Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-04-30

ghtS Tor themselves and families All officers and
employees, except the directors, clerk chaplain and
physician shall be subsisted in the prison at the
expense of the state.
Sec. 10. The directors or some one of them shall
visit the prison at least in each month, and it
shall be visited 10y the board of directors in
each quarter and oftener if they think necessary,
for TIE purpose of inspecting the books and all the
concerns OF the prison, and ascertaining whether
officers are competent and faithful and the coB-
victs properly governed and employed, with power
to direct any alteration in thesbusiness there car
r1ed on, which such directors may consider neces-
sary.
Sec. IL. All books and documents relating to
the concerns Of the prison shall at all times be open
to the examination of the directors who shall once
in each quarter of the year carefully examine
said books and compare them with the vouchers
and documents relating thereto.
Sec. u. If the Office of director shall become
vacated, by death or resignation or other cause,
ths'sgac5ncy shall be filed tor the unexpred term
BY the governor, subject to the approval of the
senate and if it is not. subject to its approval at
the first session thereafter IF any office become
vacated in any manner, which is filed by the war
den and directors, or either of them, the vacancy
shall be Gil in the same manner as appointments
made.
Sec 10. The directors SHALL before the
18th day of October in each year, make detailed
report to the governor for the year ending the
last day of the preceding month, stating therein
the of the officers of the prison, with their
several salaries, the number of convcts the amount
of manufactures, the number of volumes in the
prison library, and the cost of each addition to and
Change in the prison building, together with full
statement of all the concerns of the prison.
THE WARDEN.
Sec. IA The warden shall have the charge and
custody of the prison, with the lands, buildings,
furniture, tools, implements stock and provisions,
and every other species of property pertaining
thereto or within the precincts thereof; and shall
super1ntend the police of the prison and discipline
of the convcts. He shall be treasurer of the prison
and he shall render to the directors, the first
day of each month"; full and accurate statement of
all the moneys received by him, and all sums of
o1I
month, showing on what account received and
expended, and shall accompany said report with
proper vouchers for all such expenditures, which
report shall be verified by the oath of the warden
and shall receive and pay out all moneys granted
by the legislature for the support of the prison,
and such may accrue from the business of manu-
featuring, under contract otherwise, the rentage
or sale any article articles of chattel property
It shall be the duty of the warden to keep
account of all moneys received for gate fees for ad
mission of visitors to the prison, the amount of
which for each year shall be embraced in his annual
report, and shall constitute part of the prison
revenues.
Sec. 15 Before the warden enters upon the
duties of his office, he shall give bond to the state
of Wisconsin in the sum of twenty thousand dol
lars with two more sufficient sureties to be ap
proved by the governor, conditioned that he will
faithfully account for all moneys placed in his
hands prison treasurer, and perform all duties
incumbent on him warden of the prison; he
shall also, before entering upon the duties of his
Office, take and subscribe oath to support the
constitution of the United States and the consitu
tion of the state of Wisconsin, and that he will dis
charge the duties of his office faithfully and to the
best of his ability; and such bonds, with the ap-
prova1 of the governor embossed Il ereon and the
oath aforesaid shall be filed in the office of the
retary of stase.
Sec IS Whenever the governor shall deem it
necessary he shall require the warden to file new
bonds with satisfactory security, in larger sum
than that specified in section fifteen of this act
subject to the approval of the governor; but such
bonds shall not be larger than the necessities
of the case may require.
regulations not inconsistent with the laws of this
state, for the government of the officers and convcs
of the prison, as he may deem necessary and
proper, subject to the approval of the directors.
Sec. Is. The warden shall reside within thepre
cncts of the prison. ard neither the warden nor
any prison officer appointed by him, or holding an
Office in the prison, shall directly indirectly have
any interest concern pecuniarily in any contract
either verbal written, which may be entered into
by said warden on the part of the state, for any
purpose whatever connected with the business of
the prison.
Sec. 10. The warden shall, on the thirtieth day
eff September in each year, make annual de-
tailed report to the directors, verified oath,
which shall contain full and accurate statement
of all concerns of the prison for the yo1r ending
that day; also list of convicts who have been
ceived, discharged, pardoned died during the
year, including the prisoners sentenced by the
United States courts, and an estimate of expenses
for the ensuing year; which report the directors
shall submit to the governor with their own, and By
him be submitted to the legislature. .
DEPUTY WARDEN.
Sec 20. 1t shall be the duty of the deputy war
den to perform the duties Of warden in the absence
of that officer, and for the purpose of fully comply
ing with the requirements of this section he 81 all
under the direction of the warden, assist in admin
istering the government and discipline of the
prison and he shall perform all the duties and have
all the powers, and be subject to all the obligations
and liabilities of the warden, in of the disa-
bility of that officer or vacancy Of that Office.
