FIFTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. SEss. ll. (JH. 854. 1901. 1379 duties thereof, in the penal sum of five thousand dollars, with sureties to be approved by some judge of the supreme court of the District. Sec. 1191. POWERS AND DU'1‘IES.—Th€ warden shall have the exclu- ‘°°“’m¤¤d dumsive supervision and control of the jail of the District and be accountable for the safe-keeping of all prisoners legally committed thereto, and shall have all the power and dischar e all the duties legally exercised and discharged over said jail and the prisoners therein prior to the twenty-ninth day of February, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, by the marshal of the District. · Sec. 1192. EMPLOYMENT or 1·R1soNERs.—Persons sentenced to im- ,,,§‘}‘i,¥’1°"”‘°“'°°‘*"*"" prisonment in the jail may be employed at such labor and under such regulations as may be prescribed by the supreme court of the District a11d the proceeds thereof applied to defray the expenses of the trial and conviction of any such person. _ Sec. 1193. COMMITMENT BY MARSHAL.—·NOi3l1lHg_ in the preceding m§{.’,“Q§'j‘,§,‘{‘,§j,‘j,f,,,,*§,Y sections of this chapter shall be construed to impair or interfere with the authority of the marshal of the District to commit persons to the jail or to produce them in open court or before any judicial officer when thereto required. _ SEo. 1194. DELIVERY TO MARsHAL.—It shall be the duty of the war- D°“"""’ °°'”“”*’“1· den to receive such prisoners and to deliver them to the marshal or his .. duly authorized deputy, on the written request of either, for the pur- pose of taking them before any court or judicial officer, as provided in the preceding section. _ Sec. 1195. SUBORDINATE oEE1cERs.——The warden shall have author- $"°°’d"m“ °m"°”" ity to appoint such subordinate officers, guards, and employees as are necessary for the proper management and safe-keeping of prisoners, which may be authorized by law, subject to the approval of the chief justice of the supreme court of the District. _ ’ . Sec. 1196. 'SUPREME COURT or THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ro MAKE mfgfgi p§‘{;0¤§‘g'°m· RULEs.—It shall be the duty of the supreme court of the District to- ` make such rules for the government and discipline of the prisoners conined in the jail as shall be deemed necessary for the health, security, and the protection of such prisoners from cruel treatment by any person in charge thereof. Y ’ Sec. 1197. ANNUAL RE1>0R·r.—The warden shall annually, in the w§,§§’j,}},‘f“·» ¥¢P°“ °‘ month of November, make a detailed report to the Attorney-General. SEo. 1198. EXECUTION IN CAPITAL GAsEs—Whenever any person ca§;¤;¢¤¤i¤¤*¤ Germ! confined in the jail is adjudged to suffer death, it shall be the duty of ` the warden to carry such judgment into execution. SEc. 1199. MODE or ExEGU·r1oN.—The manner of inflicting the pun- "m°d€· ishment of death shall be by hanging. · ” . Sec. 1200. PLACE or ExEGUr1oN.——Persons adjudged to suffer death "’1“°e‘ shall be executed within the walls of the jail of the District, or within the yard or inclosure thereof, and not elsewhere. Sec. 1201. OFFICERS TO ATTEND.—-It shall be the duty of the warden —°m°°” °° “°°°°d‘ or one of his deputies, with such officers of the prison, constables, and other peace officers as the warden or deputy may deem necessary and proper, to attend at such execution. h b t Sec. 1202. WH0 MAY BE PRESENT.—Tl1€ warden or his deputy shall —w °my °pr°s€°` invite the district attorney, the counsel of the prisoner, two or more physicians, and twelve respectable citizens to be present at every such execution, and at the request of the person to be executed shall also allow any of his near relatives and any ministers of the gospel (not more than three) to be present thereat. ·. i ` Sec. 1203. WH0 MAY NOT BE PRESENT.—NO persons other than ;Y§;Q’,,_m“" “°' b° those mentioned in the two precedingasections, and no person whatever under the age of twenty-one years, s ll be allowed to witness any such execution.
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