518 CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS. [ART. 27

1904, art. 27, sec. 639. 1888, art. 27, sec. 473. 1860, art. 73, sec. 84.
1837, ch. 320, sec. 25.

716. He shall govern the institution by the weight of its authorities,
and the prisoners must be made to feel that the officers are entirely
cognizant of all their improper designs and prepared to counteract or
prevent any effort on their part.

Ibid. sec. 640. 1888, art. 27, sec. 474. 1860, art. 73, sec. 85.
1837, ch. 320, sec. 25.

717. 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 infractions of dis-
cipline, and he must present a record of punishments and offenses to the
monthly meetings of the board, that they may judge of the condition of
the discipline, and he must particularly observe that corporal punish-
ment is resorted to as little as possible.

Ibid. sec. 641. 1888, art. 27, sec. 475. 1860, art. 73, sec. 86.
1837, ch. 320, sec. 25.

718. Neither the warden nor any director, nor other person having
any official relation with the prison, shall receive any reward, gift or
promise from any convict, or from any one in his behalf, under the
penalty of not less than thirty nor more than five hundred dollars, to
be recovered as other fines now are.

Ibid. sec. 642. 1888, art. 27, sec. 476. 1860, art. 73, sec. 87. 1837, ch. 320,
sec. 25. 1841, ch. 215, sec. 2. 1868, ch. 97.

719. The warden shall have the superintendence of the financial
and manufacturing operations of the institution, and it shall be his
special duty to see that the clerk shall make regular and proper entries
of the receipts and disbursements thereof.

Ibid. sec. 643. 1888, art. 27, sec. 477. 1860, art. 73, .sec. 88. 1837, ch. 320,
sec. 25. 1841, ch. 215, sec. 2.

720. He shall weekly examine the cash and credit transactions of
the house; furnish the directors at their monthly meetings with a state-
ment of the month's operations, with the proper vouchers, who shall
approve or reject said accounts, and if necessary inquire into the sub-
ject matter.

Ibid. sec. 644. 1888, art. 27, sec. 478. 1860, art. 73, sec. 89.
1837, ch. 320, sec. 25.

721. He shall report to the board of directors any misconduct of
any officer of the house in reference to its commercial, financial or
manufacturing affairs; and in his receipts and disbursements he shall
observe the following directions, namely: each note shall be endorsed
by the clerk, and also by the warden, in countersign, before the same
may be negotiated; the warden, at the time of such endorsement shall
see that each note is properly entered in the bill book, and then note in,
a column prepared for the purpose, or otherwise, the act of endorse-