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An Act regulating Punishments under the Penitentiary System. 1840 103 (1840)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsal0262 and id is 1 raw text is: PENAL CODE. AN ACT 1841. Regulating Punishmonts under the Penitentiary Syatem. Section 1. Be it ehacted by the Senate and IIoyse of ? epresen- tatives of the State of .labayma, in General..ssembly convened, That forthe government and management of the Peuitentiery ofEnacting this State, and to adapt our criminal proceedings and punishnitts clane., to such system, the provisions contained in the following flicon chapters, be, and the same arc hereby adopted and made of force, as a part of the laws oftlhis State, to have effect and force as there- in prescribed. CHAPTER FIRST. OF THE ORGANIZATION OF THE PENIT'ENTARY., Officers of the Penitentiary-their appointment, 4*. Section 1. The organizatica of the penitentiary; shall include Oficera. three inspectors, one warden, one deputy warden, one physician, one clerk, and such number of overseers or, turnkeys, as the in- spectors may from time to time, deem necessary., Section 2. The warden itud inspectors shallbe elected by joint vote of the two Houses of the General Assembly, and shall hold Elected. their offices for the space of two years, and until their successors are elected and (ihalified. Section .3. The clerk andphysician shall be appointed by the Appointl. inspectors, and commissioned to hold their offices during the pleasure of the said board of appointment, and the said clerkind physician, shall be subject to be removed by the General A- senibly. Section 4. The deputy warden and all officers of the :tcntia- Deputy war. ry, shall be appointed by the warden, and shall hold their offices den. during the pleasure of tle inspectors; but if the warden shall think any such ollicer ought to be removed,'and the inspectoK salll, not consent thereto, the warden may appeal to the Governor, who, Removal. after reasonable notice to the inspectors, if he believe just cause of complaint exists, may make such removal.

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