prison upon any criminal charge, who shall not have been indicted, to be discharged without bail, unless satisfactory cause shall be shown to such Court for detaining such person in custody or upon bail, as the case may require, until the meeting of the next Grand Jury in such County. (c) When prisoner (6152.) SEC. 24. After the Circuit Court for any county on Habeas Cor-shall have commenced its sitting, no prisoner detained in the common jail of such County upon any criminal charge, shall be removed therefrom during such sitting by any writ of habeas corpus, unless such writ shall have been issued by such Court, or shall be made returnable before it. not to be removed pus, unless, etc. Refractory prisoners may be punished. Persons confined on Execution, ished for offence in Jails, etc. (6153.) SEc. 25. If any person confined in any jail, upon a conviction or charge of any criminal offence, shall be refractory or disorderly, or shall willfully or wantonly destroy or injure any article of bedding, or other furniture, or a door or window, or any other part of such prison, the Sheriff of the County, after due inquiry, may cause such person to be kept in solitary confinement, not more than ten days for any one offence; and during such solitary confinement, he shall be fed with bread and water only, unless other food shall be necessary for the preservation of his health. (6154.) SEC. 26. If any person committed to jail on original etc, how pun- process or on execution, or for any other cause than those mentioned in the preceding section, shall be guilty of either of the offences therein specified, and be thereof convicted before a Justice of the Peace of the County, on the complaint of the keeper of such jail, such person shall be punished by solitary imprisonment, as directed in the preceding section, not more than ten days for any one offence; and such offender shall be liable for double the amount of the damages done to the jail, furniture, or other property, to be recovered with costs of suit, in an action of trespass, in the name of the Board of Supervisors of the County. Construction of two preceding (6155.) SEC. 27. Nothing contained in the two preceding Sections. sections, shall be construed to take from any Sheriff or jailor. any part of the authority with which he was before invested by law, to preserve order and enforce strict discipline among all the prisoners in his custody. under sentence Escape of persons (6156.) SEC. 28. If any person lawfully imprisoned in any of confinement jail, under sentence of confinement at hard labor, shall break (c) As Amended by Act 275, of 1850, p. 323. how punished. such prison and escape, he shall be punished by imprisonment at hard labor; in the State prison or County jail, not more than three years, in addition to the unexpired portion of the term for which he was originally imprisoned. and escaping in punished. (6157.) SEC. 29. If any person lawfully imprisoned in any Breaking prison jail, for any cause not mentioned in the preceding section, shall other cases, how break such prison and escape, he shall be punished by imprisonment, either in the State prison or County jail, not more than one year in addition to the unexpired portion of the term for which he was originally sentenced. attempt to es (6158.) SEC. 30. If any person lawfully imprisoned for any Punishment for cause in any prison or place of confinement established by cape. law, other than the State prison, shall forcibly break the same, with intent to escape, or shall, by any force or violence, attempt to escape therefrom, although no escape be effected, he shall be punished by imprisonment in the County jail not more than one year, in addition to any term for which he was held in prison at the time of such breaking or attempt ing to escape. 6198. Agent to report annually to Secretary of 6199. When Deputy Keeper to perform duties of 6200. Duties of Physician. 6201. Books public property, and to remain in 6202. No officer to employ labor of the convicts. 6204. To be kept separate. 6206. Convicts to be furnished with Bibles, etc. €208. Assistant Keepers to preserve discipline. Victs. SECTION 6212. Letters not to be delivered to convicts, etc. 6213. Persons authorized to visit convicts at pleasure. C214. Copy of sentence to be delivered with convict. €215. Reward for convicts who have escaped. 6216 Reward to be paid out of State Treasury. 6217. Removal of convicts in case of pestilence. 6218. In case of fire. 6219. Convicts sentenced by Courts of United States 6220. When Habeas Corpus may be granted for convict to testify. 6221. Spirituous liquors not to be sold in Prison. 6224: Auditor General to draw Warrant. 6226. Admission fees of visitors to Prison. tary and Jury duty. 6228. Extra copies of Report to be printed, etc. 6229. Auditor General to settle accounts on re moval of Agent. 6239. Convicts sentenced to solitary confinement 6232. Deduction for good behaver in second State Prison at Jackson. 1838, p. 123. 