Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 19.djvu/76

 50 FORTY-FOURTH CON GRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 90. 1876. Bond and duties- before entering upon the duties of his office, give a bond to the United ‘ States with two or more sureties, to be approved by the First Comp- • troller of the Treasury, in the sum of twenty thousanddollars, or a larger sum, at the option of the said Comptroller, conditioned that he shall faithfully account for all the money received by him as treasurer; and it shall be his duty to keep a clear and full record of his accounts as treasurer, and report an abstract of the same to the board of trustees once in every two months, and shall also make an annual report to the board of trustees. $¤i•¤1‘i¤l¤·>¤¤i·’¤ Sec. 5. That before entering upon the duties of his omce, the superb""d· intendent shall give a bond to the board of trustees, with sureties, to be _ approved by the Attorney General of the United States in the sum of three thousand dollars, conditioned that he shall faithfully account for all money received by him, and faithfully perform all the duties incumbent on him as superintendent of said Retorm»School. ltesidence of su- Sec. 6. That the superintendent shall reside at the institution con- - l’°*`****°“d°***· stautly and that he, with such subordinate officers as may be appointed in accordance with the third section of this act, shall have the charge _Powe¤-s and du- and custody of the boys; shall govern them in accordance with such °°t° °`“d °mc°‘°‘ laws; shall employ them in agricultural, mechanical or other labor; sha-ll give them instruction in reading, writing, arithmetic, geography, and such other studies and in such arts and trades as the trustees may direct; and shall employ such methods of discipline as will, as far as possible, reform their characters, preserve their health, promote regular improvement in their studies and employments, and secure in them iixed habits of religion, morality, and industry. Charge nr lands Sec. 7. That the superintendent shall have charge of the lands, other species of property pertaining to the institution, within the precincts thereof, under the board of trustees, including the farm in possession of the board where the school was first located; and he shall Beoksofuceount. keep in suitable books, regular and complete accounts of all his receipts and expenditures, and of all the property intrusted to him, so as to show clearly the income and expenses of the institution; and he shall _ account, in such manner as the trustees may prescribe, for all the money received by him from the proceeds of the institution or oth-erwise; and Register or boys. he shall keep a register of the names and ages of all boys committed to - the institution, with thedates of their admission and discharge, and such particglars of their history before and after leaving the institution as e can o tain. ‘ inspection or His books and all documents relating to the Reform-School shall, books. at all times, be open to the inspection of the trustees, who shall, . once or more in every month, carefully examine his accounts, and the vouchers and documents connected therewith, and make a record - of the result of such examination; and, once in every three months, the inspection erin- institution shall be thoroughly examined in all its departments by three $3;***0**- ***6 ¤*· gr mor; of Elie trustees, and a report of such examination shall be made ° 1 B O2.? .' Cominitrneut or Sno, 8. That whenever any boy under the age of sixteen years shall iff}`? ¤**<}°* ¤*=<**¤E¤ be brought before any court of the District of Columbia, or any Judge Qlfgfn ;,,d'}§‘Qg,,w{ of such court, and shall be convicted of any crime or misdemeanor pun- court or Judge, in lieu of sentencing him to imprisonment in the county jailfor iinin g him, may commit him to the Beform·Scl1ool, to remain until he shall arrive at the age of twenty-one years, unless sooner discharged by the board of trustees. And the Judges of the criminal and police courts of the District of Columbia shall have power to commit to the Reform-School, first any boy under sixteen years of age who may be liable to punishment by imprisonment under any existing law of the District of Columbia, or any law that may be enacted and in force in said District; second, any boy under sixteen years of age, withthe con-
 * °°°f“"1’°F**‘f°**d‘ rules and regulations as the board of trustees may prescribe in its by-
 * 0 P*`°l*°*"·Y- buildings, furniture, tools, implements, stock, provisions, and every
 * ,m,,,,,_’ ishable by due or imprisonment, other than imprisonment for life, such