Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-04-23

superintendent of the house of correc
ton, and a superintendent of the Yer
mont industrial school, who shall hold
their respective Offices for two years
from and including the first day of Feb
ruary of the year of their appointment,
and until their successors are appointed. |
A superintendent may be removed at
any time BY said director. Said director |
may fill vacancy in such office for the
unexpired term.
Sec. 7. Section 7I5o of the General
Laws is hereby amended so as to read
as follows: Il
Sec. 7I5o. Each superintendent shall
appoint all necessary assistants, SER
wants and guards for his institution.
The superintendent of the state. prison
shall appoint a keeper, who shall be
deputy superintendent of the house of
correction, and for whose official acts
and negects he shall be responsible,
also a matron and teacher. The super
intendent of the state prison shall APP
point and remove at pleasure chaplain
and physician, who shall also be the
chaplain and physician of the house of
correction.
Sec. 8. Section 7I6r of the General
Laws is hereby amended so as to read
as follows:
Sec 7I6I. The superintendent of the
house of correction may, in his discre-
ton, and at the expense of the state,
furnish convicts discharged therefrom,
with railroad tickets to their homes.
Such tickets shall be delivered to the
conductor of the train, who shall, at the
end of his route, deliver the unused
portion thereof, if any, to the discharged
person.
Sec. g. Section 7257 of the General
Laws is hereby amended so as to read
as follows
Sec. 7257. Whenever person is con-
victed of a crime not felony, which
may be punished by Imprisonment in the
house of correction, and a sentence of
imprisonment, either primary or alter
native, is imposed, if the minimum term
of the sentence as imposed does not
exceed three months, the sentence shall
be that the respondent be confined at
hard labor for the term of the sentence
in the county jail of the county where
the offense was committed. Such per-
son shall be employed under the provi-
sions of this chapter.
Sec. TO- Section 7265 of the General
Laws is hereby amended so as to read
as follows:
Sec. 1905 The keeper of the Jail to
which the prisoner is removed under the
provisions of the second preceding sec
ton shall have the same authority and
be subject to the same duties and
liabilities as to the prisoner so removed,
as in the case of a prisoner originally
committed to such jail under sentence.
Sec II. Section 7267 of the General
Laws is hereby amended so as to read
as follows:
Sec. 7267. The common jails in the
several counties and the jail in the city
of Vergennes, shall be jails for receiv-
ing and safe-keeping such prisoners as
are committed under the authority oil
the United States, until discharged by
due course of the laws of the United
States; and the keepers of such Jail.
respectively shall receive such prison.
ers under like pains and penalties fol
neglect Of duty therein as in case O
prisoners committed under the authorit,
of this state. A keeper of such jai
shall not receive such prisoner unless
the United States pays the keeper fit
cents a month for each prisoner during
the time he is confined therein, with tn,
fees for committing and dischargint
him.
Sec. IL. Form 81 of Section JAZZ o
the General Laws is hereby amended Sc
as to read as follows:
Form 81. Mittimus for Commit
ment to House of Correction.
STATE OF VERMONT
County, IS.
To any sheriff or constable in tn
state,
Whereas ........ of ........ in tn
county of ........ on the 80. day o
........ A. D. 49,, by the considera
tion OF the ......:' was duly con
thereupon, by said court, sentence
....... to be confined, at hard labor, i
the house of correction in Windsor i
the county of Windsor, for and durin
the term of not less than ....... nc
more than ........ from the date G
commitment of said ..... to sal
house of correction and W., also b
said court sentenced ........ to pay t
the treasurer of the state OF Vernon
fine of ...... dollars, and also to pa
the costs of prosecution, taxed ;
...... dollars, and to stand committe
until sentence is complied with;
And it was then and there ordere
by said court that in case such fine an
costs are not paid on or before the e,
piration of such term of not less tina
....... nor more than ......... in
prisonment, the said ........ should
further confined at hard labor, in II
house of correction, in Windsor in II
county of Windsor, for the further ter
of ........ days, to be computed fro
and after the expiration of such ter
of not less than ........, nor more tn;
......., of Imprisonment, and said cou
having ascertained and determined tn
such fine and costs amount to the su
of ...... dollars;
And 1t was then and there order
by said court that in case such fine al
costs aggregating the sum of ...... de-
lars, should not be paid before t
........ day Of ........ A. D., 70.
at go. o'clock in the ..... noon, t
said ........ should be confined IN t
house of correction, in Windsor, in
| county of Windsor, at hard labor, +
the term of three times as many da
as the whole number of dollars in su
fine and costs, including the costs
commitment hereon, and said court ha
Ing ascertained and determined that t
costs of commitment hereon will
800. dollars and having also asc'
tanned and determined that the aggreg;
of such fines and costs and costs
commitment is ...... dollars;
Therefore, by the authority of I
state of Vermont, you are hereby co