The St. Louis Republic., 1905-12-27
PRISON BOARD
STRIKE STATUTES
Governor Folk POinf1 Out That
They Have Power, and Are
Paid, to Supervise PFisoo.
CAN DIRECT WARDEars Acn0a
Appointments Subject to Their
Approval and il Warden Dis,
obeys Their Rules and o..
ders They Can Demand
His Removal.

Governor Folk was In the city yeeeRdaZ
looking after police matters. He sai0
thai he had appointed the best men he
could md IS Ponce Commissioners. and hs
feit sure they would give The city a n
LolAs the best Police department the city
ever had When sske: about the iettss
from the Board Of Prison Inspectors.
ti.i;l9 al the prison. Mr Folk said:
i have not received the letter Of the
Prison lrspect0r. printed In tho pspefn.
The remarkable thing about the report
and !er.er 10 that the inspectors seem 70
:-s 80 calmly obvious 0: the duties i'm
posed On them by law.
The .aw puts q responsibility on them
which they cannot 6..iifie. They arc the
governing bard q the prison and are paid
- . year each ty the state for their
They say they have 10 powess. Their
p"w-rs are defined by statute. and all I
:.asist GI'on - that they do the things IL
iaw requires them to do.
by sections no and sSSl the Attorney
General. Auditor and Treasurer are made
hoard OF Control g. tn- prison They
are required To- TAX. an oath n such and
are psaid for their services. in addition to
other compensation. -. year BY 6ec-
t!on aM tslry ar. required to look after
me discipline and Financial condition Oe
:hs institution and 10 enforce rule8 tor
It's government The Warden 10 required
IL TAX" al oath. By Section sss2, and uSl-
der iaIs section the Warden may 10 re-
ton " III. Eoari Of InxIscfOrl This
siv.s them ful! power 20 enforce all the
riders they may make o- to put It ~ -
tn. Governor.
Ey secaon ss.s It 10 provided that an
guards and assistants APPOINTED BY tbs
warden iGust ke with the consent OF the
INSPECTORS. 1, must. OF course. be their
iI'y. nrt 20 approve any unworthy ap-
fr.n'rI.f:s. Section hs!. The rules and
f"g Ia tons oE IL. Warden must be ap-
p'"v-? by Tire Inspectors section SS.e:
.AHT, Vr..aA A. ee<nDH
q: the Inspectors in making contracts for
~" employment - labor oi cOnvfcts. BY
.'.:inn sasi. Al purchase % raw material
must be Under IN. direction ~ the In
spertors snd supplies enAl. be issced on
snch reauisifions may be r1a.i. by the
Inspectors. Section sssc The Warden shall
.Il"nc:s received Or expended section toBs:
Ali ounrrscts MAJ" b. the Warden must
a. afirov.d by the Inspectors. Section
l'tsd M or 'i:i. rs,sc,.i led b. ' the Board @ II In
-I--ctnrs and Warden. Section sssS: Tho
ii"aT: a: Inspectors shall supervise lists
% s,aGs s"sits 1ts s sh rn nontn osss sSs
- INSPECTORS IS required TO vis!: the Pen
Tertiary ono" f,un'h. or "fiener. II
necessary. look after the discipline, and
rr1"rc. rulHs for its government
Ia fact. uai.r the statutes fh. Warden
Hit IN practically nothing without the
approval ~; IN. inspectors Their author
a.. j. clc,Iiv define.
They !;l-.si. though. that they should
mako in. wari.r's appointments for him.
Though tn" laU cortenpis.es THAI they
are merely To approve or reject the 4p-
continents made by tn" Warcen. II tho
- ri can -Naic r"s;ypnsihil.; unicss the
Warden lets them make his appoint tments
"'i, IA" warden 10 delegate to them
Mis- ryW-r could he not then with much
: alter force claim that =. Is not resEDn-
h.'' - hr does not ayr0iHt the men un-
.rr t.D. u - easy 10 see that such n
f"iir" would BE- r.struc;iv. Of diS.ip,ine.
'1I II" warden could not control men who
u" thrir positions not 20 him. but to the
'.na-I