The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-10-03

tne ADVICE OF the governor,
vested with the exclusive man
: agement of the entire system
. and is held responsible for tn,
proper care, treatment, feeding
clothing and management of tn,
prisoners, and is expected no
only to carry out the letter bu
: the spirit, intent and purpose.
OF the laws and rules governine
the system. Ii also has the au
thority to discharge officers anc
employees for reason, or when il
may deem it best for the inter.
est of the service.
! The Commission has the au-
thority to purchase or lease
with the funds at its dispose
lands, buildings, machinery,
tools and supplies for the benefit
OF the system, and may establish
factories or do whatever else is
in it judgment best for the well
fare of the state and the prison.
ers, land purchases being made
with the approval of the Gov
ernor of the state.
1t is the policy of the present
law to work all prisoners within
the prison walls and upon farms
owned by the state, and it is
made the duty of the Prison
Commission to acquire sufficient
land not later than January /.
1913, or sooner il practicable, to
enable all prisoners hired out or
employed on share farms, or
contract farms. and VINO are not
otherwise employed by the state.
to be employed directly on farms
belonging to the prison system.
The state has heretofore operat-
ed several share farms with the
prison labor and has hired out
many of its convicts to farmers
and railroads. this leading to
abuses that will be pointed out
in future articles.
The prison Commission has
authority to issue such orders
and prescribe such rules and 1
regulations, not inconsistent |
with the law, as it may deem
proper, with a view to CARRYING
cut the general policies of the
state, furnishing all officers. en-
ployees and guards with copies
Of the laws, rules and regula-
tons and requiring examination
from time to time as TO their
knowledge of the prison laws
and rules.
1t IS made the duty of some
member. or members of the
Commission to spend at least
one whole day each month. with
put notice, at each prison, camp
Or farm where prisoners are
kept or worked and to carefully
inspect the same with reference
% the food, clothing and general
treatment of the prisoners, the
yenerai sanitary conditions ex-
sting at each place, reporting
lpon the conditions, the efforts
Il reformation. the general con-
iuct of all officers and ems
,loyees. and the punishment adj
for prison decipline,
report to the full Board.
A full inventory Of the lands,
machinery, tools, buildings, i've
took, and all property of every
description belonging to the sys-
EN-, the book value and actual
alue placed opposite each item.
as to afford an easy compare
on with former years, must be
iade annually ON the first of
A separate account is required
D be kept with each industry b
nd farm. and for the system as n
whole, showing the profits, n
'sses and net earnings of each +
,dustry and farm. and an an
ual report must be made to the a
iovernor. which the Governor is a
squired TO have printed in suf- {
Gent numbers to give general |,
nblicity to such report. 4
An auditor is appointed by the .
comptroller. the Attorney Gen. e
raj and the State Treasurerer, d
olding Office for a year at a Ii
me. 1t is his duty to audit all Ii
counts. vouchers. pay rolls n
nd all other business transac- O
ons and to check all property. C
Iaterials and supplies received
nd disposed of by or through D
10 prison system. and he is re- Il
lired to make a full report to O,
10 Governor on the first of JAM o.
ary of each year. D