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SEC. 10. The deputy warden and clerk shall keep, in suitable books, regular and complete accounts of all the expenses, income, business and concern of the establishment; also, a register of all convicts received, discharged, pardoned, or died, and such other matters as may be neces sary in statistics of the kind; he shall at all suitable hours permit the commissioner and all other authorized persons to examine all books in his office; it shall be his duty to perform the duties of the commissioner in his absence, and for the purpose of fully complying with the requisi tions in this section, he shall be required to reside within the precincts of the prison grounds; he shall, under the direction of the commissioner, assist him in administering the government and discipline of the prison, and he shall perform all the duties and have all the powers and shall be subject to all the obligations and liabilities of the commissioner, in case of the disability of that officer or vacan cy in that office.

SEO. 11. It shall be the duty of the sheriff or deputy ery of convicts, sheriff of each county in this state, to convey to the state prison all persons convicted in his county and sentenced to be confined in said prison, as soon as may be after such conviction and sentence shall have been had; and after delivering such convict or convicts to the commissioner, together with a copy of the sentence of the court ordering such imprisonment, said sheriff or deputy sheriff shall take a receipt of such delivery and file the same in the office of the clerk of the circuit where such coviction and sentence were had; and the sheriff or deputy shall be entitled for his services so rendered, the following fees, which shall be in full, viz: for conveying, guarding, boarding and lodging one prisoner, fifty cents per mile, and for each additional prisoner, twenty-five cents per mile.

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missioner's duty.

Chaplain.

SEO. 12. Whenever a sheriff or deputy sheriff shall deli ver to the commissioner a prisone or prisoners, who shall be under the influence of spiritucas liquors at the time of such delivery, said commissioner shall state in his receipt to the sheriff or deputy sheriff the condition in which such prisoner or prisoners were delivered, and he shall, in such case, make a duplicate receipt and send the same to the clerk of the circuit court, where the conviction and sentence of such prisoner or prisoners were had, who shall file the same in his office.

SEC. 13. The chaplain shall hold divine service in the chapel of the prison at least once on each sabbath, instruct

the prisoners in their moral and religious duties, and visit the sick on all suitable occasions.

SEO. 14. Whenever any convict shall complain of any Illness of such illness as requires medical aid, the warden shall em- convicts. ploy some physician who shall visit such convict, and if in the opinion of such physician the illness is such as require his removal to the hospital, the warden may order such removal and the convict shall remain in the hospital until the physician shall determine that he may leave it without injury to his health.

SEO. 15. Before the commissioner enters upon the duties Commissione of his office he shall give a bond to the state of Wisconsin er's bond. in the sum of twenty thousand dollars, with two or more sufficient sureties to be approved by the governor, conditioned that he will faithfully account for all moneys placed in his hands as prison treasurer, and perform all the duties incumbent on him as commissioner and warden of the prison; he shall also before entering on the duties of his office take and subscribe an oath to support the constitution of the United States, and of the state of Wisconsin, and that he will discharge the duties of his office faithfully and to the best of his ability, and such bonds with the approval of the governor endorsed thereon, and the oath aforesaid, shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state.

and clerk.

SEO. 16. Before the deputy warden and clerk enters up- Bonds of depon the duties of his office, he shall give bonds to the state uty warden of Wisconsin in the sum of ten thousand dollars, with two or more sufficient sureties, to be approved by the governor, conditioned that he will faithfully perform all the duties incumbent on him as deputy warden and clerk of the said prison, and such bond when so approved shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state.

SEO. 17. All contracts made on the part of the state by Contracts— the commissioner on account of the prison, shall be made how made. in writing, and approved by the governor before taking effect, unless when the wants or necessities of the prison shall compel the commissioner to purchase supplies of any kind immediately, in which case he may purchase the same upon verbal agreement, and in either case the commissioner or his successor may sue or be sued thereon to final judgment and execution. No suit shall abate by reason of the office of commissioner becoming vacant, but any successor of the commissioner, pending such suit, may take upon himself the prosecution or defense thereof,

Controversies respecting

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Contracts.

Proposals.

Contractor's bond.

Bills of sup- 2 plies to be compared.

and upon the motion of the adverse party and notice he shall be required so to do.

SEC. 18. Whenever a controversy shall arise respecting any contract made by the commissioner, on account of the prison, or a suit shall be pending thereon, the commis sioner may submit the same to the final determination of arbitrators or referees, to be appointed by the governor.

SEC. 19. Whenever the commissioner shall determine to contract for the furnishing of the principal articles purchased for the use of the prison, such as food, fuel, stone, iron and steel, the same shall be contracted for by the year, when such contracts can be advantageously made; and the commissioner shall give previous notice in at least two newspapers printed in the state of Wisconsin, of the articles wanted, the quantity and quality thereof, as nearly as the same can be ascertained, the time and manner of delivery, and the period during which proposals for furnishing such articles will be received. Such notice shall be published at least three successive weeks.