PRISON CLERK.
Sec. II. 1t shall be the duty of the prison clerk
10 in, ,1,4o
accounts Of all the expenses, income, business and
concerns of the establishment; also register of all
convicts received, discharged, pardoned or died,
and such other matters may be necessary in sta
tstics of the kind he shall, at all suitable hours
permit the warden and all other authorized persons
! to examine all books in his Office He shall act
secretary of the board of directors, and perform
such clerical duties as they may require of him.
Sec. %. Before either the deputy warden or
/ prison clerk enters upon the duties of his Office,
each shall give bonds to the state of Wisconsin in
the sum Of ten thousand dollars, with two more
sufficient sureies to be approved by the governor,
conditioned that he will faithfully perform all the
duties incumbent on him as deputy warden or
prison clerk; and such bond, when so approved.
shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state,
MEDICAL ATTENDANCE
! Sec. %. Whenever any convict shall complain of
shall employ some physician who shall visit such
yict, and IT, in the opinion of such physician te i'll
the warden may order such removal, and the convict
snail remain IN the hospital until the physician shall
determine that he may leave it without injury to his
+ health.
CHAPLAIN
Sec a. The chaplain shall hold divine service in
the chapel once each Sabbath, instruct the pris-
in their moral and religious duties and visit
librarian and prepare list of the number and titles
of the books in the library with statement of their
the report of the warden to the directors, required
by section nineteen of this act He shall be in at
ten ance at the prison daily during usual business
hoJ 8, unless excused by the warden. He shall de
vote not less than three hours per day. in eact
week. Ottener. Of directors con
slider necessary to insructing those prisoners
English education and With the CONSENT Of t6e war
den may call TO his assistance in such edqcationa
among the convicts in the prison.
by the warden to hold services once month for tn
prisoners of that faith at an expense not to excee
two hundred dollars per annum.
CONTRACTS.
Sec. 26. All contracts made on the part of tn
state, by the WARDEN account of the pris on, sha
be in writing and approved by the directors befor
taking effect unless when the wants necessities
the prison shall compel the warden TO purchase SUI
plies of any KIND mmedistely; in which case he ma
purchase the upon verbal ,reement and in ethe
{ thereon to final judgment and cTecution. No sui
shall abate by reason of the Office of warden becon
ing vacant but any successor of the warden pendin
such suit may take upon himself the prosecution o
defense thereof and rpon motion of the adverse par:
and notice, he shall ls 'ired to do SO, except i
the purchase OF an'' 1 s. lies O. food, ;! ell an
such other articles ed and used in larg
4 quantities o: prison ns: mpu on or maur ec I'm
! purpose Tre warden shslleve power to lraes lDu
cnases 10: Tue 2 on on = .con0it o.s ard in C
manner a. n nis,o mon WI best promote II
i tarests of j.. sGate.
r Sec. 81. Whenever co1J oversy shall ise &c
specting any contract mace bv tie warden, on 20
count of the PRISON, Euiv - u be Dendin tn
on, the warden NAV slbnlt S. re 20 the ma! de
term nation OF ART TRAITORS to be appointe
: by the goTe-no-.
Sec.28 NheneVe the warden sb all determ; to cor
tracT Or tie 'rnisA OF the pincDal articles pu
CHASED Tor the use OF Jne prlsoD, +ood iUe
lumber, stone, ron sjeel, the shall be cor
I tracted Tor y the year, wneu such contract b
adVartageoJsly made; the warden shall give previou
not &c at least two newspapers printed in the stat
ot w. conl1, OF the articles wanted, the Quantit
and q9aiity rilereof as the can be asce
I tanned, the time and manner of delivery, and th
period durin" which such articles SHALL be r9ceige(
such notice snail be published at least three succe
sive weeks.
Sec. 29. AZ such proposals shall be in writing an
sealed up, and upon the day appointed in the motto
in tle foregoing section, they shall be opened by til
e warden, wbo snail all offers made in sue
proposals TO be entered ocok and compared. Th
person offering he best terms, together with safi
factory ity for the performance which snail Ut
reou red by the warden in said notice, snail be
tiGied to ne contract unless it shall appear to tn
warden that no one oi the oEcrs is low the fa
Ee5 price: IN tn? case offer snail be tee
! and ne w3rden, 1t he thinks lry, adVeitis
again, End proceed as before provided for.
J, sec. oJ Al Je- OK contra ting under the prt
visieos the rCceo ng sections shall give tnds
4 the 2uel q .sSon bic sum- with satisfaction
= security, To- la talhtTl perGo of their
f tract. All niilS contracted by the warden for pu
chases on account OF the prison shall be approved