The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-04-25


their several duties; to examine daily in,
70 the state of the prison, and the health
conduct and safe keeping OF the prison
ers; to superintend all the manufacturing
and mechanical business that may be car
ried on within the prison; to receive thu
articles 80 manufactured and 10 supeFin
tend and direct the sales of the same. FOL
the benefit of the State. 1t shall also b'
the duty of the Superintendent TO receive
and pay out all money. on account of salt
Institulio i'm the manner prescribe by
this Act; TO make purchases by and with
the advice aud consent of the Inspectors
of all provisions, materials and other arti-
cles required for the use and maintenance
of said Institution; to select responsible
agents. by and with the advice and con-
sent of the Inspectors, at such points as
he may deem best for the interest OF the
Institution, and require an account cur
rent of the agents monthly. and settle
ment of the accounts whenever he or the
Inspectors may deem necessary which ac-
count current and the settlement shall be
submitted to the inspectors, at the first
meeting after received. for their approval
and then entered by the Clerk on the pro-
per books of the Institution; all bills OF
the Superintendent, for purchases, or for
work or labor performed for the Institu-
ton. to be countersigned by the Cierk.and
registered and approved by the Board OF
Inspectors, or the President OF the Board
At the close of each week, the foreman, or
officer having charge Of each workshop,
or the factory, shall return to the Clerk q
specific account OF the receipts in his de-
partment, and the amount of goods or
manufactured and other articles delivered
by him to the Superintendent which lat
ter shall be entered by the Clerk on the
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perintendent, and when the Superintend-
dent shall transfer to any agent any manu-
factured article, the receipt of said agent. or
the invoice Of the shipment thereof, TO such
agent. shall be placed to the credit of the
Superintendent. and the goods or other ar
tieles charged to said agent, so that said
account will show all manufactured or
other articles passing into the hands OF the
Superintendent, what disposition he has
made of them, what portion are in the
hands of the agents. and what remains on
hand; the clerk shall also keep another
account against the Superintendent,
charging him with all moneys received
from agents and others, for the sale of
articles, or from any other
source, en- account of said Institution. and
crediting him with the amount paid into
the State Treasury.
SEC. II. Be il further enacted, That all
and dealings on account of
said prison shall be conducted by and in
the name of the Superintendent, who shall
be apable in law of suing and being
sued, in all courts and places. and in all
matters concerning said prison, by his
name of office, and by that name the said
shall be, and is hereby
to sue for and recover all sums
of money due from any person to any
former Superinte ndent of the said prison,
or to this State on account OF said prison.
SEC. Is. BE it further enacted, That
when any controversy shall arise relativ-
to any claim or demand. not exceeding
one thousand dollars. which any person
may have against such Superintendent,
on account of the prison, such controversy
may be referred TO the arbitration OF two
or more persons mutually chosen by such
Superintendent and the person with whom
such controversy may exist: Provided.
That when the sum i'm controversy eX-
ceeds one hundred dollars, the selection
of arbitrator by the Superintendent shall
be approved by the Governor.
SEC. 10. Be it further enacted, That the
at the end of each month,
shall present an account of the receipts and
under oath. cOuntersigned by
the Clerk as correct from his books, to the
Board of Inspectors for examination and
approval, which shall be filed in the office
of the Auditor of Public Accounts dupli-
cate thereof, and the vouchers for eXpend-
itures being retained and filed by the Clerk
at the PeDitentiary; the account. when
thus signed and approved by the Inspec-
tors, shall be file in the Auditors office,
and the Auditor shall issue to the Superin-
tendent a receipt warrant; and it shall be
the duty of said Superintendent to pay into
the ~tate Treasury, monthly, all monies
received by him on account of the Peni-
and the Auditor shall also issue
to him pay-warrant for the amount thus
disbursed and approved by the Inspectors
so that the full amount OF receipts and dis
bursements of the Penitentiary shall ap-
pear on the books of the Auditor and Sta e
Treasurer, and be included in their reports
to the Legislature; and if, at any time, the
Superintendent should need funds for the
purchase of materials for manufacture,
or other articles, or for work
or labor performed for the Penitentiary. or
Tor necessary repairs on the same, or for
expenses of delivering prisoners to the
Penitentiary in accordance with law. it
shall be the duty of the Auditor to issue
a warrant on the Treasurer for the same
on the requisition of the Superintendent
by tie Clerk, and approved
by the Governor and President OF the
Board of Inspectors, specifying the pur-
pose for which the same Is drawn; and the
clerk shall charge the amount thereof, to
the Superintendent, to be accounted for in
his next monthly settlement: Provided,
That the Auditor shall issue his warrant
for sum not to exceed the amount appro-
priated for the Penitentiary.
SEC. 20. Be it further enacted. That no
Inspector, Superintendent or other officer
or person employed on account of the
prison. shall be or become, directly or In
directly interested in any contract, pur-
chase or sale. for, by or on account of such
prison, under the penalty of five hundred
dollars.
SEC 81. Be it further enacted, That the
and Clerk shall close their
on the last day of November in
every year, and the Superintendent shall
render to the Board OF In
spectofs a summary OF all moneys received
by him on account of the Institution
during the fiscal year. and also of all
expended by him on account
thereof. specifying particularly the various
purposes for which the expenditures were
made, and also an inventory of the goods,
raw materials, and other property on
hand. so as to exhibit comprehensive
view of the transactions of the prison for
the wear. which account shall be sworn to
before the President of the Board. The
shall also report to the
BOARD, at the same time, the number of
eonvicts therein, the various branches of
business in which they are employed with
such recommendations as his experience
may prove necessary for the better dis
cipline and management of the Peniten
Tiary. He shall also report, at the same
time. the name of eachl convict in the
prison. the counties in which. and the
crimes for which they were convicted. the
terms for which they were severally COM
United, and the expiration OF sentence.
the age and description of their persons;
also the dates and the naaes OF convicts
who have been pardoned or discharged, or
who have died or escaped during the year,
and the unexpired term for which such
eonvicts were respectively sentenced all of
which shall accompany the report OF the
inspectors. to be made TO the Governor on
or before the twenty-fifth day of Decem-
Der, q copy of which report, when printed,
shall be transmitted by the Clerk TO each
member of the Senate and House of Rep
and a copy thereof filed at
the Penit0ntiarv