492 PENITENTIARY. [ART. 73.

purpose of rescuing or procuring the release of any convict con-
fined in the said penitentiary, shall be forfeited thereby to the
use of the State, and the directors shall take possession thereof
and appropriate the same, by sale or otherwise, to the use of the
penitentiary; and they may prosecute, in the name of the State,
any suit that may be necessary for the recovery, or forfeiture
thereof.

28. The following rules and regulations shall be observed at
the said penitentiary, and the same may be altered or modified,
and new ones adopted, as hereinafter provided.

CLERK.

29.. It shall be the duty of the clerk to keep the books
of accounts, and of all the transactions of the institution, and
record the minutes of the proceedings of the Board of Di-
rectors.

80. He shall present, at the monthly meeting of the board, a
summary account of all the transactions of the institution, show-
ing the amount of active capital, cash, and bills receivable and
payable, the checks drawn and for what purpose, all moneys paid
and on what account, which shall be examined and countersigned
by the warden.

81. He shall attend daily at the prison during the usual busi-
ness hours, unless excused by the warden or monthly committee,
or Board of Directors.

32. He shall not interfere with the police of the prison, or the
prisoners.

83. He shall see that the accounts of the different departments
are properly kept, and at the monthly meetings present them to
the board.

34. He shall keep a record of admissions, pardons, discharges,
and descriptions of convicts, as directed by the warden.

35. He shall keep such books, and in such manner as the di-
rectors or warden may require, and do any writing that may be
necessary to the discharge of their duties.