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Bismarck Penitentiary. prison, and in conformity to the respective sentences under which they shall be confined.

§ 7746. All officers and persons employed in and about the prison shall perform such duties in charge and oversight of the prison, the care of the property belonging thereto, and the custody, government, discipline and employment of the convicts, as shall be required of them by the warden, in conformity to law and the rules and regulations of the prison; and no such officer or person shall be engaged directly or indirectly in procuring a pardon of any convict confined in said prison, and any person violating the provisions of this section shall be subject to immediate removal.

§ 7747. Every convict against whom the punishment of solitary confinement shall be awarded by sentence of the court, or for violating any of the rules and regulations of the prison, shall be confined in one of the solitary cells, and during said 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.

§ 7748. All convicts sentenced to punishment of hard labor in said prison shall be constantly employed for the benefit of the territory. No communication shall be allowed between them and any person without the prison, except under supervision prescribed by the rules of the prison. They shall be confined in separate cells at night time, and in day time all intercourse between them shall be prevented as far as practicable. All communication between male and female convicts shall be prevented.

§ 7749. The daily sustenance of convicts not in solitary confinement, nor in the hospital, shall consist of wholesome, coarse food, with such proportions of meat and vegetables as the warden shall deem best for the health of the convicts.

§ 7750. No spirituous liquors or any article of indulgence shall be allowed any convict except by order of the physician, which order shall be in writing and for a definite period, and the warden may, in his discretion, make moderate allowance of tea or tobacco to convicts as a reward for industry and good behavior.

§ 7751. The clothing and bedding of convicts shall be of such quality and quantity as the judgment of the warden may direct, consulting the health and comfort of the convicts and the interest of the territory.

§ 7752. All necessary means shall be used under the direction of the warden to maintain order in the prison, enforce obedience, suppress insurrections and effectually prevent escapes, even at the hazard of life, for which purpose he may at all times command the aid of the officers of the institution and of the citizens outside the precincts of the prison, and any citizen refusing to obey such command shall be held liable to such fines, penalties and forfeitures as apply to persons refusing to obey a sheriff or