Year: 1865

BIT them for the and purposes Of the said school and III
need be, erect additional buildings,


And it is further provided that in the preparation and
arrangement Of said buildings special reference shall be had to
the separation Of the and they shall be situated with
reference 70 each other to effect complete separation
between them and hc one building Of buildings shall
be occupied exclusively by the males and the other exclu
siyely by the females


For the purchase Of said farm and for the purpose of erect
ng repairing Or improving said buildings, not to
exceed ten thousand dollars hereby appropriated be paid
out Of the State Treasury upon the order Of the Governor


SEC For bc wages of assistants and employees said
Reform School, for salary and per dep Of commissioners
and for fuel food rament and education for the inmates for
stock and implements Of farm and furniture Of buildings for
the year ensuing sum exceed five thousand dollars is
hereby appropriated be allowed by the Auditor Of Ac-
counts who shall draw his order the Treasurer favor of
the acting commissioner his certified statement Of the
amount OF expenses 50 incurred.


SEC s. Whenever any male or female under the age Of
eighteen years shall be found guilty Of any crime oense
against the laws of this State the court in its discretion shall
have power to sentence the respondent to the Vermont Re
form School, and the Governor hereby authorized his
discretion commute the punishment OF such convc Of the
age fixed in this act are, hereafter may be- sen
fenced To- confined in the State Prison any county jail
and remove them said school and the of such commit
and removals shall be met III the same manner as
now provided by law for commitments to the State Prison
and the officer in charge Of the person be committed
removed shall retain him III his custody uat lie shall have
received information from the acting commissioner that there
for the person to be committed in said school


SIC o. In all when received said minors shall be
under the control Of the authorities Of the said Reform
School until they may be Of legal age and the said authorities
shall at all tines have power 10 apprentice them at their dis
creton and it shall be their duty apprentice them
whenever suitable opportunities shall Offer and they shall
Judge said minors suitable persons to be apprentced


SEC T. Any person that shall entice any youth detained
upon the State farm escape aid abet him escaping
shall after his escape knowing him to be fugitive from
said State farm harbor him SHALL on conviction thereof be
deemed guilty OF misdemeanor, and be fined in sum moi
exceeding hundred dollars confined in the county jail
fora perodnot exceeding three months or both the dcre
ton OF the court


SEC g. Said board of commissioners shall report annu
ally to the Governor or before the 10th day of October
each year Said report shall contain full and detailed ac-
counts Of all payments made and moneys received and of all
the fiscal affairs OF the said Reform School its management
condition and wants which the Governor shall have printed
and transmit to the Legislature with his Annual Message


SEC When any male minor shall have been committed
to the Reform School and the acting commissioner shall find
him ncorgbe on shall deem his continuance injurious tC
its management discipline by and with the advice of hs
colleagues the Governor Of the State he shall certify the
same upon the mittmu by which he is held and the mt
and convict shall be delivered any proper officer who
shall forthwith commit such minor to the State Prison for
such period the statutes in force provide for adult
criminals for similar crimes and the commissioners shall have
power discharge any minor reformed whenever they
Shall become satisfied that his longer detention in said schoo
shall he the disadvantage or injury of said minor


SEC TO- This ac, shall take effect from its passage anC
shall be under the control Of all future legislatures to alter
amend OF repeal