498 PENITENTIARY. [ART. 73.

77. He shall employ his time in the prison as much as possible
in his office or lodge, overlooking the other officers in the dis-
charge of their duties.

78. He shall designate the employment of the prisoners, refer-
ence being had to their age, sex and health, and the profits of
labor, and under his direction the assistant warden shall deliver
out the materials and receive the manufactures.

79. He shall cause such accounts to be kept in the workshops
and other departments of labor as will show the amount of
material furnished, and the quantity of work done by each
convict, and the amount to which they may be entitled for over-
work, and these accounts shall be closed every week, for the
purpose of detecting and punishing any misconduct of the
prisoners in the performance of their tasks.

80. He shall inspect the moral conduct of the prisoners, and
in person, or by the assistant warden, attend divine service
whenever it may be held, at which all the prisoners shall attend,
unless prevented by sickness.

81. He shall be answerable for the police and discipline of the
institution, and shall report monthly to the board upon the
conduct of the officers under his direction; and the board shall
remove any officer for the slightest offence or omission in the
discharge of his duty.

82. He must not permit any prisoners to be together at any
time, without proper supervision of an officer.

83. He shall, not encourage any espionnage or tale-bearing
among the convicts.

84. He shall govern the institution by the weight of its au-
thorities, and the prisoners must be made to feel that the officers
are entirely cognizant of all their improper designs, and pre-
pared to counteract or prevent any effort on their part.

85. He may punish to the extent of thirteen lashes and ten
days' confinement on bread and water, and may authorize his
deputies and under officers to give from one to five lashes for in-
fractions of discipline, and ho must present a record of punish-
ments and offences to the monthly meetings of the board, that