Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-04-23

nially appoint a superintendent of the
state prison, who shall be ex oficio
superintendent of the house of correc-
ton, and 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.
\ superintendent may be removed at
any time bv said director. Said director
may fill vacancy in such Office for the
unexpired term
Sec 7. Section 7G5o of the General
Laws is hereby amended so as to read
as follows:
Sec 7I5o. Each superintendent shall
appoint all necessary assistants, SER
wants and guards for his institution.
The superintendent of the state prison
shall appoint keeper, who shall be
deputy superintendent of the house of
correction, and for whose official acts
aud neglects he shall be responsible,
also matron and teacher. The super
intcndcnt of the state prison shall ap-
point and remove at pleasure a chaplain
and physician, who shall also be the
chaplain and physician of the house of
correction
Sec 8. Section 7I0l of the General
Laws is hereby amended so as to read
as follows:
Sec. zI6I. The superintendent of the
housc Of correction may, in his discrc-
ton. and al the expense of the state,
furnish convicts discharged thcrefrom,
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 O. Section 1857 of the General
Laws is hereby amended so as to read
as follows:
Sec. 1857. Whenever person is con-
victcd of crime not a felony, which
may be punished by imprisonment in the
house of correction, and a sentence of
imprisonment, either primary or alter
native, is imposed, il 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 offensc was committed. Such per-
son shall he employed under the provi
sions OF this chapter
Sec TO- Section 7oo5 of the General
Laws is hereby amended so as to read
as follows:
Sec. 7265. 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
he subject to the same duties and
a, in the case Of a prisoner originally
committed to such iail under sentence.
Laws is hereby amended so as to read
as follows:
Sec. 7a67. The common jails in the
of Vergennes; shall be jails for receiv-
ing and safc-kIeeping such prisoners as
are committed under the authority OF
the United States, until discharged by
due course OF the laws of the United
States. and the keepers of such .jails
respectively. shall receive such prison.
crs under like pains and penalties for
neglect OF duty therein as IN case OF
OF TINS state. "A keeper OF such Jail
shall not receive such prisoner unless
the Nhlted otates pays the keeper hfty
cents. month Tor each prisoner during
the time he is confined therein, with the
ices Tor committing and discharg1ng
HIM
Sec H. Form 81 OF Section 7472 OF
the General Laws is hereby amended so
as TO read as follows;
FORM 81 Mittlmus Tor Commit
ment to House OF Correction.
olAlE Or VEKMONI
..............C ounty, IS.
10 any sheriff or constable IN the
state, -
GREETING:
Whereas ........ of ....... in the
county of ....... on the zee. day of
........ A. d. 10. D., by the considera-
ton of the ......, was duly con-
victed of the crime of ...... and was
thereupon, by said court, sentenced
........ to be confined, at hard labor, in
the house of correction in Windsor, in
the county of Windsor, for and during
the term of not less than ..... nor
more than ...... from the date of
commitment of said .... to said
house of correction and was also by
said court sentenced ........ to pay to
the treasurer of the state of Vermont
fine of .. dollars, and also to pay
the costs of prosecution, taxed at
... dollars, and to stand committed
until sentence is complied with;
And it was then and there ordered