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confinement to be at large or out of the cell assigned him, or shall suffer any convict confined in said prison to be at large, except in accordance with the provisions of this act, or allow said convicts to be visited, conversed with, or in any manner to be relieved or comforted, contrary to the regulations of the prison, he shall be punished by fine not exceeding five hundred dollars.

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SEO. 35. Every person who shall convey into the state Punishment prison any disguise, instrument, tool, weapon, or thing, for aiding to adapted or useful to aid any convict in making his escape therefrom, with intent to faciliate the escape of any convict there lawfully committed or detained, or who shall by any means aid any convict in his endeavor or escape, whether such escape be effected or not, and every person who shall forcibly or fraudulently rescue or attempt to rescue any convict held in custody by any officer or other person, shall refuse to assist in securing any convict when attempting to escape from an officer or from prison, shall be punished by imprisonment in the said prison not more than ten years, or by fine not exceeding five hundred dollars.

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SEC. 36. If any officer or other person shall deliver or Delivering arprocure to be delivered, or shall have in his or her posses- ticles to prission with intent to deliver to any convict confined in the to rules, &c. I state prison, or shall deposit or conceal in or about said prison or the dependencies thereof, or in any carriage or other vehicle going into the premises belonging to said prison, any article or thing whatever, with intent that any convist confined in said prison should obtain or receive there me, or if any officer or other person shall receive fathe any convict any article or thing whatever with intent togonvey the same out of said prison contrary to the rules aat regulations of said prison, and without the knowlige or permission of the warden or commissioner of the prison, every such person shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison or in the county jail not more than two years, or by fine not exceeding five hundred dollars.

SEO. 37. The circuit court of Dodge county shall have Circuit court jurisdiction of all crimes and offenses committed within of Dodge co. to have juristhe state prison and the precincts thereof, and for the pur- diction, c. pose of all judicial proceedings, the said prison and the precincts thereof, shall be deemed in law to be within and a part of the county of Dodge. The daily sustenance of convicts not in solitary confinement, nor in the hospital,

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shall consist of healthy, coarse food, with such proportion of meat and vegetables as the commissioner shall deem best for the health of the convicts.

SEO. 38. No tea, sugar, coffee, tobacco, snuff, spirituous liquors, or any articles of indulgence, shall be allowed any convict, except by order of the physician, which order shall be in writing, and for a definite period, not exceeding one month.

SEC. 39. The clothing and bedding of convicts shall be of such quality and quantity as the judgment of the commissioner may direct, consulting the health and comfort of the convict, and the interest of the state.

SEC. 40. All necessary means shall be used, under the direction of the commissioner, to maintain order in the prison, enforce obedience, suppress insurrection, and ef fectually prevent escapes, even at the hazard of life, for which purpose he may at all times command the aid of all the officers of the institution, and of all the citizens outside the precincts of the prison; and any citizen refusing to obey such command shall be held liable to such fines, penalties or forfeitures as apply to persons refusing to obey a sheriff or any other officer calling upon the aid of the county to assist in serving a process for quelling insurrection.

SEC. 41. The governor shall visit the prison, once at visit prison. least in each year, and make such suggestions in regard to the management, government and discipline of the institution as he may deem for the interest of the same. SEO. 42. Whenever the governor shall deem it ne he may require the commissioner to file new bond. satisfactory security, in a larger sum than that sper thed in section 15 of this act, subject to the approval of the governor; but such new bond shall not be larger thanale necessities of the case may require.

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SEC. 43. The commissioner shall require of the officers of the prison, that in the execution of their respective du ties, they shall in all cases refrain from boisterous, harsh and unbecoming language, in giving their orders and commands.

SEO. 44. The warden shall prevent all communications between male and female convicts.

SEC. 45. The commissioner may adopt such measures as against escape he may deem proper to aid in detecting and capturing es caped convicts.

of convicts.

