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 500 THIRTY—SEVENTH CONGRESS. Suse. II. Ch. 125. 1862. offence, or misdemeanor, other than such as are capital or punishable by imprisonment for life; and such personljs] shall be comuutted hy the court, or magistrate before whom the conviction shell be hed,  said house of Alternate sen- industry, with an alternate sentence to the Jax}. or penitentiary of the Dig. °°°°°‘ trict of Columbia if the trustees decline to receive or keep them, and to the commitments shall be annexed the names and residences of the witnesses examined and the substance of the evidence given. Same subject. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the court may, with the consent of accused persons, or their parents or guardians in writing, arrest proceedings at any time, and commit them to the house of industry. Same subject. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the trustees may receive any children at the request of the parents or guardians, or next friend, or the mother, if the father be dead, or has abandoned his family, or does not provide for their support, or is an habitual drunkard; such parents, guardians, or next friend, or mother, making s. written surrender of such children. ffrustees my Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That the trustees shall not be rex!3::;n°°'“‘” °f‘ quired to receive any offenders known to be extremely vicious, nor to ° keep any who may prove ineorrigible, or whose continuance may be deemed injurious; and those whom any two of the trustees or the superintendent, if duly authorized by the board, shall refuse to receive or keep, shall be disposed of according to their alternate sentences. Witnesses and Sec. 6. And be it jin ther enacted, That persons committed as wit— gw? Y°"f’°““ nesses, and those under the age of eivhteen years committed for trial, or trial to, . °, . . . . , in to house oiin. shall be placed in thehouse of mdustry msteud of the _]a1l or pemtentnary, wry- unless they are so vicious that placing them m it should be deemed injunous. Term of com- S20. 7. And be it further enacted, That no commitment shall be for °°l*m°¤*~ a shorter term than until the oH`ender is reformed or twenty-one years of age, except such as may be committed for trial or as witnesses; but any of them who may be deemed to be thoroughly reformed may be disl charged during good behavior, on the order of the board of trustees, duly entered upon their record. yon,. of m,,,,., Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That the superintendent may, with i¤t•¤d¤¤t· the concurrence of the board of trustees, govern the inmates, preserve order, enforce discipline, impart instruction in the veneration and love of God, in morality, useful knowledge, and some regular course of labor, and establish rules for the preservation of health and their proper physical, intellectual, and moral training, until they are reformed and discharged, _rmm9¤ mgy or twenty·0ue years of age, or remanded as iucorrigible. The trustees bmi °¤¤¤¤¤*¤¤ may bind out, with their consent, by indenture, any who may appear to be sutheiently reformed, where they will have the benefit of good example, wholesome instruction, and other means of improvement in virtue and knowledge, and the opportunity of becoming intelligent, moral, and useful members of society. They may appoint an committee of one or more of their own number to execute and deliver indentures, which shall be filed and kept in the office of the house of industry. The superinten- Superintendent dent may let out inmates to hire during the daytime to employers whose
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general inspection of their conduct and the treatment they receive. U¤t,u,tw°,,_h Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That if any apprentices, prove uu- ¤¤d unreformcdy trustworthy and unreformed, the trustees may, at their discretion, permit ‘PP'°'{“°°" their return, and order the inclentures cancelled. Fugitives from the F"g‘°i‘i°“' house of industry, or from apprenticeship, may be arrested and returned to the house of industry by a sheriff; constable, police officer, or an officer of the house of industry, on the written order of any two of the trustees _ _ or the superintendent. m$;‘;;t°w°];‘;°“` _ Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That persons under the age of permitted. eighteen years shall be entitled to s. private examination and trial, if they