months for each year; from .and including the third year, up to the fifth year, a deduction of seventy-five days for each year; from and including the fifth year and up to the seventh year, a deduction of three months for each year; from and including the sevent~ year up to the eleventh year, a deduction of one hundred and five days for each year; from and including the eleventh year up to the period fixed for the expiration of the sentence, a deduction of four months for each year; and it shall be the duty of the warden to discharge any such persons from the penitentiary when he shall have served the term of his sentence less the time be may be entitled to have deducted therefrom for good behavior as hereinbefore provided, and in the same manner as if no deduction had been made; Provided, that if any person committed to the penitentiary shall be guilty of the violation of any of the rules and regulations thereof, or of the laws of the state, the board of trustees or warden may and are hereby empowered at their discretion to deprive such person of a portion or all (according to the flagrancy of his infraction of the rules and regulations) of the diminution of the term of his sentence.
§ 8543. Warden shall keep record.] The warden shall keep a true record of the conduct of each inmate of the State Penitentiary, showing each infraction of the rules and regulations thereof, with the date and character of each offense, which record shall be open to the inspection of the board of trustees at any regular or special meeting thereQf; Provided, that if any inmate of the penitentiary is deprived of any portion or all of his good time by reason of the violation of the rules and regulations of the prison, he shall be notified of the same by the warden, and a record thereof made in the deportment register, with reasons for such deduction; and, Provided, further, that any person confined in the State Penitentiary at the taking effect of this act shall be entitled to the benefits of its provisions for the remainder of his term; the deductions from the term of his sentence for good conduct to be based on the length of time he has served, as provided in the preceding section.
Repeal.] All acts or parts of acts in conflict with the provisions of this act, are hereby repealed.
Approved Feb. 17th, 1897.
