Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-19
LULu anu dLIUI us UNootSo 7.
Approved Feb. s, 1888.
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AN ACT to establish state board of corrections
and charities for the state of Minnesota.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Minnesota:
Section 1. The governor, with the advice and
consent of the senate, shall appoint SIX persons, not
more than three of whom shall be from the same
political party, who shall constitute state board
of corrections and charities, to without COM
pensation, their travelling expenses Only being de-
fr2yed by the state; two of whom, as indicated by
the governor upon their appointment, shall serve
for year, two for two years, and two for three
years; and upon the expiration of the term of EACH
his place, and that of his successor shall, in like
manner, be filed fer the term Of three years The
governor shall be eX-et1clo member OF said
board and the president thereof. Appointments
to ill vacancies caused by death. resignation,
rnoval before the expiration of such terms may be
made for the residue of terms in the same manner
as original appointments.
Sec. .. The state board Of corrections and chart
ties shall be provided with a suitable room
in the state house, Regular meetings of
the board shall be held quarterly,
or oftener if required. They may make such rules
and orders for the regulation of their proceed
ings as they may deem necessary. They shall in
vestigate the whole system of public charities and
correctional institutions of the State examine into
the condition and management thereof, especially
Of prisons las, infirmaries, public hospitals and
asyuns; and the officers in charge of all such in
stitutiOns shall furnish to the board, their re-
quest, such information and statistics they may
require; and, to secure accuracy, uniformity, and
completeness in such statistics, the beard may pre-
scribe such forms OF report and registration they
may deem essential; and all plans for new iails and
iufirmarieS shall. before the adoption OF the same
by the county authorities, be submitted to said
board for suggestion and criticism. The governor,
in his discretion, may at any time. order inves
tigation by the board or by a committee of its
members, of the management OF any penal REFORM
atory or charitable institution of the State: and
said board, or committee, in making any such III
vestigation, shall have power to send for persons
and papers and to administer oaths and afirmatious;
and the report of such investigation with the testi-
mony, shall be made TO the governor, and shall be
submitted by him, with his suggestions, to the
legislature
Section 8. The said board may appoint a sscre-
tary, who shall be paid for his services IN addition
to his travelling expenses, an annual salary of not
to exceed twelve hundred dollars, as may be
agreed upon by the board All accounts and ex-
psnditurss shall he certified, may ne provided by
the board. aud shall be paid by the State treasurer
upon order from the auditor of State
Section 4. The State board of corrections and
charities shall, every two years, make full report
of all their doings during that PERIOD stating in de-
condition of all the State and county institutions,
and making such suggestions as they may deem ad-
be printed for the ne OF the legislature, and five
hanGred copies for the use of the board.
Section D. Whenever the governor shall deem it
advisable and eXpedient TO obtain informa-
practicable workings OF charitable, penal,
paUper and refornatory institutions in
other States, he may authorize and designate any
member of SAID board, or the secretarythereoI, to
visit such institutions N operation in other States
and by personal inspection to carefully observe and
report to said Board all such matters relating to
the conduct aud management thereof as may be
deemed TO be interesting useful and of value to be
understood in the government and discipline Of sim
liar institutions in this state.
Sec. g. No member Of said board, or their Sec
Rotary, shall be either directly indirectly inter-
ested in any contract building, repairing, or
furnishing any institution, poor house. or Jail
which by this act they authorized to visit and
inspect; nor shall any officer of such institution
jail. or poor house be eligible to appointment Oh
the board hereby created.
Sec z. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage.
Approved March y, 1883.