The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-03-22

AN ACT defining the duties Of the Superintendent OF the
Pententary of he State of Mississippi, and Tor other
purposes.
SECTION 1. Be 1t enacted by the Legisla
ture of the State of Mississippi, That the
Superintendent of the Penitentiary OF the
State of Mississippi is hereby required to
make full and complete register containing
the names of all the convicts now In. or that
may be sentenced to the penitentlary OF the
State of Mississippi; said register shall
contain the date of each commlttal, the
length of time each is to serve, the crime for
which he or she was sentenced, the county
from which he OF she was sent; also date OF
all releases, escapes and deaths.
Sec. 2. Be 1t further enacted, That the
Superintendent of the Penitentiary shall
visit the State penitentiary at least once ey-
cry week, when not otherwise employed IN
the discharge of his official duties, and care
fully examine the condition of all convlcts,
inspecting the food, the clothing, the bed
ding, the sanitary condition of the cells and
the mode of Furnishing convicts; he shall
also ascertain whether any one sentenced
for longer period than ten years is being
lodged outside of the walls OF the State
penitentiary and said Superintendent shall
submit written reports of such lnvestlga-
tions the first Monday in each month to the
IOOt6IuOIs o. Sd1U ICpO1to Oi4e1lA W OACCLASA
than monthly, if in the opinion OF the Su-
perintendent or Governor such be necessary
and for failure on the part Of said Superln-
tendent to perform any OF the above duties
he shall be deemed guilty of miSdemeanor,
and upon conviction. in any court OF compe
tent Jurisdiction, shall be fined not less than
one hundred dollars and it is hereby made
the duty of the district attorney, upon com
plant made by any citizen, to prosecute the
Superintendent for failing to perform any
of the duties set forth in this act.
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, That II
any supervisors district in this State, where
State or county prisoners are worked, OF
public or private works. it is hereby made
| the duty of any member of the board Of su
pervisors of said district, to visit monthly
each prison located in his district and care
/ fully examine into the general treatment o.
such prisoners, their food, their clothing
their bedding the sanitary condition and 10
cation Of the prison building, the mode o.
punishment, interrogate the prisoners sepa
rate and apart from the guards or employ
ers, relative to all of the above facts, or any
other information deemed desirable by sale
supervisor he shall also ascertain the
/ length of time each prisoner has been sen
/ fenced to imprisonment, noting those sen
fenced for longer period than ten years
he shall ascertain whether the prisoner is {
lcounty or State prisoner; if he or she be I
4 county prisoner said supervisor shall inter
lrogate the prisoner as to the term of com
/ initial, length of time Of the sentence ant
the amount of fine imposed upon him O
lher; it shall be the duty of said supervise
i to submit written statement monthly t.
q the clerk of the board of supervisors of hi
county, detailing in full all the facts rela
s. tive to said prisoners; and said statemen
shall be filed by said clerk1n his Office, AMI
the same shall be read and examined by th,
said board of supervisors at their ensuing
meeting; and the clerk of said board shall
at the next term of the circuit court Of hi
.icounty deliver to the district attorney b
that county true copy of said statement
s which shall be presented to the grand iur1
lof said county.
SEC. 4. Be II further enacted, That if am
supervisor living In a district where State 8
county prisoners are being worked shall fai
Ito comply with the provisions Of the 3rs