The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-08-14

a further supplement TO act entitled IAN act foi
the government and regulation of the state prison
approved april twenty first, one thousand eight
hundred and seventy-sx.
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and General Assem-
bly, OF the state Of New Jersey, That there shall be
appointed by the governor with the advise and con-
ature and ve years thereafter six persona to be
spectors Of the state prison. who shall hold their Of
tee for five years and until their successors duly
qualified; appointments made to fill vacancies caused
by death, resignation otherwise shall be for the
unexpred term only Of the original appointments.
three shall be OF members Of each Of the two leading
political parties in the state and all subsequent APP
pointments shall be made to maintain the same
political status.
2. Aud be It enacted That the said inspectors
shall each receive salary OF five hundred dollars per
annum which shall be paid to them by the
Of the state upon the warrant Of the comp
troiler; they may elect a president and secretary
from their own number, but these officers shall
ceive no additional compensation for their services
the inspectors shall meet at the state prison within
ten days after their qualification, and they shall hold
monthly meetings at the prison such times in each
month as they shall determines they shall also hold
special meetings at such times the necessities of
the prison may require, or when called together by
the principal keeper or supervisor OF the prison;
they shall be invested with all the powers and duties
now conferred or imposed by law upon the state
prison inspectors excepting far the same are
increased, decreased or abrogated by this act.
8. And be it acted That the principal keeper of
the state prison shall have power appoint or EN-
ploy with the advice and consent OF the board of in
spectors such assistants deputy Keepers clerks and
watchmen may be necessary and proper to enabl 6
him to execute the duties of his office may be
required for the proper SERVICE manageme nt and
troll Of the said prison. which subord mates shall
ceiYe such compensatons and allowances IS the
boards Of inspectors shall deem just and proper
which compensation shall be paid monthly by the
treasurer Of the state the warrant of the comp
troler upon orders drawn by two OF the said inspec
tors designated by the board for that purpose; the
said principal keeper may dismiss any or all Of his
said deputies and assistants whenever he shall deem
proper. when he shall be required to do so by a
majority Of the board of inspectors.
4. And be it enacted That thirty days after the
first meeting of the board Of inspectors the TERMS
duties employment and emoluments of all the dep
utes assistants and other subordinate officers of the
prison whose appointment is vested in the prin-
cipal keeper IN the board Of inspectors Excepting
the matron, assistant marons and the moral nstruo-
tors) shall and the hereby discharged:
provided however that such discharge shall for
bid the reappointment under this act OF suitable per-
under this act sha!l be in equal plumbers from the
members Of the two leading political part s. and
no appointments dismissals shall be made by the
principal keeper nor approved by the board of in
spectors by through which there shall at any time
be In the aggregate OF deputies assistants and other
subordinate officers whose appointment Is herein pro-
vided for exclusive Of the matron assistant matrons
aud moral instructors) greater number OF members
Of one Of the leading political parties than Of the
other.
g. And be it enacted, That the terms, powers. dut-
les and emoluments of the present board OF inspec-
tors OF the state prison shall upon the approval
passage Of this act, and all scs parts of acts in
consistent with this act be and the hereby
repealed, and that this act shall take effect imme
diatey.
Passed May Il, 1894