The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-02-14
JULES
COUNTY JAIL, 1
Laramie Co., Wyo., Jan. !. 1879. +

RULES.
COUNTY JAIL,
Laramie Co., Wyo., Jan. i. 1875. +
PREAMBLE.
To insure the protection Of pris-
oners in their rights, promote good
fellowship and to render the hardships,
d%eprivations and annoyances of prison
life more endurable, the following rules
and regulations are hereby adopted, to
take effect from the above date.
ARTICLE I.
SEC. Each and every person, ON
the day of his or their entrance into
this jail, shall be subject to a fine of
$500 or 20 days police duty. If the
fine be paid it shall be used to purchase
tobacco or such other articles as shall
be required for general benefit.
ARTICLE II.-PoLIcE DUTIES.
SEC. 1.-The duties of the persons
appointed to perform police, shall be:
LIST. Immediately after the cells shall
have been swept out in the morning,
to sweep up the dirt collected in the
corridors, and dispose Of the same as
directed by the jailor; to keep the floors
of the corridors and the ratings at all
times in a clearly condition, and to
allow no filth to collect upon the same.
Sec. 2.-Persons appointed to per-
form police duty are subject to the
orders of the sheriff, and any disobe-
dience of his orders will be punished at
the discretion of the court.
ARTICLE III.
SEC. 1.-The property Of q fellow
prisoner Is considered sacred, ard his
cell is his castle. Any person discov-
cred and convicted of having entered
the cell of another without the permits
sion of its proper occupant, shall be
severely punished at the discretion of
the court. t
SEC. 2.-Tale bearing is especially
prohibited, and should any person,
after a fair, impartial hearing, be
found to have reported the conduct or
acts of any inmate of this Jail to any
person outside the same-to said in
mates injury-he shall be punished by
"cobbing." And it shall be the duty of
the court to direct the sheriff to have
the ''cobbs'' well laid on.
SEC. 3.-No person will be allowed
to spit upon the floor or railing; a
violation of this section will be severely
punished.
SEC. ALI persons are required to
keep their cells and persons in as clean
ly a condition as the appliances of the
Jail will admit. They will sweep out
their cells at least every morning in
time for the police to clean up the halls.
N OFFICERS. Es.1E
The officers of this Jail shall consist
Of: LIST, one judge; I'd, one sheriff and
deputies; Sd, clerk of court; 4th, one
''cobb master"
ARTICLE IV.-DUTIEs Of OFFICERS.
SEC. The duty of the judge shall
be to preside at all trials and hearings,
to define all rules and regulations, to
decide all ~controverted points and to
prescribe all p~unishments, being al
ways governed in such acts strictly in
accordance with these articles.
SEC. 2.-The duty of the sheriff will
be to call court under direction of the
judge. To arrest and bring to trial all
delinquents and to see that all SEN
fences are properly executed.
SEC. 3.-It shall be the duty Of the
clerk of the court to draw up all pro-
cesses issued by the court. To keep a
record of all cases tried. To inspect all
communications and letters sent by any
person to parties outside, and to report
shall be found to contain any informa-
ton to parties outside derogatory to
any inmate of this jail.
SEC. 4.-The duty Of the "cobb mas
teri shall be to execute a sentence Of
''cobbing."
Sec. Amy of the above-named
officers who shall fail to perform his
duties as herein prescribed, shall be
triad and for cowardica