The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1895-08-06

Improvement thereof, and the construction of the
shops and of the inelosure, and they hereby
authorized 70 purchase the necessary building
materials for the same and authorized to sup
ply such mechanical and other assistance as shall
make effective the labor of the inmates Of said
ref0rmatOry all purchase Of materials and sup
plies to an amount exceeding five hundred dollars
shall be made by contract, awarded to the lowest
responsible bidder, after notice for two weeks
published in one daily paper having the largest
circulation in the cities of Jersey City. Newark
and Trenton, of the day and hour when sealed
proposals will be received for the supply of the
materials and supplies required, and expenses of
such materials or supplies shall be audited by
the comptroller, and on his warrant paid by the
treasurer of the state
II. And be it enacted, That II shall be the duty
of the board of managers, on the thirty first day
of October in each year, to make report of the
refOrmatOry to the governor, to be by him submit
ted to the legislature Of the condition of said
formatory and their proceedings in regard to the
inmates. and the progress of the work of construc
| ton and the amount of money received and ex-
pended, with detailed statement thereof, with
such recommendations as the board of managers
shall deem proper.
| 49, And be it enacted That the warden shall
have the sole power, subject to the power Of re-
strction and regulations above given to the board
of managers, to contract for and purchase all
clothing, provisions, supplies and other articles
required under the laws of the state for the proper
support, comfort and maintenance of the prisoners
and the bills for such purchases shall be approved
by the board of managers, audited by the comp
trOller and upon his warrant paid by the treasurer
of the state and he shall sell and dispose of all
articles manufactured prepared by the prison
whose TABOR is not 1lreQ and snail receive
all moneys for the articles sold and work done, ard
all moneys on the contracts for the labor of the
prisoners as the same shall become due, and shall
make monthly statements thereof to the comp
trOller and the board of managers ard shall pay
over the same, monthly, to the treasurer of the
state and he may. subject aforesaid, if he
thinks proper, advertise for proposals or bids for
contracts for the labor of the prisoners, any
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| the prisoners, and such advertisement shall be
made for least thirty days in at least three
papers published in this state, such advertisement
to be inserted in paper in each of the cities of
Jersey City, Newark and Trenton having the
largest daily circulation, and the contracts made
thereon shall be made with the best bidders, sub
| ject to approval of the board of managers; pro-
vided, that nothing in the section shall be deemed
or taken or construed to authorize said warden or
board of managers to contract with any person or
corporations to hire or contract for the labor of
the prisoners or any part of them in or about the
business Of the making or manufacturing of felt
and silk hats or any part or parts thereof pro-
vided. further, that nothing in this section shall be
deemed, taken construed to authorize said
warden or board of managers to employ, contract
| or hire out the labor of the prisoners any part
of them exceeding one hundred persons in number
at any time in the prosecution or conduct of any
special branch of industry, trade business,
making or manufacturing goods, wares or mer-
] chandise of any kind whatsoever and provided
also, that all goods or wares manufactured in the
reformatory and offered or exposed for sale shall
| be marked, stamped or tagged with the words
manufactured in the New Jersey state reforma-
tory in accordance with the provisions of an act
entitled ga further supplement to an act entitled
An act for the government and regulation of the
state prison. approved April twenty-frsJ, one
thousand eight hundred and seventy-six," which
supplement was approved April thirtieth, one
Thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven.
10. And be it enacted, That said warden shall
cause full and regular accounts of the stock,
terials, tools and implements, provisions, clothing,
supplies and other articles by him purchased and
supplied to the prison, and OF all the articles man
ufactured or prepared therein and sold or dspOs-
ed of, and the sums for which they were sold and
to whom to be entered and kept by the clerk of
the prison, under his supervision, in books provi-
ded for the purpose and he shall close his ac-
counts for each year on the thirty first day of DC
tober in each year, and shall have them ready for
examination and settlement on the second Tues
day of November following, and shall lay the
same before the board of managers, the committee
appointed by the legislature to settle the accounts
of the reformatory and the legislature itself at
such times as it shall direct
| 20. And be it enacted, That said warden shall
| receive and take into said refOrmatory all male
criminals between the ages of sixteen and thirty
years. aud not known to have been previously sem
fenced to a state prison penitentiary cOnvic-
ton for felony, in this any other state cOun
try, who shall be legally sentenced to said refOr
matOry on conviction of any criminal offense in
any court having jurisdiction thereof, and any
such court may, in its discretion, sentence to said
reformatory any such male person convicted OF
crime, punishable by Imprisonment in state
prison, between the ages of sixteen and thirty
years as aforesaid the discipline to be observed
| in said prison shall be refOrmatory, and the said
managers shall have power to use such means of
reformation consistent with the Improvement of
the inmates as they may deem expedient crimi-
nails may be employed i'll agricultural or mechan-
| ical labor q means of their support and refor-
nation the system of labor shall be that known
as the "piece- price plan" or public account sys,
| tenn, - as provided for in the act approved April
eighteenth, one Thousand eight hundred and eigh-
| ty-four. entitled "An act to provide for the en-
| ploynent of the inmates Of any prison, penitenti-
ary jail or public reformatory institution located
within the state" or partly by one system and
partly by the other, shall be in the discretion of
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/ 81. And be it enacted, That from and after the
passage Of this act, and as soon as such portion Of
of the reception Of and safe custody Of pria0ners
the board Of managers shall file notice of such
fact with the county clerks of all the counties of
this state, and then it shall be lawful, and the
courts of this state are hereby authorized to sem
tence the class of offenders mentioned in the
| twentieth section of this act, convicted Of any
criminal offense to the said reformatory instead OF
the state prison, when such criminals are between
the ages of sixteen and thirty years.
