Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-25
II Il hereby enacted BY the General
Assembly of the State Of Vermont:

nially, IN the mOntn OF January, Win
The advice and consent of the senate, ap-
point director of state institutions, who
shall devote his entire time to the duties
Of his Office
Sec. 2. All Of the powers, duties and
liabilities Of the board Of penal institu-
tionA of the board of trustees Of the
Vermont state hospital for the insane
and of the board of trustees of the Yer
mont state school for feeble-mindcd chill
dren and all of the powers, duties and
liabilities of the members Of said boards,
are hereby imposed upon the director OF
tor of state institutions" are hereby in
serted in lieu of the words board of
penal institutions, board of trustees of
the Vermont state hospital for the in
sane and board Of trustees of the YER
mont state school for feeble-minded
and in lieu of the words
member" and trustee" as used IN re-
ferring to members of the aforesaid
boards, as used in the Public Statutes,
acts of 1908, 1910, 1919, 1915 and the
General Laws.
Sec. 8. Said director shall, in each
even year, make report to the gov
ernor, stating in detail the work done
during the preceding two years. Such
report shall contain statements of the
conditions and needs of the Vermont
state hospital for the insane, the YER
mont state school for feeble-minded
children, the state prison, house of cor
rection and Vermont industrial school;
the names and salaries of officers of such
institutions and the statistics used by the
secretary of the National Prison Asso-
citation, and such other information and
recommendations as may seem pertinent,
and such report shall also be printed in
the Vermont Public Documents.
Sec 4. Said director shall maintain
such Office and employ such assistance,
as the governor deems necessary, for the
proper performance of the duties of said
director.
Sec. S. Section 3776 of the Public
Statutes (Sec. 1886 of the General Laws,
as proposed) is hereby amended so as
to read as follows:
Sec. 3776. (Sec. 1856 G. L) Said
director shall cause to be. kept true and
just account of all receipts and cxpendi-
lures; and his report shall contain a
statement of such account together with
a tabulated statement of the work done
by the hospital during the preceding
two years.
Sec. E. Section 3 of No. 81 of the
acts of 1912 (Sec: 1886. of the General
Laws, as proposed) is hereby amended
so as to read as follows:
i Sec. 3. (Sec. 1885 G. L. Said d.
rector shall have the general care, con-
troll and management of such school and
shall faithfully carry out its purposes
and objects. Said director shall visit
such school at least once each month.
Sec. 7. Section $3.50 of the Public
Statutes (Sec. 6o46 Of the General Laws,
as proposedD is hereby amended so as
to read as follows:
Sec. $3.50. (Sec. 6o46 G. L. The d.
rector of state institutions shall visit the
Vermont industrial school at least once
in each month, examine into all commit
ments thereto. give special attention to
the methods OF governing managing and
reforming the inmates, look after their
welfare, see that no injustice is done,
ascertain as far as practicable the wants,
standing and condition of each child
under the control of the school and the
character and qualifications of each Off
Ger employed.
! Sec. 8. Section $500 of the Public
Statutes (Sec. 6o47 of the General Laws,
as proposed) is hereby amended so as
to read as follows:
Sec 5000. (Sec. 6o47 G. L.) Said
director shall have charge of the general
interests of the state prison, house OF
correction and Vermont industrial school,
and see that their affairs are conducted
in accordance with law and shall visit
! the state prison and house of correction
; at least once in each month and make an
examination of each institution in all its
departments and shall make a thorough
examination of the buildings and material
. used in and about the same and inquire
into the discipline and sanitary condi-
ton of each, and give such directions to
the superintendents as to the general
management thereof as he deems neces-
sary.
Sec. 9. Section 1904 of the Public
Statutes as amended by section 40 of
No. ! of the acts of 1915 (Sec. 6oso of
1 the General Laws, as proposed) is here
, by amended so as to read as follows:
: Sec. 1904 (Sec. $3.50 G. L.) Said
: director shall, on the thirtieth day OF
June, OF each even year, make or cause
, to be made an inventory of the property
{ at the state prison, house of correction.
; Vermont industrial school, Vermont state
> hospital for the insane and Vermont
state school for feeble minded children
: appraise the same at its value in money
and examine the just accounts of the
. superintendent of said institutions fol
the two years preceding.
:. Sec. 10. The annual salary of said
director shall be three thousand dollars
= and he shall be paid his necessary ex.
penses when away from the capital or
official business, and he shall be supplied
= with Office supplies and stationery neccs.
y sary for official use, and the payment oi
!. postage, freight, telephone and telephone
v rental, telegraphic and express charge,
necessarily made in connection with hi,
4 official duties shall be allowed in thu
: settlement of his account.
A Sec. II. Section 1888 of the Public
+ Statutes as amended by section I6o ol
" No. I of the acts of 1915, sections 62ol
. and 62o2 of the Public Statutes, seetior
i 3768 of the Public Statutes as amended
4 by section I4o of No. I of the acts oil
1915 and section 500 of the Publ,
!. Statutes as amended by section r4I o.
+ No. of the acts of 1915, section F..
n of No. 81 of the acts of 1919 as amended
i by section ala of No. of the acts o.
q 1915, section S of No. 81 of the acts o.
h 1912 as amended by section I of No. 2;
= Of the acts of 1915, section 4 of No
II 81 of the acts of 1919. and all acts ant
!. parts of acts inconsistent with this &C
r are hereby repealed.
= Sec. IL. This act shall take effec
e from its passage.