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convicted regardless Of the erroneous sen
tence previously imposed.
SEC. 2. This act shall take effect and be IN
force from and after the date Of its passage.
Approved April 2, 1885,

convlcted regardless OF the erroneous beA'
tence previously imposed.
SEC. 2. This act shall take effect and be In
force from and after the date Of its passage.
Approved April 2, 1889.
l5.
s. +. No. Stan ACT to amend chapter
two hundred and eight (208) OF the Cen
eral Laws of one thousand eight hundred
and eighty-seyen llss7), relating to the
state ref0rmatOry.
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the State
Of Minnesota:
SEcrIoN /. That section fourteen (4) of
chapter two hundred and eight l2O8l OF the
General Laws Of one thousand eight hundred
and eighty-seven 1850, be and the same Is
hereby amended 80 as to read ms follows:
The board of managers shall have power to
transfer to the state prison at saltwater any
prisoner who subsequently, to his. cOmmiftal
shall be shown to have been at the time OF
his conviction more than thirty 900 years OF
age or to have been previously convicted OF
crime, and may also transfer any apparently
incoTlgible prisoner whose presence in the
reformatory appears to be seriously detri-
mental to the well being Of the institution to
the state prison, and snch managers may by
written requisitiOn require the return to the
reformatory Of any person who may have
been SO transferred. They may also cause to
be transferred any person or prisoner con-
fined in the state prison who is serving out
his first sentence therein to the reformatory
OF managers of said state refornatory, and
the board OF managers of the state prison in
Joint session shall prescribe.
They shall have authority to receive and
1mprison inmates of the state reform school
who may be transferred by the board Of man
ayers of the state reform school TO the state
reformatory In accordance with the proyis-
ions OF law in respect thereto, and such in
mates when transferred to the state reforma-
tory shall be under the guardianship of the
board of managers of the said fefermatory
during their minority. subject to parole and
release in like manner and under like condi-
tons TO persons sentenced to the said reform
atory. Such board Of managers shall have
power to establish rules and regulations I'M
der which prisoners within the reformatory
may be allowed to go upon parole outside Of
the. reformatory. buildings and enclosures
and to remain while on parole In the legal
custody and under the control of the board
of managers, and subject at any time to be
taken back within the enclosure Of said re-
formatory, and full power to enforce such
rules and regulations and to retake and to re-
Imprison any convict SO upon parole is here
by conferred upon said board, whose written
order. certified by its secretary, shall be a
sufficient warrant for all officers named in it
to authorize such officers to return to actual
prisoner. and it is hereby made the duty OF
all officers to execute said order. the same as
ordinary criminal process.
The said board Of managers shall also have
power to make all rules and regulations
necessary and proper for the employment,
discipline, instruction, education, removal,
Temporary or conditional, release or return as
aforesaid of all conyIcts in said reformatory.
The board Of managers are hereby author
lied to receive and retain, during their term
of sentence to the state prison, such prison
ers SO transferred from said state prison as
aforesaid. and the laws applicable to the
conyiets IN the state prison. SO far as they re-
late to the commutation Of imprisonment for
Ht1at
conyicts when SO transferred.
SEC. g. That said chapter is hereby further
amended by adding thereto the following
sections: Twenty-one (2l): twenty two (22);
twenty-three f2s), tWenty-four (s9 and
sect section M Il. Board of Managers Shall Meet
In Joint Session-It shall be the duty of the
board Of managers Of the state prison and
board Of managers OF tho state feiormatory
to meet in joint session Ct the state capitol,
in the city of St. Paul. on the second l2G
Tuesday in May, one thousand eight hun
dred and eighty-nine Q8s9, and as often
thereafter as the governor may direct, and
such Joint session. The said boards of
managers in Joint session shall prescribe
rules and regulations for the transfer OF con-
victs from the state prison to the state re
formatory, and of inmates OF the state re-
form school to the state refornatOfy. And
they shall provide for the transfer OF and
cause to be transferred not less than 90 nor
more than 70 prisoners from the state prison
to the state reformat0ry during the year
1889: and may transfer to the state PRISON
any Of such prisoners whenever there shall
be more transferred and duly sentenced to
said reformatory than can there be accom-
modated Provided, that no life c0ngiets
shall be transferred from the state prison 70
the state reformatory until ne Shall nave hrst
served a term in the state prison OF at least
twentF-one GA years, less the diminution
which would have been allowed by law for
good conduct had he been sentenced for
term of twenty-one {2D years. They shall
also consider any matters which may be
brought to their attention pertaining 70 the
Joint interest Of the two institutions, and
Shall take such action as they shall deem
proper thereon.
SEE %. Parole or Life Conyicts-yo life
convict who shall have been transferred to
the state Tefcrznatory shall be pafoted until
the approval and authority OF the governor
shall have been given Tor such parole, ana
no such pareled life convict shall be uncon-
ditienally released by the board OF managers:
but such eenyict shall remain in the legal
custody Of the said board of managers ana pc
subject at any time to be taken back WITHIN
the enclosure OF said refofmatory during the
term Of his natural life, unless the governor
shall sooner issue pardon for such conyicf.
SEC. %. State Agent May be Appointed
The said board of managers in joint session
may at any time, when they deem II 1eces,
sary, appoint state agent fol- the aid and
supervision of discharged prisoners. The
said state agent shall receive such salary as
they shall fix and determine, together with
the necessary travelling expenses incurred IN
the discharge OF his duties, and shall perform
such duties as they may prescribe in behalf
of prisoners discharged from the state prison,
the state refoImatory or any other pubic
prison in this state. It shall be his special
duty to assist discharged prisoners In obtaln-
ing employment
The salary and expense OF the said state
agent shall be paid from the current expense
fund Of the state prison and state refoTma-
tory, and shall be divided between the two
institutions in proportion to the approprla-
ton made by the legislature for their current
expenses.
SEC. "a. Repeating Clause-All acts and
parts of acts Inconsistent with this act are
hereby repealed.
SEC. Is. When to Take Effect-This act
shall take effect and be in force from and
Approved April "a, 1859.
lO.
S. F. No. 38o.-An ACT to amend an act en-
titled IAN act to consolidate the various
acts relating to the Minnesota State reform
school and to amend the same" approved
March 8. 1870, being chapter seven IA,
General laws $40.
Be it enacted by the Legislature OF the State
OF Minnesota:
SECTION /. That section seven ~ Of chap
ter seven ri Of the General Laws OF one
thousand eight hundred and seventy lls!0]
be and the same is hereby amended by adding
thereto the following:
t<nyl MI In