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§§ 7786-7790

§ 7786. If any boy or girl, convicted of a felony, committed to the reform school, shall prove unruly or incorrigible, or if his or her presence shall be manifestly and persistently dangerous to the welfare of the school, the trustees shall have power to order his or her removal to the county from which he or she came, and delivery to the jailer of the said county, and proceedings against him or her shall be resumed as if no warrant or order committing him or her to the reform school had been made.

§ 7787. Every person who unlawfully aids or assists any boy or girl lawfully committed to the reform school, in escaping or attempting to escape therefrom, or knowingly conceals such boy or girl after his or her escape, shall be punished by fine not exceeding one thousand dollars and imprisonment in the penitentiary not exceeding five years.

§ 7788. The judges of the district courts of the several judicial districts of this territory shall, from time to time, as they may deem necessary, prescribe, in writing, rules for the regulation and government of the jails in the several counties within their respective districts, upon the following subjects:

1. The cleanliness of the prisoners.

2. The classification of prisoners in regard to sex, age and crime, and also persons insane, idiots and lunatics.

3. Beds and clothing.

4. Warming, lighting and ventilation of the prison.

5. The employment of medical and surgical aid when necessary.

6. Employment, temperance and instruction of the prisoners.

7. The supplying of each prisoner with a bible.

8. The intercourse between prisoners and their counsel and other persons.

9. The punishment of prisoners for violation of the rules of the prison.

10. Such other regulations as said judges may deem necessary to promote the welfare of said prisoners; provided, that such rules shall not be contrary to the laws of this territory.

§ 7789. The said judges shall, as soon as necessary, cause a copy of said rules to be delivered to the county commissioners in the several counties in their respective judicial districts; and it shall be the duty of said commissioners, forth with to cause the same to be printed, and to furnish the sheriff of their county with a copy of said rules, for each and every room or cell of said jail, and also to forward a copy of said rules to the secretary of the territory, who may file away and preserve the same.

§ 7790. The sheriff shall, on the receipt of said rules, cause a copy thereof to be posted up and continued in some conspicuous place in each and every room or cell of said jail.