Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-01-07

two, and the boys belonging to grade two shall ne
be permit ed To associate with the boys belongin
10 grade except In the Workshop school room
! dining room, chapel, aud while al work On l"
farm. ,.u
Sec 10 The trustees of the reform school ar
hereby authorized in their discretion out OF IN
money appropriated by an act OF inc s,, f ~.
approved November -, ISIS, for the purpose ol e
lhging and improving the reform school oui'''.s
10 provide suitable playground, y nn.as.ui !,
sleeping room, wash-room, aud rea'iing-roo'h WI
! suitable books and papers therein. and such ONE
. accommodations as in their Judgment MAY iiieu
the wants OF the school. Every boy conlhed -, u
the school who conforms 10 the regulations ni IN
| school, shall be permitted 10 spend not rs tia,
two hours out OF every tweniy-f"ur IN san teai
ing room. When the repairs and eniatse'r ri a.,
the buildings are completed, the trustees are aui
| thorized 10 employ the larger boys IN the school,
portion of the time each day AZ cabinet h' >'hs o
| some similar remuneratve employment
sec II The trustees shall provide Suiiablt
hospital for the boys confined In the reform 'cnool
and shall defray all expense incurred oul oi ."'
appropriailOn mentioned in the preceding sertill.
See Is When child is committed 10 'h' re
form school on conviction OF criminal ou'hse
the town IN which such child last resided pr.t ~, :,
such commitment shall pay 10 me trustee Va "a,
reform school, toward his maintenance al sun
school, or in any family where such chlld NAV Dt
placed by the authorities OF the schooi, one uoia,
per week so long as such child remains under me
age OF twelve years, and fifty cents per week there
after during the term OF such commitment. =,
Sec. 10. When a child under fourteen years Oh
age Is committed To the reform school on conVlc-
tiOn of a criminal offense, the town In which such
/ child last resided prior 10 SUCH
so long as such child remains under fourteen years
OF age paw 10 The trustees Of the reform school To-
I wards his maintenance at such school, or IN any
| family where such child may be placed by the au-
thoriies of the school. dollar per week But be-
ing an inmate beneficiary OF charitable ass-
luin shall be such residence as 10 charge the
town in which the asylum Is located with the mann
| teuance of child committed therefIom II suci
child has no legal settlement IN the state, but suci
! child shall be chargeable to the town IN which ne
last resided before becoming an inmate OF the asy-
1 lum.
Sec, 20. II town does not pay such sum on
demand the trustees may in the name OF the treas
of the state, recover the same In an action OF
assumpst. Such town may recover the sums so
paid of the town where such child has legal Settle
nent.
Sec q. The court by whom person is SEN
fenced the reform school shall certify IN the init
| timus. the town in which the person had his last
! home, agreeably TO the two preceding sections
and such certificate shall be presumptiye evidence
| OF the fact The superintendent upon the commit
ment Of such person, shall notify IN writng, the
selectmen of such town, by mail or Otherwise, OF
the name of the person committed the onen,c
charged and the term OF sentence.
Sec %. The trustees OF the state reform school
now provided by law shall, after the present scs-
sinnof the general assembly, be elected 10y the gen.
eral assembly.
Sec. %. This ac, shall take caect from It's pas
sage.
Approved December -, 1850.
No Am Act relating to commitments.
II Is hereby enacted. etc:
Sec. l. Where an oIense ia declared by law 10
1
ned that such Imprisonment shall he in the State
Prison. il shall be construed 10 mean imprisonment
in the House of Correction If the offender is over
sixteen years age II man. o. fifteen II woman,
al the time Of conviction.
See. 3 A person convicted Of two orr more Of
feuses punishable by Imprisonment in the State
Prison or House of Correction, and sentenced al
the same time for more than one of such onensesr
may be sentenced 10 as many terms OF iinprison-
ment there OiIenses of which he Is convicted,
one term being limited 10 commence upon the eX-
piraton OF another, in the order designated by the
court.
