The Republican journal., 1903-04-09

eral field, or in a close by itself, may re-
Seaef his ~ giving the notice pro-
vided in section two, or In an action OF
trespass against the person owning OF
having possession Of the beasts at the time
on said sal dGamase' beasts and they may be attached
\ in such action and held to respond to the
judgment as In other cases, Wnether
| owned by the defendant or only IN his pos
session But If the neasts lists We're a aaW1erly shers
| from in consequence of the neglect of the
person suffering the damage to maintain
his part Of the partition fence, their own
er shall not be liable liable therefor; MaraS +,
| Chapter 81.
An Act relating to Houses of Correction.
| Section 1, Chapter one hundred forty
| one of the revised statutes, except sec
| tions twenty-t three and twenty-fours Is
hereby repealed.
Section 2. A municipal or police court,
trial justice in ms Goanty t9 ia ON or to he
house of correction in the town where the
person belongs or is found. for term not
| exceeding ninety days, all rogues, vaga-
bonds and idle persons going aDou. erson IN any my
ing any subtle craft, jugglery, or unlaW-
full games, or plays, or for the sake of gain
pretending to have knowledge in physiog-
nomy, palmistry, to teli oestlnles , OF d9t I9r.
common pipers, 1iddlers, runaways. drunk
| ards, night walkers, railers, Drawers
and pilfererS; persons Wanton or lasclvl-
Gus In speech or behavior, or neglectlns
their callings or employments, misspend-
ing what they earn and not providing for
the support Of themselves and their fami-
lies; all idle and disorderly persons having
no visible means of support, neglectlng al
10 yf,yI
and disorderly persons who neglect all law.
full calling or employment and msspend
their time by frequenting disorderly
houses, houses of ill fame, gaming houses
or tipping shops.
Section g. A town, at its own expense.
may build and maintain house Of cor
rection. Until such house of correction is
SO built, the almshouse, or any part there-
OF may be used for that purpose.
Section A. Such house of correction shall
be in charge of the overSeerS of the poor
of the town maintaining the same, who
shall have the inspection and government
of the same, and may establish from time
to time, such rules and orders not repug-
nant to law, as they deem necessary for
governing and furnishing persons lawful
ly committed thereto. When an aims
the master thereof shall be master of the
house OF correction; but in other cases
the overseers thereof shall appoint suit
able MASTER removable at their pleasure
ana may Hx MS coWpellsetlioi.. AHe W.
seers from time to time, shall examine
into the prudential concerns and manage
ment of such house. and see that the mas
ter faithfully discharges his duty.
I Section S. Every person commltted 70
with suitable food and clothing, and II
sick. with such medical attendance: and
care as the overseers order; ana all eA,
penses incurred for commitment ana
maintenance, exceeding the earnings of
the person confined, shall be paid by the
town where such prisoner has his legal
settlement or by his kindred as herelnaf-
ter provided.
Section 6. The master of such house
may set to work all persons committed
to his custody, so far as they are able,
during the time of their confinement; ana
If their department renders it eXped1ent,
he may impose shackles or fetters to pre-
vent resistance or escape without unnec-
essarily inflicting pain or lnterruptlne Ia
bor :,
Section T. If prisoner is stubborn, dis
orderly, idle refractory. or refuses TO per
form his appointed task in a proper man
ner, the master may abridge his supply CT
food until he complies with the reason
able requirements of the master and over
scerS.
of costs and expenses, il the prisoner has
actually received relief as a pauper, the
overseers of the poor where the mousse IS,
or of the town to which he belongs, on
he was committed. may procure an ex-
tension of the confinement, for not more
than thirty days at time, by the Judge or
Justice; and such application may be re-
newed, ii occasion requires it, on like COM
rIaint and in all cases the prisoners shall
be brought before the justice or court to
answer to the complaint
Section g. Such masters shall, WITHIN
ten days after commitment OF any person
to such house of correction, give notice
thereof to the overSeers of the poor OIL the
town where it Is situated, and II the prls-
oner has actually received relief as paul
per, said overseers shall give tle sallle
notice thereof to the ovcrseers OF the poor
OF the town of his legal settlement. as IS
reuuired in other cases in which paupers
become chargeable in places where they
have no legal settlement.
Section 10. The master shall keep an ex-
act account of the earnings OF each prls-
oner, and of the expenses incurred Tor
commitment and maintenance, specifying
the time of his commitment anu npera-
ton, and present it, on oath. to the over
seers of the poor of the town where such
house is established annually and cftener
if directed; and the town may recover the
amount of such expenses after deductlng
the earnings of the prisoner, from the town
where such prisoner has his legal settle
ment.
| by law to maintain the prisoner as prorld-
| ed in chapter twenty-four, such master,
| or the town obliged to pay his account,
| has the same remedy against such KIM
dred, as is provided in that chapter Tor
| towns mourning expense Tor reileI ano
support of paupers.
Section u. Persons shall be commltted
| to work houses. or houses OF correctlon,
| only upon conviction of the offenses, acts
| or conditions for which such commitments
are by law authorized. before Some munic-
| ipal or police court, or trial justice.
[Approved March Al
Chapter 38.
An Act relating to Work Houses:
| Section 1. Chapter twenty one OF the
revised statutes is hereby repealed.
| Section 2. Any town may erect or pro,
vide work house for the employment ana
support of persons of the following de-
scriptions: all poor and INDECENT persons,
maintained by or receiving aims from the
town: all able bodied persons not having
estate or means otherwise to maintain
themselves, who refuse or neglect TO Work'
all who live dissolute and Vagrant NE
! and exercise no ordinary calling or lawful
, business sufficient to gain an honest hVe-
lihood and all such persons, as spend
their time and property in public houses,
to the neglect of their proper business, or
Nv otherwise misspending what they earn.
to the impoverishment of themselves and
their families, are likely to become pau
rers Any work-house may, by vote OF
the town, be discontinued, or applied TO
other uses Until such work house is thus
rrovided the almshouse or any part there-
aaf ,nox h, mead for that purpose.