Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-05-24
NUMBER 80.
An act to create council Of state charities ard
correction


An act to create council Of state charities ard
correction
]. Be it enacted by the Senate and General A.
senbly Of the State OF New Jersey, That the gov
ernor of the state shah appoint BY and with the a.
vice and consent of the senate, six sritablc ppr-
sons, who shall constitute council Of state charl-
ties and correction, Of which the governor Of tnc
state for the time being shall be president and
member oificio
? And be it enacted. That the persons first en-
pointed shall serve for one twos three, FOUR I've
six years. respectively, and that all subsequent APP
pointments shall be for six years, except to I'LL va
cancies which occur through death, resignation Or
removal.
g. And be 1t enacted, That the said council shall
hold regular meetings quarterly at the state house,
Trenton, and there or at such other places as it
may designate, as often as may be necessary i
shall keep book of minutes, and shall make such
rules and regulations as to its own proceedings az
it may deem necessary may investigate the syH-
TEN Of public charities and correctional Institutions
Of the state. and examine into the condition and
management Of al prisons, penitentiaries,
correctional detention, whether state, county,
township, city, town or borough and the as 70
all lunatic asylums. hospitals, infrmaries or other
public institutions Of charity or care and persons
thertin detained, and recommend, in writing. snch
changes and additional provisions as i may deem
necessary or desirable for the economical and eti1-
cicnt administration Of any or all Of them,
which recommendations shall be laid before
the officers, directors and oyerseers Of such In
stitntonE
4. And be it enacted, That this council OF state
charities and correction shall appoint from among
/ its members clerk, who shall keep the minutes
and accounts and have charge OF the property ~
said council, 10 whom may be assigned ether special
| dnties in oversight and inspection.
1 5. And be it enacted, That the members Of The
said council unless assigned 10 some special duties
\ by the vote and special provision Of said board,
shall receive no compensation fUr their services
but that their actual expenses incurred in the per-
formance Of their duties shall be paid BY the fren
Of the state when audited by the comptroller
and certified by the governor.
1 6. And be it enacted, That said council may up
in which such Institution existE, not to exceed two
persons, to aid them in inquiry into any county,
township, city town institution Of charity or cor
rection in said precincts, who shall, in such case,
De duly authenticated by the certificate OF sad
council, signed by the president thereof; no inEpec
ton Of any state institution shall be had by any
inspector appointed by this council outside or its
own members.
: And be it enacted, That the council may. cach
4 year, appoint one from its own number, and one
from the officers Of any correctional charitable
institution Of this state delegate to the annual
meeting Of the National Conference Of Charities
and Correction; and it shall be their duty To make
full report in writing for use By said council OF
charities and correction: and upon the auditing or
said council and approval by the governor, the
treasurer is authorized pay their bill for actnal
expenses to an amount together not exceeding one
hundred dollars.
s And be il enacted That all necessary stationery,
postage and printing expenses shall be ordered BY
the council subject to the approval Of the governor,
and shall then be paid presentation BY The comp
troler to the treasurer of the state.
9. And be il enacted, That the warden, physl-
clan, steward, other officer IN charge OF any IN
stitufiou of charities or correction in this state,
whether state, county, township city, town or bos-
ough shall keep an exact register, in form TO be
prescribed by the council Of charities and correc-
ton, In which he shall enter the name, age, Asex,
nationality, orphanage or half orphanage, con1
ton whether married or singlel of each person ia
his charge, and other facts throwing light upon the
former heredty and history; also the dates OF re-
ceipt and discharge. the time and authority Of com
mitment, by whom committed and discharged the
cost Of maintenance per day OF each person, and
the amount earned by each, il employed in produc-
tive labor and the hours OF labor with the amount
paid to or received from each; and on before
sne hrst day of October Of each year, the conn
eli may direct each state institution Of charity aud
correction, and each county, township, city. town
borough shall send to the clerk Of said council
at Trenton, an abstract of the same for which the
directors Of any state charity correctional inst
( tuition may order payment, and for which each
county, township. city or town governing board OF
any sneh local Institution OF charity or correction
snail pay what they shall regard as adequate for
the service rendered; said returns shall be uniform
On blanks furnished by the state, corresponding as
Learly as possible with the books kept; and these
facts shall be so studied and arranged by the conn
Gil ct charities and correction may be necessary
to aid in knowledge OF the causes Of dependeneF,
pauperism and crime.
ID. And be it enacted, That the council OF cbaTi-
ties and correction shall annually nrEiIare and pre-
sent for the use Of the legislature report OF all
their doings during the year. stating the expenses
incurred, the names Of officers and agents en-
ployed. and showT the actual condition OF the in
sriJution into which they have by inspection, by
statistics or by correspondence inquired, and make
such suggestions as they may deem necessary and
the council shall either accompany give full in
formation to any legislative committee that may
from time to time be appointed to visit any sueh
institutions.
ii. And be it enacted, That the annual appropri-
ton for such actual expenses as may be incurred
by the council in the performance of their duties,
or in connection with special duty assigned to any
OF them or 10 any one appointed 10 aid IN inspection
or inquiry, shall be one thousand dollars; much
OF the same as may be needful to be payable the
rendering Of accounts for the same, approved By
the council and the governor, and then pre-
sented to the comptroller for payment by the
treasurer.
y. And be it enacted, That this act shall take
effect on the frst day of May next ensuing. and tine
act entitled An act providing for the record anu
report Of ial statistics" approved March twenty
third one thousand eight hundred and eghty-three,
ii hereby repealed said repeal take effect the
first day OF May, one thousand eight hundred and
eghty-three.
Approved March 2S, 1883.