ART. 74.] PLACES OF IMPRISONMENT AND REFORMATION.

punishing any misconduct of the prisoners in the performance of
their tasks.

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81. He shall inspect the moral conduct of the prisoners, and in
person, or by the assistant warden, attend divine service whenever
it may be held, at which all the prisoners shall attend, unless pre-
vented by sickness.

Id s 80
1837, c 820, s 25.
To Inspect
moral conduct
of prisoners

82. He shall be answerable for the police and discipline of the
institution, and shall report monthly to the board upon the conduct
of the officers under his direction; and the board shall remove any
officer for the slightest offence or omission in the discharge of his

Id s 81
1837, c 320, s 25.
To be answer-
able for disci-
pline of Institu-
tion

duty.
83. He must not permit any prisoners to be together at any time,
without proper supervision of an officer.
84. He shall not encourage any espionage or tale-bearing among
the convicts.
85. He shall govern the institution by the weight of its authori-
ties, and the prisoners must be made to feel that the officers are en-
tirely cognizant of all their improper designs, and prepared to coun-
teract or prevent any effort on their part.

Id s 82
1837, c 320, s 25
Not to permit
prisoners to be
together with-
out supervision.
Id s 83
1837, c 320, c 25
Not to encour-
age espionage
Id s 84
1837, c 320,3 25.
How to govern
institution, etc

86. He may punish to the extent of thirteen lashes and ten days'
confinement on bread and water, and may authorize his deputies
and under officers to give from one to five lashes for infractions
of discipline, and he must present a record of punishments and
offences to the monthly meetings of the board, that they may judge of
the condition of the discipline, and he must particularly observe
that corporal punishment is resorted to as little as possible.

Id s 85
1837, c 320, s 25
How to punish
prisoners

87. Neither the warden, nor any director, nor other person hav-
ing any official relation with the prison, shall receive any reward,
gift, or promise from any convict, or from any one in his behalf,
under the penalty of not less than thirty nor more than five hun-

Id i 86
1837, c 320, s 25
No officer to
receive gratuity
from convict

dred dollars, to be recovered as other fines now are.
88. The warden shall have the superintendence of the financial
and manufacturing operations of the institution, and it shall be his
special duty to see that the clerk shall make regular and proper
entries of the receipts and disbursements thereof.

1868, c 97
Superintend-
ence of finan-
cial and manu-
facturing
operations.
Clerk

89. He shall weekly examine the cash and credit transactions of
the house; furnish the directors, at their monthly meetings, with a
statement of the month's operations, with the proper vouchers, who
shall approve or reject said accounts, and if necessary inquire into
the subject-matter.

Art 73, s 88
1837, c 320, s 25 ,
1841, c 215, s 2.
To examine
accounts and
report monthly.

90. He shall report to the board of directors any misconduct of
any officer of the house in reference to its commercial, financial, or
manufacturing affairs; and in his receipts and disbursements he
shall observe the following directions, namely: Each note shall be
indorsed by the clerk, and also by the warden, in countersign, before
the same may be negotiated; the warden at the time of such in-
dorsement shall see that each note is properly entered in the bill
book, and then note in a column prepared for the purpose, or other-

Id s 89
1837, c 320, s 25
Receipts and
disbursements,
how made and
accounts kept