| %. And be it enacted, That each convict, upon
being received at the refOrmatOry, be examined by
the warden, clerk and many of the deputy
keepers as cOnveeiently attend, in order to
their becoming acquainted with the person and
countenance Of such convict, his name, height.
apparent and alleged age. place of nativity, trade,
conn lexion color of hair and eyes and length OF
feet together with such natural and other marks
and such peculiarities of features or appearance
as may serve identify such convict all Of which
shall he entered in book provided for that pur-
pose and if the convict can write he shall sign
his name usder such description of his person and
other articles brought to the prison by such con
Wet, all of which shall be taken from him and
carefully preserved, to be restored to him at the
time of his discharge unless they shall be other
wise disposed of by order of the managers.
%. And be it enacted That after the completion
of the main building and one wing of the ref0r-
matory, the labor necessary for the construction
OF shops and the Enclosures of the grounds upon
which the reformatory is located, and for the COM
pletiOn of the unfinished portions of the ref0Ima
| tory shall be performed by the inmates. far as
may be practicable, and it shall be the duty OF the
principal ket per of the state prison to select such
number of inmates from the state prison shall, as
nearly as may be, come within the twentieth Sec
ton of this act, as TO age and crime, and transfer
the same to the reformatory. shall be requested
| by the board Of managers IF the reformatoIy, to
labor on the unfinished Enclosure or the buildings
or the Shops as may be best adapted for the kind
! of mechanical labor required /; and the actual
| pelise for such transfer shall be audited by the
comptroller and paid by the treasurer of the state
"a. And be it enacted, That when any prisoner
shall be transferred from the state prison to said
reformatery under the provisions of the act,
it shall be the duty of the principal keeper OF the
state prison from which he is removed TO deliver
to the warden of the refOrmatOry to which he Is
removed a certified copy OF the official documents
| and papers under the authority of which the said
| prisoner was received and under which he Is de-
| tained and the said certified documents and pa
| pers shall be AS full and ample authority for de-
tanning such prisoner in the refOrmatOry to which
he is removed until discharged by due process OF
law as if such prisoner had not been SO removed:
25 And be it enacted, That all sheriffs shall be
allowed for transportation of prisoners sentenced
to the reformatory the same rate per mileages
| to be paid in the same manner as now allowed and
paid under the of the state for transportation
of prisoners sentenced to the state prison, and II
shall be the duty Of all sheriffs to convey all pris-
Oners sentenced to the state reformatory in the
same space of time and in the same manner as
now prescribed by law for the conveyance OF prls-
oners sentenced TO state prison, and 1t shall be the
duty of the county clerks TO deliver to the sherf1s
certified copies of commitments and bills OF costs
OF all prisoners sentenced TO said reformatOry IN
| the same manner and time as now prescribed by
| law under conviction and sentence OF prisoners
sentenced to the state prison
26. And be it enacted, That if any person con-
fined in said reformatory under sentence of imprs-
onment shall appear to be insane, the judge OF the
circuit court of the county in which the ref0rma
tory Is situated shall, upon Information OF the fact
from the physician of tie refOrmatorv, institute
careful investigation, call two respectable phys-
clans and other credible witnesses necessary in
vite the attorney general to aid in the examina-
tod and if he shall think it necessary, call jury
and for that purpose he is hereby fully empowered
| to compel the attendance OF witnesses and jury
men and if it be satisfactorily proved that said
prisoner is insane said judge shall, in case the
Yiction of such prisoner was or shall be had in
either of the counties of Atlantic, Cape May,
| lington, Mercer, Ocean, Monmouth, Hunterdon
| Somerset or Middlesex, order his custody and re-
! moval to the state hospital at Trenton; and in
case the conviction of such prisoner was or snail
be had in any other county of this state, then said
Judge shall order the custody and removal OF such
| prisoner to the state hospital at Morris Plains;
and such prisoner shall remain at the expense OF
moved as aforesaid until restored TO his right mlnd
If his term of imprisonment shall not have ex-
PRED, the superintendent Of such hospital shall
inform the said judge and the attorney general of
his recovery, WhereupOn he shall be remanded to
the reiormatory to serve out the unexpred portion
| of his term OF Imprisonment
| a. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty
of the warden of the state reormaOry to assign to
the clerk or some other officer thereof the keeping
of correct, impartial daily record Of the conduc
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