SEC. 46. The money and effects, except the clothes in Money, &c. possession of such convict when committed to the state of convicts. prison, shall be preserved by the warden, and restored to said convict when discharged or pardoned, unless otherwise ordered by the judge of the circuit court of Dodge county.

SEC. 47. Every convict when discharged or pardoned, When disshall be provided with a decent suit of clothes and a sum charged, &c. of money not exceeding five dollars.

death.

SEC. 48. It shall be the duty of the warden in case of In case of the death of any convict, to cause the body to be decently buried, or deliver it to the friends or relatives of such. convict, if demanded by them, and if not so demanded, then to the representatives of any medical college in this state.

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SEC. 49. Upon the filing of proper and reliable informa- In case of maltion with the governor, made upon oath, that the commis- feasance of sioner has been guilty of malfeasance, or misconduct in-duty of govoffice, the governor shall cause to come before him on his ernor." warrant, said commissioner, on a day certain, to answer to the charge or charges contained in such information, and also the person or persons who have filed the same, together with such person or persons as may be designated by the informant or the commissioner, at any time during the pendency of the question involved in such informa tion, to give evidence on a hearing of the charge or charges preferred. The governor shall proceed, as soon as may be, to hear and determine the charges upon evidence given under oath and if such malfeasance and miscon duct is substantially proved upon the commissioner, the governor may decide to remove him; which decision, together with the reason therefor, shall be written out at length, and shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state.

SEC. 50. The commissioner shall have power to do and Power of comperform any of the duties herein named.

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SEO. 51. The warden shall act as librarian, and shall Librarian-report to the governor, on the 31st day of December, in duties. each year, the condition of the library and the number and title of all the books therein contained; such report. to be communicated to the legislature next session.

SEO. 52. The warden shall make an inventory of all Warden-property belonging to the prison, annually, on the 31st duties. day of December, and report the same to the governor as, required in the preceding section.

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SEC. 53. All acts and parts of acts contravening the provisions of this act are hereby repealed.

SEC. 54. This act shall take effect from and after its publication.

Approved March 29, 1856.

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CHAPTER 50.

Published June 13.

An Act to change the name of Adam Jopst to Ada Jefferson.

The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented in Senate and Assembly do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. The name of Adam Jopst is hereby changed to Adam Jefferson, by which name he shall be hereafter known in law for all purposes whatever.

SEO. 2. This act shall take effect from and after its passage.

Approved March 29, 1856.

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CHAPTER 51.

Published May 9.

An Act to change the name of Thomas Wilson to Thomas Wheatly. The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. The name of Thomas Wilson, of the county of Iowa, in this state, is hereby changed to Thomas Wheatly, by which name of Thomas Wheatly, he shall be and hereby is authorized to sue and made liable to be sued in the same manner as though his name had not been changed.

SEC. 2. This act shall take effect from and after its passage.

Approved, March 29, 1856.

CHAPTER 52.

Published June 20.

Aa Act to authorize the Secretary of State to audit the accounts of the Madison Gas Light and Coke Company.

The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

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SECTION 1. It shall be the duty of the secretary of state Secretary of to audit the accounts of the Madison Gas Light and Coke state to audit company for all gas consumed by the state, from and after the 19th day of July, A. D. 1855, and when such accounts are audited and allowed, they shall be paid by the state treasurer, on the order of the secretary of state, out of any money in the treasury, not otherwise appropriated; Pro- Provise. vided, That no bill for gas shall be allowed by the secretetary of state, for any lamps outside of the capital building during the adjournment of the legislature.

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SEC. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved March 29, 1856.

CHAPTER 53.

Published June 24.

An Act to authorize the Secretary of State to employ and pay clerks for the actual and necessary discharge of the duties of his office.

The People of the State of Wisconsin, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

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SECTION 1. There shall be annually appropriated to the Secretary of State, such sum as shall be actually and Secretary of necessarily expended in his office for clerk hire. The sum ploy and pay drawn for such clerk hire shall be drawn on the certificate necessary of the Secretary of State, in favor of the clerks entitled clerks. to the same respectively, and the amount of such cer

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