Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-07-07
MAKING BAD FOLKS GOOD.
A New Act Passed Providing Tor a
State RefOrmatOry.

State Reformatory.
One of the new laws passed by the late
legislature is one providing for state re-
formatory. Its provisions are, principal
ly, that idle persons without visible means
of support, beggars who go from door to
door, all persons sleeping in out houses
or in the open air and can give no good
account Of themselves; all who camp In
the highway without consent of the select
men or owners of property on which they
camp; brawlers and fortune tellers; drunk
ards, common night walkers; lewd, wan
ton and lascivious persons in speech and
behavior; all persons who by day or night
frequent streets, highways, or puolc
places with intent to entice, allure, or
invite any one to Illicit intercourse; and
all persons who refuse or neglect, without
good cause, to support their families Tor
whose support they are legally bound, shall
on the first conviction be committed to the
workhouse or jail, and sentenced to hard
labor for not less than ten nor more than
sixtv dsys: on the second conviction not
| less than sixty nor more than 40 days; on
| the third con iction for the same ottense
| they shall be sent for not less than one
| wear nor more than three years to the
| state reformatory, "which is hereby estab-
| 1ished."
Persons twice convicted of any crime not
| mentioned in this act, which 1s punishable
| by Imprisonment in Jail, shall on the third
| conviction be sent to the reformatory for
one, two or three years.
The court shall not fix the term Of i'm
IN ho rafoypn q knrv hnt ii Rf12ll
not exceed three years.
Incorrigibles. twice convicted and SEN
fenced to the reformatory, upon the third
conviction by superior court, shall be sent
| to the state prison for not less than five nor
more than fifteen years.
There shall be seven directors of the re
formatory, appointed by the governor and
senate, to hold Office four years, directors
to make rules and regulations, appoint q
superintendent, chaplain, physician and
otker officers, and establish salaries; shall
remove officers for cause; shall report tc
the governor annually, in January, the
condition of the buildings, etc., expenses.
and make estimates for the ensuing year
these reports to be sent to the legislature
and to the secretary of state.
The superintendent shall keep all the
prisoners employed, and the details of hii
duties are to be arranged by the directors
l There shall be rewards and penalties, anG
the prisoners shall, If possible, be reformed
of their evil habits. made to earn theil
| living, and to provide for children or fam
| lily, 60 far as possible, from surplus earn
| ings; but one fifth of their surplus earn
| ings (above the cost of their support), shall
90 to fund for the benefit of prisoners a
their discharge.
The directors first appointed shall pro
cure q site and erect suitable building
blank for sum appropriated is left for tn
l legislature to fill.
NEW BUSINESS CONCERNS
In This City and Elsewhere In tn
State.
Tia Norwalk Straw Hat company ha
been organized with capital of $40, 900 il
400 shares of 500 each. Eight thousan
dollars has been paid in and $780, re
presents the value of tract of land &C
quired. The incorporators are Arthur c
| Wheeler, 800 shares, Charles 81. Wheele
and Sherwood g. Cummings, five share
each.
The Cornwall & Patterson Manufactul
ing company of Bridgeport, has increase
its capital from $4,000 to $4,000, an
the number of shares from 200 to 400
The increase has been paid up from th
| surplus earnings.
Articles Of Incorporation were filed YET
terday in the town clerks Office of tw
new companies in this city.
The W. E. Judd company of New Hs
ven organized to conduct the sale O
meat, provisions, etc., have capital 0
So, 600 in sixty shares of $50 each. Til
inoorporators are: Henry A. LOOMS, 1
shares; W. E. Judd, 1; Carrie B. Judd
49; E. 81. Moulton, 1. Twelve hundre
dollars of the capital has been paid in.
The J. D. Murray company of New HI
ven is organized to conduct grocery an
provision business, has capital of 3d. 90
in forty shares of $50 each, of which 81
die E. Murray subscribed for 80 share'
Eva Florence 9, and James D. Murray 1.