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LAWS OF MARYLAND.— 18J7.

Record of

sick, whether they be admitted or not; he shall note their dis-

requisitions.

eases, prescriptions and treatment, and in case of death, their

age, place of birth, time of death, and every thing which he may

deem necessary ; this record shall remain at the prison, and be

open to the inspection of the authorities thereof.

List of ex-

When absent, he shall procure some one to attend in his place,

empts.

to be approved by the monthly committee or directors ; he shall

have such aid as he may require, on information to the warden ;

none shall interfere with the treatment of the sick or the con-

duct of the hospital, except so far as may be necessary to enforce

discipline; he shall examine convicts at their admission, and

note their bodily defects for the direction of the warden in as-

signing their tasks ; when any thing is necessary for the

hospital, he must make a requisition on the warden, and keep

an account thereof, to be noted in his monthly report to the

board of directors; he must make a report to the board monthly,

of the health of the prison, including post mortem examinations,

and furnish the warden daily with a list of those exempted from

labour or reported sick.

Discipline.

The discipline of the prison must be rigidly enforced in this

department, by the presence of proper officers; the patients may

be nursed and attended to by convicts, but they shall not have

charge of or access to the medicines at any time; these shall be

at all times under the direction and care of the assistant warden

or guard in this department; convicts shall not be discharged

while labouring under disease, except at their own request.

The de-

The bodies of deceased convicts may be claimed by their

ceased.

friends, or devoted to scientific examination, at the medical

schools, or buried in Potter's Field.

Chaplain's

Article 8. Chaplain. — The chaplain shall conform to the

duties.

general rules and regulations of the prison, and be under the

direction of the warden. He shall attend chapel service every

Sunday, and the Sunday school shall be under his charge. He

shall avail himself of all proper times for giving the convicts

moral and religious and other instruction, and for this purpose

may visit them in their cells on Sunday, and before nine o'clock

Quarterly

at night, and in the hospital. He must report quarterly to the

reports.

board, of the progress of his labours, and shall be furnished

with such books as he may require. He shall call to a convict

any clergyman of the sect of the convict, or any whom he may

desire, and afford every opportunity for proper intercourse. He

Historical
record.

shall keep a record of the past history and incidents in the lives
of the convicts, and of their future prospects when discharged,

with a view to ascertain the effect of punishment, and he shall

Admonition

at all times impress upon them a sense of the justice of their

sentence and necessity for their amendment.