and subject to be removed by {
him, provided that it shall not be lawful for
i'm to appoint any one who is in anywise c
elated to the Lessees, or any one interested
II the lease, and provided further, that the I
Fardens and Guards shall take and sub a
cribe the following oath in writ d
ng, which shall be filed with
he Secretary Of State, and its
iOlation by any of them shall be perjury,
as in other cases of perjury: |,
-, do solemnly swear that / Will ear
testify and faithfully perform the duties re-
uired of me by law; that will accept no l
ribe or other compensation during my con-
inuance in Office, other than such as is al
owed by law, and l will in all things per-
Orm the duties of said Office to the best Of A
ny ability, and execute the laws and regu-
atoms prescribed for the government of
NC duu Iud1 " III vi Ao "
aston i'll treat or abuse any convict under o
ly care beyond the punishment authorized ?
y law, or the rules and regulations of the a
Institution. 81
Sec, 8. Be it further enacted, That the 2
Governor shall nominate TO the Senate a n
'osrd of Inspectors as now provided by law, St
nd upon confirmation by the Senate the y
aid Board 50 appointed shall succeed the
resent Board at the expiration of the term
)r which they were appointed; and the
llary Of 81, 900 per agRlGl heretofore paid
Y the prison to each of the Inspectors,
nder act of Feb. 8, 1870, shall be paid into Il
he State Treasury by the Lessees OF the
enitentiary, in addition to the $4,000 per
mum, paid for the use of the prison LABOR, :
/ accordance with the provisions of the con
act entered into between the said Lessees "
nd Inspectors.
Sec. 10. Be ii further enacted, That the =
flee Of Assistant Warden or Deputy
.eeper, as provided for in section 5,44l Of
ne Code, be and the same is hereby abOl-
he'd, and that section 5,443 of the Code p
0 amended by striking out the words "One ~
and inserting the words "Twelye
undred."
Sec. IL. Be it further enacted, That this j.
It take effect from and after its passage, m
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