Evening journal., 1899-02-01

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 insialment to
be paid on or before the first day of
September of the year such levy is
made. Out of the money so received
from the Levy Court, the trustees shall
first provide for the payment Of the
expenses of running the work
house; they shall then pay the interest
on said loan as it falls due; any eX-
cess. in each year shall be placed on in
terest as a sinking fund for the liqui-
dation Of the workhouse loan, until
five years from the date Of the certif-
Gates Of Indebtedness shall have ex-
pired, and thereupon shall immediate
ly apply the accumulated fund to the
extinguishment of the same, and any
excess in each year thereafter shall at
once be applied to the extinguishment
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 a correct daily record OF
each prisoner. showing his behavior
fidelity and compliance with the rules
OF the prison 10 the end that eacf
prisoner may merit a diminution OF
the neriod of his confinement and Q
recomr endation for restoration tC
citizenship. in cases of felony, under
the following regulations: First fol
each month, commencing on the frs
day of his arrival at the workhouse
during which he has not been guilty
Of any violation Of discipline, or any
rules of the prison. and has laboret
with diligence and fidelity, he shall b'
allowed a reduction of five days from
the period Of his sentence; second. a
any time after a convict has passed
one full year of his sentence, in which
he has not been guilty of any violation
! Of discipline or of any of the rules o.
the prison, and has labored with dill
gence and fidelity, the deduction shal
/ be seven days from the period Of bis
/ sentence for each month; third, aftel
| he shall have passed two full years al
above, the deduction in his sentence
shall be nine days for each month
/ fourth, after he shall have passCI
three or more full years as above. thl
deduction shall be ten days for eacl
month; fifth, for every violation @
the rules and discipline, or for wan
of diligence and fidelity, in the per
formance of work, the convict shall
not only forfeit all gained time ant
earnings for the month in which tn
/ delinquency occurs, but, according Il
the aggravated nature or frequency o
his offenses, the board may deduct
portion or all Of his previously Garnet
/ time and money; sixth, If a cJnyic
passes the period of his sentence
within five days of the completio
! thereof, without any violation Of th
rules and discipline, be shall be en-
titled to a certificate therefor from tn
4 superintendent of the workhouse, an
also to a recommendation from tn
board of trustees recommending hin
for pardon and restoration to citizen
ship; seventh, If a prisoner be pre-
vented from labor by sickness or otls
infrmity, not intentionally produce
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which he is not responsible. he sha
be entitled by good con luet T.; III
same deduction from his sen aca fo
each month as above pr9vldsl for.
The board Of trustees shall hay
complete control of the workhousi
They shall appoint and di1mss a
pleasure all wardens, keepers, officer
and other necessary agents and sci
wants, and shall fix their terms Of ser
p vice, as well as their Compensation
They shall provide all necess1r
things for the safe keeping, mantC
nance and betterment of he inmate
Of the workhouse. They shall keep az
eurate books of account, watch sha
: be open at all times to the inspectic
+ of the county comptroller. who sha
, audit at least once a year