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[720] 12
XXI. Be 'ctfnrlher enacieil, That in nil cases of iii-
2 di3im':'nt against fieo negroes, in which the courts have
•> the power of ordering them to be jiired out, it shall be
4 compcieut for the court to order such free negro to be
5 i:i)priso:ied in the house of correction, at iiard labor, for
.si!c!i lerai as the court shall adjudge; but in no case
7 s'jalt ihcy be kept in ;he same apartment with while pri-
'i souers.
XXH. Be ilfarther enacted, That it shall bethedu-
2 ty of tiic grand'jnry, at each term of tiie County and Su-li
perior Court, to visits and examine carefully into the stale
4 of the prison and the treatment of the prisoners, and re-
5 j"):)rt t!ie same to l!ic court, and if it appear from such
*') ])rcseutnient or otherwise, that the prison is not kept
7 cJ-'anly and Well supplied with wholesonie food, a'ld suj)-
S jwicJ with blankets sufficient to keep the prisoners coni-
'.* fortable^, it shall be the duty of the Solicitor to prosecute
"fO tlie jaiier thcrelor: and, on conviction, lie shall be fined or
I 1 imprisoned at the discretion of the court.
XXI 1!. Be it. further enaded, That if any minister
'i C'l til!' L'Ovpi;! oiiVrs to preach to t!ie prisoners on the Sab-
'.> u i!h, it n'iiII be the duty of the jailers to allow the same;
4 ;\;id at ali timco to furnish each apartment with a copy of
I) l!)o I!!.!-.
XXI \'. Be it further enacted. That it shall be the duty
li t!)e County Courts, at least once in o^'ery year, to make
o n full settlement with the jailer, and, at the next session
4 of t!ie General Assembly, to lay before the L'^nislature
n a full and fair Rtaten)ent of the operation of the law;
shewing the number of prisoners tliat have been in pri-
7 son under this bill, the term of service, the business pur-
8 siit;d, the e.\-p?nse and the profit arising tlierefrom.
XXV. Jjt it farther enacted, That it shall not belaw-
2 fui for any k^'opar of the jail or Vv^ork house to suffer or
o permit tlie prisoners to remain idle in the yard and con-
4 verse logotlier, but aiiall only permit them in the yard or
5 shop v/hile closely cngiged at labor, and only in the day
C) titne ; and, in all cases, whore the prisoner is sentenced
7 for on?, year or more, shall keep him secured by a chain
H while out of the jail, and shall not allow any persons un-
9 coiinecti.'d with the management of the prison to visit the.
JO slinj)s or yard, wiihiout written permission from a majority'
II of the inspectors : Proflded, that ministers of the gospel,
12 shall, at a)! times, be permitted to visit the prisoners, and
'13 talk wilh Ihcm. except in work hours.
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| Full Text | [720] 12 XXI. Be 'ctfnrlher enacieil, That in nil cases of iii- 2 di3im':'nt against fieo negroes, in which the courts have •> the power of ordering them to be jiired out, it shall be 4 compcieut for the court to order such free negro to be 5 i:i)priso:ied in the house of correction, at iiard labor, for .si!c!i lerai as the court shall adjudge; but in no case 7 s'jalt ihcy be kept in ;he same apartment with while pri- 'i souers. XXH. Be ilfarther enacted, That it shall bethedu- 2 ty of tiic grand'jnry, at each term of tiie County and Su-li perior Court, to visits and examine carefully into the stale 4 of the prison and the treatment of the prisoners, and re- 5 j"):)rt t!ie same to l!ic court, and if it appear from such *') ])rcseutnient or otherwise, that the prison is not kept 7 cJ-'anly and Well supplied with wholesonie food, a'ld suj)- S jwicJ with blankets sufficient to keep the prisoners coni- '.* fortable^, it shall be the duty of the Solicitor to prosecute "fO tlie jaiier thcrelor: and, on conviction, lie shall be fined or I 1 imprisoned at the discretion of the court. XXI 1!. Be it. further enaded, That if any minister 'i C'l til!' L'Ovpi;! oiiVrs to preach to t!ie prisoners on the Sab- '.> u i!h, it n'iiII be the duty of the jailers to allow the same; 4 ;\;id at ali timco to furnish each apartment with a copy of I) l!)o I!!.!-. XXI \'. Be it further enacted. That it shall be the duty li t!)e County Courts, at least once in o^'ery year, to make o n full settlement with the jailer, and, at the next session 4 of t!ie General Assembly, to lay before the L'^nislature n a full and fair Rtaten)ent of the operation of the law; shewing the number of prisoners tliat have been in pri- 7 son under this bill, the term of service, the business pur- 8 siit;d, the e.\-p?nse and the profit arising tlierefrom. XXV. Jjt it farther enacted, That it shall not belaw- 2 fui for any k^'opar of the jail or Vv^ork house to suffer or o permit tlie prisoners to remain idle in the yard and con- 4 verse logotlier, but aiiall only permit them in the yard or 5 shop v/hile closely cngiged at labor, and only in the day C) titne ; and, in all cases, whore the prisoner is sentenced 7 for on?, year or more, shall keep him secured by a chain H while out of the jail, and shall not allow any persons un- 9 coiinecti.'d with the management of the prison to visit the. JO slinj)s or yard, wiihiout written permission from a majority' II of the inspectors : Proflded, that ministers of the gospel, 12 shall, at a)! times, be permitted to visit the prisoners, and '13 talk wilh Ihcm. except in work hours. 01 |