SEO. 20. All such proposals shall be in writing, and sealed up, and on the day appointed in the notice men tioned in the forgoing section, they shall be opened by the commissioner, who shall cause all offers made in such pro posals to be entered in a book and compared. The person offering the best terms, together with satisfactory security for the performance, which shall be required by the com misioner in said notice, shall be entitled to the contract, unless it shall appear to the commissioner that no one of the offers are as low as the fair market price; in that case no offer shall be accepted, but the commissioner may, if he thinks necessary, advertise again and proceed as before provided for.

SEC. 21. All persons contracting under the provisions of the preceding sections, shall give bonds to the commissioner in a reasonable sum, with satisfactory security, for the faithful performance of their contracts.

SEO. 22. The commissioner shall take bills of the quantity and price of the supplies furnished in all cases where the same is practicable, at the time of their delivery, and the clerk, or such officer as the clerk shall direct shall compare the bill with the articles delivered, and if the same are found correct, he shall make a corresponding entry on the account books of the prison, and file the bill as a voucher of the fact of such delivery. If any bill so rendered for supplies shall be discovered to be incorrect,

on comparing it with the articles delivered, the clerk shall immediately give notice to the person furnishing the supplies.

SEC. 23. All processes to be served within the precincts Processes— of the prison, either upon convicts or upon persons or offi- how served. cers employed within the precincts of the prison, shall be served by the commissioner or deputy warden; and all officers of the prison shall be exempt from military duty, from serving on juries in any court, and from highway poll tax.

SEC. 24. All convicts in the prison shall be in the charge Government and custody of the commissioner, who shall govern and of prisoners. employ them in the manner prescribed by law, the rules and regulations of the prison, and in conformity to the respective sentences under which they shall be committed.

SEC. 25. All officers and persons employed in and about Officers-dathe prison, shall perform such duties in the charge and ties. oversight of the prison, the care of the property belonging thereunto, and the custody, government, discipline and employment of the convicts, as shall be required of them by the commissioner in conformity to law, and the rules and regulations of the prison.

SEC. 26. The warden shall receive into the state prison Warden-duall persons convicted before any court of the United States ties. held within the state of Wisconsin, and sentenced by such court to the punishment of imprisonment at hard labor in the said prison, and he shall safely keep and employ such convicts pursuant to their sentence, and the rules and regulations of the prison, until such sentence shall be performed, or the said convicts shall be otherwise discharged by due course of law of the United States.

SEC. 27. Whenever any convict, sentenced by any court Convicts. of this state or the United States, to be punished by im. prisonment in the state prison, shall, at the time of conviction and sentence, hold any office under the constitution and laws of this state, such office shall be deemed vacated from the time of his commitment to said prison, but if the judgment against such convict shall be reversed on writ of error, he shall be restored to his office, with all its rights and emoluments; but if pardoned, he shall not, by reason thereof be restored, unless it shall be so expressly ordered by the terms of pardon.

SEO. 28. Every convict against whom the punishment of Violation of solitary imprisonment shall be awarded by sentence of rules. „mi.f court, or for violation of any of the rules and regulations

Convict sentenced to hard labor.

Attempting to escape.

Escape.

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of the prison, shall be confined in one of the solitary cells, and during such confinement shall be fed on bread and water only, unless a physician called upon to ascertain the fact, shall certify to the warden that the health of such convict requires other diet.

SEO. 29. All convicts sentenced to the punishment of hard labor in the said prison, shall be constantly employed for the benefit of the state; no communication shall be allowed between them and any person without the prison; they shall be confined in separate cells in the night time, and in the day time all intercourse between them shall be as far as is practicable prevented.

SEC. 30. If any convict committed to the state prison, under sentence for a limited time, shall escape therefrom, or shall attempt by violence to escape, or shall assault the commissioner or other officer or person employed in the government or custody of said prison, he shall be punished by imprisonment in said prison, not more than ten years in addition to his former sentence, and also by solitary imprisonment not more than one year, to be executed forthwith, or at such time or times either before or after the expiration of any former sentence, as the circuit court of Dodge county shall direct.

SEO. 31. If any convict in the state prison under sentence of imprisonment for life, shall escape therefrom, or shall attempt by violence to escape, or shall commit any such assault as is mentioned in the preceding section, he shall be punished by solitary imprisonment not more than one year, to be executed at such time or times as the circuit court shall direct.

SEC. 32. If any officer or other person employed in the state prison shall voluntarily suffer any convict therein to escape, or shall in any way consent to such escape, he shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison not more than twenty years.

Employment SEO. 33. If the commissioner of the prison shall at any of prisoners. time deem it for the interest of the state, he may employ the convicts outside the prison or yard, in quarrying and getting stone and cultivating the prison farm, when the same came can be done with safety as regards the security of the convicts from escape, and in all such cases the commissioner shall detail a sufficient force of the prison police, to watch and guard the convicts when so employed.

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SEC. 34. If any officer or person employed in the state ing rules, &c. prison, shall suffer any convict under sentence of solitary

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