Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-05
CHAPTER POS.
An Act to establish a State reformator
for women.

An Act to establish a State reformatory
for women.
Section l. The State shall establish ana
maintain a reformatory in which all
women over the age Of sixteen years who
have been convicted of or have pleaded
guilty to crime in the courts of the State
or OF the United States. and who have
been duly sentenced and removed there
10, snail be Imprisoned and detained in
accordance with the sentences or orders
OF sad courts and the rules and rogula-
tons of said reformatory.
Section . Immediately after the pas
sage OF this act, the governor shall. with
persons. OF whom at least two sbau h.
women, all of whom shall he inhab:tarts
OF this state, TO be trustees of such re-
formatory The terms of Office Of such
trustees shall be five years. subject 10 re-
moval by the governor ana councl for
cause, and they shall be so appointed
that the term of one of them shall expire
on the first Tuesday of February in each
year. Any person appointed TO I'll a
vacancy in the board of trustees shall
hold office for the remainder Of the term
of the person whom he or she succeeds.
Section j. Said board Of trustees shall
have the general superintendent. MAJ
agement and control of said reforsnato
of the grounds and buildings, officers ana
employees thereof. of the inmates therein.
and OF al! matters relating to the govern
ment. discipline. contracts and fiscal
concerns thereof. and NAV make sucn
rules and regulations as may seem m
them necessary. for carrying out the pur-
poses OF said institution. Such board of
trustees shall constitute a board of ma
role and shall have the power TO paroIe
or discharge inmates as hereinafter pro
vided.
Section 4. The board of trustees shall
appoint from among its members a presi-
Gent and secretary, who shall hold office
for such length of time as such hoard
may determine. They shall appoint a
office during the pleasure of the board
ana snail Tx the compensa ton of such
superintendent and the COMPENSATION of
az ss other officers ice and employees.
Sectlon o. The superintendent shall,
SUBJECT 70 the direction and control of the
board of trustees,
Isl. have the general supervision and
control OF the grounds and buildings of
and employees and inmates thereof, and
all matters relating to their government
and discipline.
md. Make such rules, regulations and
orders, not inconsistent with law, or the
rules. regulations or directions of The
board of trustees, as may seem TO her
proper or necessary for the government
Of such institutions and its officers and
EMPLOYEES. and for the employment dis
cipline and education of the inmates
thereof.
Srd-t Exercise such other powers and
perform such other duties as the board
VI u OStScS may prescribe.
Such superintendent shall also have the
power to appoint and remove all subordi-
nate officers and employees.
Section g. On or before the first dav
OF October in each year. the trustees
shall furnish a report to the governor AND
council containing the history Of the in
stltuuon Tor the year, and a complate
statement OF all accounts. with all the
1unds. general and special, appropriated
or belonging to said institution, with a
detailed statement Of disbursements
Section Z. When a woman over the spe
OF sixteen years is convicted before any
court or trial justice having Jurisdiction
OF the onense, OF an offense punisha BILE
ny imprisonment in the State prison. or in
the county Jail. or in any house of cor
rection, such court or justice may order
her commitment to the reforn1atory
Tor women. or sentence her to the
punishment provided by law for the same
ofense. When a woman is sentenced IN
the reformatory for women, the court or
trial justice imposing the sentence shall
not prescribe the limit thereof, unless
1t be for term of more than FIVE wears.
but no woman committed to the reforna-
limit. as aforesaid, shall be held therein
for more than five years if Sentenced for
felony, nor for more than three wears II
sentenced for misdemeanor. If the SEN
tence imposed upon any woman be for
more than five years. she shall be SO held
for such longer term.
II. through oversight, or otherwise
any person be sentenced to Imprisonment
in the said reformatory for women for
q dSnnite pef1oa OF time. said sentence
the person 20 sentenced shall be entitled
TO the benenfs and subject to the liabili-
ties Of this act, In the same manner and
70 the same extent ~ II the sentence had
In sukh case said trustees shan delivsr
to 8uch. offender q cODy Of this ART