See. ;. When person over sixteen years OF age,
If a man, and over fifteen, II a wOnan Is convicted
Of an ofiensc punishable by line, or hy fine or I'M
prisonmcnt with without costs, and the court
sentences him 10 pay fine, or fine and costs, and
passes no other sentence II shall further order That
If the sentence is not complicJ with within twenty
four hours he shall he imprisoned in the House OF
Correction for as many days a. thrice the number
Of dollars TO he paid by the sentence including the
cost of commitment, which cost shall he liked by
the court and included in the sentence, and the
court NAV IN its discretion issue a warrant Of
commitment forthwith.
See l. An officer may arrest and hold the re-
spOndent on such warrant during such twcnty-four
hours II sentence Is not sooner complied with, and
for such detention shall receive ten cents an hour
and twenty-five cents for each meal furnished the
prisoner and shall certify such fees on the warrant
and II the prisoner IL committed 10 the House OF
Correction they shall he added To the costs of com
mltment. The respondent may at the time OF his
arrest upon the mittimus, waive the provisions of
this section, and If he do she costs OF detention
shall not he added 10 the costs Of commitment.
Sec. S. person so committed may be discharged
on paving the balance Of the fine, or line aud
costs, after deductng thirty-three and onc-third
cents for each day he has been committed Tor such
default.
Sec. 6 When person over sixteen years Of age.
If a man, and over fifteen. II II woInan Is lined 10y
court Ut the time for more than one otrnse
upOl different prosecutions, said court shall Issue
single mtiimus recitlng the sentence in each case
and NAV order that II the sentences are not COM
piled with within tweniv-four hours such person
shall be Imprisoned IN the House of Correction for
As many days as thrice the number OF dollars to he
paid 10y all the sentences Including all the costs
taxable against such person, and the costs OF COM
mitment and thereafter the rights, duties and La
blltles Of the convict and OF all persons Concerned
shall be the same though the total Of the fines,
for the non-payment OF which he Is committed had
attached for a single onense. And IL such person
is sentenced to a term or terms of inprlsonm ent
and at the time 10 pay u ne or lines upon the
different prosecutions, said count may issue
a single mirtimus recitiRg the sentence IN each
case, and NAV order that unless the aggregate OF
all the lines and costs. including the costs oil COM
mitmenf, not paid before the expiration OF the
term or terms OF imprisonment, such person shall
he confined in the House OF Correction the same AS
hereinbeiore provided III the ,ase OF the IMPOSE
ton Of 4 fine only, such term 10 commence after
the expiration OF the previous term termi of
Imprisonment 10 which such person IS sentenced.
Sec. I. II such person appeals TO the county
court from two or more judgments by the same JUS
tlce at different times, and fails TO enter his appeals
at the term 10 which they are taken, the Justice
may issue single mittmus 10 carry his Judgments
into effect as provided in the preceding section.
and the twenty-fOur hours shall commence from
the time OF signing the mlttlmns, which time shall
be endorsed thereon.
Sec. 5. The authorities of the House Of COrrec-
ton shall hold prisoner committed on more than
one mlttnus for the sum OF all the terms contain
ed therein, and the prisoner shall have the same
right OF lessening term OF imprisonment ny
payment OF fines and costs as is provided IN other
cases
Sec O. A term of Imprisonment in the State
Prison or House OF Correction shall not commence
TO run before the commitment of the prisoner to
such Prison or House of Correction
Sec. 10. Any Sheriff or Constable In the State, or
Z .gF
tIon having written order from the Superintend-
eni OF either institution, may transfer prisoners
from the one institution 10 the other, whenever
such transfer may by law become necessary.
