594 CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS. [ART. 27.

P. G. L. (1860,) art. 73, sec. 42 1837, ch. 320, sec. 25.

431. The slops and offal of the prison shall be sold, or used
in raising hogs or other stock, for the use of the house; and none
of the officers shall be allowed to raise stock of any kind within
the walls. The grounds within the prison walls may be
cultivated for the use of the prison, under the direction of the
warden, for the purpose of keeping down unhealthy exhalations
from weeds, rubbish, et cetera; the warden may keep a horse and
cow for his own use, to be attended by his own servants, and fed
at his own expense. The walls and houses must be whitewashed
at least three times a year.

Ibid. sec. 43. 1837, ch. 320, sec. 25.

432. The convicts shall have three meals a day, consisting in
all of one and a quarter pounds of flour, three-quarters of a pound
of beef, or half a pound of bacon, of good, coarse quality, one
herring, one gill of molasses, one pint of potatoes or other vege-
tables, with soup, and a proper allowance of rye coffee, tea and
salt; and the physician may vary the diet when necessary.

Ibid. sec. 44. 1837, ch. 320, sec. 25.

433. The cooking and refectory shall be regulated by the
board of directors; but no prisoner shall receive anything but the
prison allowance.

Directors.

P. G. L., (1860,) art. 73, sec. 45. 1837, ch. 320, sec. 25.

434. The directors shall hold regular stated meetings once in
each month, or by adjournment from time to time; and shall also
meet when occasion may require, the warden or two directors
giving notice thereof.

Ibid. sec. 46. 1837, ch. 320, sec. 25.

435. They shall keep minutes of their proceedings, and a
majority shall be a quorum for the transaction of business.

Ibid. sec. 47. 1837, ch. 320, sec. 25.

436. They shall direct the management of the concerns of the
prison, and shall see that all the laws, rules and regulations in