Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-02-02
DELAWARE GAZETTE AND STATE JoURNAL-wII

may, at the option ofethe prisoner, be
expended for such articles as, he may
have in prison under rules, or may
accumulate and be paid to him in
lump ut the time he is discharged.
The cost OF the maintenance Of the
prisoners shall be paid by the county
at the rate Of 40 cents daily per capita,
| until the workhouse loan is liquidated,
and thereafter such amount only as
will pay the actual cost of mainte-
nance. The trustees shall. on or before
the first day Of February in each year,
submit to the Levy Court an estimate
OF the amount necessary for the work.
house for that year. The Levy Court is
hereby clothed with full power to levy
such amount in the taxes, and provide
for the payment of the same to the
trustees, and shall SO pay the same to
them on or before the Both day of May
in each year next succeeding the levy
in instruments as required by said
trustees, the first instalment to be paid
on or b,lfore the first day OF September
of the year such levy ismade. Out of
| the money SO received FROM tho Levy
Court, the .trustees shall first provide
for the payment Of the expenses of rum
ming the workhouse; they shall then
pay the interest on said loan as it falls
due; any excess in each year shall be
| placed on interest as a sinking fund
1 for the liquidation Of the work. house
loan, until five years from the date of
the certificates of indebtedness shall
have expired, and thereupon shall i'm
mediately apply the accumulated fund
to the extinguishmentp of the same,
and any excess in each year thereafter
shall Mt once be applied to the ex-
| tinguishment of said loan.
| The prisoners shall be so classified
that the parts of the buildings appro-
priated to female prisoners shall be
apart from those for the. confinement
of male prisoners. In like manner,
prisoners of tender years, and those
young in crime, shall be separated from
| the older and more hardened criminals.
In order that good conduct may be
| properly rewarded, the board shall
keep correct daily record of each
prisoner, showing his behavior, fidelity
and compliance with the rules of the
prison, to the end that each prisoner
may merit q diminution of the period
of his confinement and recommended
tion for restoration to citizenship, in
cases of felony, under the following
regulations: First, for each month,
commencing on the first day of his
| arrival at the workhouse, during which
he has not been guilty of any violation
of discipline, or of any of the rules oil
| the prison, and has labored with dill
gence and fidelity, he shall be allowed
u reduction of five days from the period
of his sentence; second, at any time
after convict has passed one full year
of his sentence, in which he has moi
been guilty Of any violation of dis
cipIine, or of any of the rules of the
prison, and has labored with diligence
and fidelity, the deduction shall be
seven days from the period of his
sentence for each month; third, afte,
he shall have passed two full years as
above, the deduction in his sentence
shall be nine days for each month
fourth, after he shall have passed three
or more full years as above, the de-
duction shall be 10 days for each
month fifth, for every violation of the
rules and discipline, or for want OF
diligence and fidelity in the perform.
ance Of work, the convict shall moi
only forfeit all gained time and earn.
ings for the month in which the de.
linquency occurs, but, according te
the aggravated nature or frequency oil
his offences, the board may deduct q
portion of all Of his previously earned
time and money; sixth, if convict
passes the period of his sentence, with
In five days of the completion thereof,
without violation of the rules and dis.
cipline, he shall be entitled to Ger
tificate therefor from the superin.
tendent of the workhouse, and also tc
recommendation from the board oil
l..
and restoration to citizenship; seventh,
if prisoner be prevented from Labor
by sickness or other in6fmity, moi
from any cause for which he is moi
responsible, he shall be entitled by
good conducJ to the same deduction
from his sentence for each month as
above provided for.
The board of trustees shall have
complete control of the workhouse. They
shall appoint and dismiss at pleasure
all wardens, keepers, officers and Other
necessary agents and servants, anc
| shall fix their terms of service, as well
as their compensation. They shall
provide all necessary things for the
safe keeping, maintenance and better
ment of the inmates of the workhouse.
They shall keep accurate books Of
account, which shall be open at al
times to the inspection of the county
comptroller, who shall audit them al
least once year.
ANOTHER INSURANCE BILL.
Senator Knox has given notice of ar
act in relation to- reinsurance and the
transaction of business of fire insur'
ance companies or associations other.
| xu,aa thnp fhroroh rnciflant anantr II
is as follows:
Section THAT no insurance com.
pany or association not incorporated
under the laws of this State, authorized
to transact business herein, shall make,
write, place or cause to he made,
written or placed, any policy, dupli-
cate policy or contract of insurance oil
any kind or any general or floating
policy upon property situated Oh
located in this State, except after the
said risk has been approved, in writ
ing, by an agent who is "a resident oil
this State, regularly commissioned ano
licensed to transact insurance business
herein, who shall countersign all poll
cies so issued and receive the com
mission thereof, when the premium is
paid, to the end that the State may
receive the taxes required by law to be
paid on the premiums collected fol
insurance on all property located il
this State. Nothing in this act shall
be construed to prevent any such In
surance company or association, author
lied TO transact business in this
State, from issuing policies at its prin.
cipal or department offices covering
properly in this State, provided that
such policies arc issued upon applica
tions procured and submitted to such