Sec II. The form Of a mt;imus 10 the House OF
Correction shall be substantially As follows:
State of vermont,l To any Sheriff or Constable in
county,ss,j the State greeting:
by the CDnslera alton OF WITHIN and Tor the
county OF was duly convicted OF the crime
Tor crimesl yhere insert a description Of each oneuse
and the date OF convictIonl and was by said court
sentenced to pay nhe for 1nesl Of
there insert the amount Of each line and the treas
ury 10 which 1t is payahlc Tor be imprisoned In the
House Of Correction for days or months, II such
was the SENTENCED and To paw the cost OF prosecu-
ZION taxed at dollars, and the costs OF com
miiment hereon taxed at dollars, ami 10 stand
committed until sentence is compiled with.
And 1t was then and there ordered by said court
that IN ease SAID line Tor nnesl ami cost, aggregat-
ing 10 the OF dollars, should not Toe pad
before the day of IA O'Clock In the
noon, the said should he confined In the
!
Rutland for the term of days.
And the SAID court having asccrtained AMI deter
mined that the aggregate of the said lines and COSTS
| OF commitment II dollars AMI
| cents
| Therefore hy the authority of the State OF Yer
mont YOU are hereby commanded To commit the
| body OF the said To the keeper OF the House
OF Correction, IN Rutllndin the County OF Rutland,
within the SAID House Of Correction, who is hereby
| commanded 10 receive the said and employ
at hard labor IN said House of Correction for The
| full term Of DAYS. or until he Is sooner dis
charged IN accordance with law.
Hereof fail not, hut due service and return make
according 10 law.
! Dated thus day of A. D9
| CLERK DOR Justice OF Inc Peace
! Sec L. Section 10 ui numi,cr four of the acts Of
1875, and all other acts and parts of ars inconsis-
cnt with ~ act are hereby repealed.
! Approys'l Dec. -, l,S0.
No I-Ana'i amending sections twcnl y-slX. TWEEN
iy-scvcn and twcEty-cigbr Of chapter one hun
bred aud twenty three OF The General Statutes
entitled OF the state prison.
! II Is hereby enacted, etc,
Sec l. Nnen a person confined In stale prison
or house OF correction Tor a limited lime escapes
thereirum ahd Is r"taksr AMI returned TO The inSl
tuition from which he escaped, the term Tor whic'
he IL sentenced Ia hc confined shall he deemed Il
commenced al the time he IL 10 returned. AMI Ia
shall be ronfincd after ms return the whole tern
for which he sentenced.
See. : The governor may discharge coavic
IN the state prison or house correction sentence
hy the authority Of the State. such conditions a
he Judges proper. Which discharge shall contain
| mtrci the conditions Of the discharge, and see
tons ono, two aud three OF this net, and the gov
ernOr shall all such discharges to Ice recDrdc
at length IN 4 book Kept by him for that purpose
Sec. ). II 4 convict 50 discharged fails 10 kcc
the condition of his discharges he shall lee dcemr
to have escaped from the Institution from which h
, was discharged, and shall he subject 10 the Pre-
visions OF section OF his act, and the goSern0
granting such discharge, or his successor on b'
coming satisfied that such conyc' has failed kc
the conditions Of his discharge. shall issue undo
his Official signature and the seal OF the safe
! copy of the mittimus on which the original con
/, miinrni nia'le which copy shall have all III
iOTcc Of the original miitinuS To arrest, return, n
: commit and retain such convict in The instlrutip
from which he was discharged.
: Sec. T. Sections tweniy-slS, twenty seven an
I twenty eight OF chapter one hundred and twcnil
three Of tn, General Statutes are hereby repealed
Sec 3 This act shall take effect from n, l,Lsstg,
, Approved Decrmher -, lsS0.
& No 5.-An net IN relation 10 persons confined I
II the state Prison.
II Is hereby cnETtri, eiC.
n Sec I. Whenever ans prisoner has been II
h moved from any county jail In this state To u
i State Prison Tor safe Keeping In pursuance of
v order by the Governor, issued under The auihOriI
of law such prisoner shall he subject while rema
ing In SAID PRISON To the same rules and regulation
except 10 labor, Us are prescribed Tor the COVER