496 PENITENTIARY. [ART. 73.

60. He shall note their diseases, prescriptions and treatment;
and in case of death, their age, place of birth, time of death,
and every thing which he may deem necessary; and this record
shall remain at the prison, and be open to the inspection of the
authorities thereof.

61. He shall, when absent, procure some one to attend in his
place, to be approved by the monthly committee of directors.

62. He shall have such aid as he may require, on information
to the warden; and none shall interfere with the treatment of
the sick, or the conduct of the hospital, except so far as may be
necessary to enforce discipline.

63. He shall examine convicts at their admission, and note
their bodily defects, for the direction of the warden in assigning
their tasks.

64. He shall make a requisition on the warden when any-
thing is necessary for the hospital; and shall keep an account
thereof, to be noted in his monthly report to the Board of
Directors.

65. He shall 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 labor or
reported sick.

66. The discipline of the prison shall 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.

67. Convicts shall not be discharged while laboring under dis-
eases, except at their own request.

68. The bodies of deceased convicts may be claimed by their
friends, or devoted to scientific examination at the medical
schools, or buried in Potter's field.