TWENTIETH CONGRESS. Sess.II. Ch. 65. 1829.

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Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That if the warden of the saidpenitentiary shall have any interest himself in any contract made by himtouching the affairs of the penitentiary, with a view of gaining for him-self, either directly or indirectly, any profit or advantage thereby, he shallbe deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and he shall, on conviction thereof,be punished by fine, not exceeding two thousand dollars, and be dismissedfrom office, and every such contract may be declared void by the saidinspectors.

Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That the said inspectors shall notbe concerned in any contract touching the affairs of the said penitentiary ;but, if any such contract shall be at any time made, in which the saidinspectors, or any of them, have, directly or indirectly, any interest, thesame, so far as relates to that interest, shall be wholly null and void.

Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That all suits that may be necessaryto be brought for any matter or thing relating to the affairs of the saidprison, shall be brought in the name of the United States , whether thecontract on which such suit is founded be made in their name or not.

Sec. 11. And be it further enacted, That the male and female convictsconfined in the said penitentiary shall be kept, and shall labour, whollyseparate and apart from each other. Every convict shall be confinedsingly in a separate cell at night, and at such times of the day as he orshe may be unemployed in labour, except at such hours and places asmay be specially assigned, by the rules of the penitentiary, for religiousor other instruction, or for meals, or when transferred to the infirmary onaccount of sickness, upon the recommendation of the physician. Eachconvict, immediately upon being received into the penitentiary, shall bethoroughly cleansed with warm water and soap, and shall have the haircut close; and the warden and other officers shall take the strictest pre-cautions to guard against the introduction of any infectious or contagiousdisease, from the persons or clothing of such convicts; which precau-tions it shall be the duty of the inspectors to regulate, and prescribe intheir by-laws. A descriptive list of the names, ages, persons, crimes andsentences of the convict, shall be kept by the warden, and such descrip-tion shall be entered immediately upon the reception of each convict.The convicts shall be clothed at the public expense during the wholeterm of their confinement, in habits of coarse and cheap materials,uniform in colour and make, and so striped, or otherwise conspicuouslymarked, as may clearly distinguish them from the ordinary dress of otherpersons. Their bedding,and other personal accommodations, shall be ofthe cheapest and coarsest kind, consistent with use and durability. Theconvicts shall be fed on the cheapest food which will support health andstrength, with as little change or variety in the said diet, as may be con-sistent with the health of the convicts, and the economy of the peniten-tiary. They shall be kept, as far as may be consistent with their age,health, sex, and ability, to labour of the hardest and most servile kind,and as far as may be, uniform in its nature, and of a kind where thework is least liable to be spoiled by ignorance, neglect, or obstinacy,orthe materials to be injured, stolen, or destroyed. They shall not, at anytime, be permitted to converse with one another, or with strangers,except by the special permission, and in presence of some officer of theprison, as may be regulated by the by-laws; they shall be made to labourdiligently, in silence, and with strict obedience.

Sec. 12. And be it further enacted, That the warden of the saidpenitentiary shall have power to punish any convict in the penitentiary,who shall wilfully violate, or refuse to obey, the rules of the penitentiary,or to perform the work assigned him, or who shall resist by violence anyof the officers of the penitentiary in the exercise of their lawful authority,or shall wilfully destroy any property, tools, or materials; and it shall bethe duty of the said warden to inflict such punishment, either by confine-

Warden pro-hibited from in-terest in anycontract, &c.

Penalty.

Same prohibi-tion to inspec-tors.

Consequenceof infraction.

Suits to bebrought in nameofUnited States.

Males and fe-males to be keptseparate.

Solitary con-finement.

Infirmary.

Purificationand shaving.

Precautionsagainst intro-duction of dis-ease.

Descriptivelist of convicts.

Clothing.

Bedding, &c.Food.

Labour.

Conversationprohibited, &c.

Warden’spower of pun-ishment.

Solitary con-finement, diet,irons, stocks.