1839, p. 133. Inspectors of Pri son. 1840, p. 109. To choose President. Chapter One Hundred and Seventy-Two of Revised Statutes of 1846. (6159.) SECTION 1. There shall continue to be maintained in this State, a State prison, at Jackson, in the County of Jackson. (6160.) SEC. 2. The said prison shall continue to be under the direction and government of three inspectors, one of whom shall be appointed annually by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall hold his office for the term of three years, and until his successor shall be appointed and qualified, and shall take and subscribe the oath of office prescribed in the twelfth article of the Constitution, before entering upon the duties of his office. (6161.) SEC. 3. The Board of Inspectors shall meet at the State prison office as soon as may be after such appointment of an inspector, and shall choose one of their number to be their president. (6162.) SEC. 4. The officers of the prison shall consist of officers of Prison. one agent, who shall be the principal keeper, and shall reside at the prison; one clerk, one physician and surgeon, one chaplain, one deputy keeper, and such assistant keepers as the agent and inspectors shall deem to be requisite. pointed, and term (6163.) SEC. 5. The agent shall be appointed by the Gov- Agent, how a pernor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and of office. shall hold his office for the term of two years, and until his successor shall be appointed and qualified, unless sooner removed by the Governor. how appointed. (6164.) SEC. 6. The clerk, physician and chaplain, shall be other officers, appointed by the Board of Inspectors, and shall hold their respective offices during the pleasure of the board; and the deputy keeper and assistant keepers shall be appointed by the agent, with the assent of the inspectors, and hold their offices during the pleasure of the Board of Inspectors. (a) quire into govern etc. (6165.) SEC. 7. The inspectors shall have power, and it shall Inspectors to inbe their duty from time to time, to examine and inquire into ment of Prison, all matters connected with the government, discipline and police of the prison, the punishment and employment of the prisoners confined therein, the moneyed concerns and contracts for work, and the purchases and sales of the articles provided for such prison, or sold on account thereof; and they may from time to time require reports from the agent, or other officers of the prison, in relation to any or all of the said matters. quire into alleged of officers. (6166.) SEC. 8. It shall be the duty of the inspectors to Inspectors to ininquire into any improper conduct which may be alleged to improper conduct have been committed by the agent or any other officers of the prison; and for that purpose, the president of the board or any Justice of the Peace shall have power to issue subpoenas, to compel the attendance of witnesses, and the production of papers and writings before them, in the same manner, and with the like effect as in cases of arbitrations. Witnesses. (6167.) SEC. 9. The inspectors may examine any witnesses Examination of who shall appear before them, on oath, to be administered by the president of the board, or in his absence, by any other member thereof. (6168.) SEC. 10. It shall be the duty of the agent and other Inspectors to be officers of the prison, whenever requested, to admit the Prison, and admitted into (a) As Amended by Act 196 of 1848. Laws of 1848, p. 275, Section 2. be exhibited to them. books, etc., to inspectors, or either of them into every part of the said prison; to exhibit to them, or either of them, on demand, all the books, papers, accounts and writings, pertaining to the prison, or to the business, government, discipline or management thereof, and to render them every other facility in their power, to enable them to discharge their duties under this chapter. Board of Inspect ors to keep min (6169.) SEC. 11. The Board of Inspectors shall keep regular utes of proceed- minutes of their meetings and proceedings, which shall be signed by them, and kept in the prison office. ings. Duty of Board to meet, adopt rules, etc. rules to be fur (6170.) SEC. 12. It shall be the duty of the Board of Inspectors to meet at the prison once in each month, and then to inspect the same; and a majority shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business; they shall adopt rules and regulations for the direction and government of all the officers of the prison; and all rules and regulations adopted by them, and their proceedings as a board at each meeting, shall be recorded by the clerk of the prison, who shall attend their meetings for that purpose. Printed copy of (6171.) SEC. 13. A printed copy of the rules and regulations nished to each of the prison shall be furnished to every officer and guard of officer and guard. said prison at the time he is appointed and sworn. cial rules, and General and spe- (6172.) SEC. 14. The agent of the prison may make and orders by Agent. issue general and special orders, and make rules, to be in force until the next meeting of the Board of Inspectors, and no longer, and all general orders or rules for the government of the subordinate officers of the prison, made by the agent, shall be in writing, and shall be entered in a book to be kept by him for that purpose. Daily Journal to be kept, and laid ors. (6173.) SEC. 15. The agent or deputy keeper shall also keep before Inspect a daily journal of the proceedings of the prison, in which he shall note every infraction of the rules and regulations of the prison, by any officer or guard thereof, which shall come to his knowledge, and make a memorandum of every complaint made by any convict, of cruel or unjust treatment from his overseer or other officer of the prison, or a want of good and sufficient food or clothing; and also of every infraction of the rules and regulations of the prison, by any prisoner, naming him, and specifying the offence, and also, what punishment, if any, was awarded; which journal shall be laid before the inspectors at every stated meeting, and at every special meeting, when demanded. |