ART. 27] STATE PENITENTIARY——WARDEN. 973

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 punishment is
resorted to as little as possible.

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

641. 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. 476. 1860, art. 73, sec. 87. 1837, ch. 320, sec. 25.
1841, ch. 215, sec. 2. 1868, ch. 97.

642. 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 477. 1860, art. 73, sec. 88. 1837, ch. 320, sec. 25
1841, ch. 215, sec. 2.

643. He shall weekly examine the cash and credit transac-
tions of the house; furnish the directors at their monthly
meetings with a statement of the month's operations, with the
proper vouchers, who shall approve or reject said accounts, and
if necessary inquire into the subject matter.

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

644. He shall report to the board of directors any miscon-
duct of any officer of the house in reference to its commercial,
financial or manufacturing affairs; and in his receipts and dis-
bursements 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
endorsement. The clerk shall pay all debts due by the insti-
tution under check of the warden, as follows: Such checks to
be filled up in the handwriting of the clerk, and signed by
him, to be countersigned by the warden; and further, the
party making the countersign to affix in each case a like signa-
ture to the margin of the check book corresponding with check