KJ84 FOR'l`Y—SECOND CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 250·-252. 1878. convicts may Sec. 7. That the use of newspapers and books shall not be denied the
- ‘;(‘{°b’g€‘k‘§?“P°'“ convicts at times when not employed; and that unofficial visitors shall be
,i,i,,,,,;’ admitted to the prison under such restrictions as the board of commismpy write and sioners may impose. The prisoners shall not be denied the privilege of mit? lZtQ;;“’ c_ communicating with their friends by letter, and from receiving like comtion,. pc munications from them, all of which shall be subject to the inspection of the commandant, or such officer as he may assign to that duty. _Food and bed- Sec. 8. That the prisoners shall be supplied with ample and clean bed- `l"‘g‘ ding, and with wholesome and sufficient food, but when in hospital or under discipline their diet shall be prescribed by the proper authority. V°¤m¤¤°¤· The prison shall be suitably ventilated, and each prisoner shall have a Baths. weekly bath of cold or tepid water, which shall be applied to the whole surface of the body, unless the surgeon shall direct otherwise for the health of the risoner. ,,,,£`Igdp$;?,‘f,n;{; Sec. 9. Thllt no officer of the prison, or other person connected thereon to peintep with, shall be concerned or interested,-directly or indirectly, in any con-
£c“"Y °°"' tract, purchase, or sale made on account of the prison.
ogiqws gufgp `S ec. 10. That any officer who shall suffer a convict to escape, or shall me <>°¤Vi<>*¤¤> in any way consent to his escape, or shall aid him to escape or in an §;°$€:éu§::é&Shall attempt to escape, shall, upon conviction, be dismissed from the service &c.; i and suffer such other punishment as a court·martial may inflict. sc1qim,&c,, Sec. 11. That any soldier or other person employed in the prison who
- ‘H°““g °°“"‘°'*° shall suffer v. convict to escape, or shall in any way consent to his escape,
escape, to be . . . . cmgmd mmm, or shall aid him to escape, or m an attempt to escape, shall, upon convic- &¢· tion by a court—martial, be confined therein not less than one year. Convict, may Sec. 12. That all prisoners under confinement in said military prisons b¤ punished for undergoing sentence of courts-martial, shall be liable to trial and punish-
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couiinement. committed during the said confinement. Approved, March 3, 1873. March 3, 1873. CHAP. CCL.-—-An Act restoring Cavtain Alonzo Jl Mzzrsh to his Position in the `°'”‘°" Ag-ynglhaniggzat he oe honorably mustered out of t/te Service as of the Date of the Masteringout o is grmen . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Alonzo J. States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of YVar be, £J{:‘;;‘Sl§?2‘:g“ and he hereby is, authorized and directed to restore Alonzo J. Marsh, ca;Lt,a.in, gw., and late a captain of company H. eleventh regiment veteran reserve corps,
- 0 B l¤°¤¤¤‘¤bl>' to his position as such captain, and grant him an honorable muster out as
mustmd °“f of the date on which he was dismissed; to wit, on March seventh, eighteen hundred and sixty-five. Approved, Max-ch 3, 1873. March 3, 1873. CHAP. CCLI. —An Act to create a Port of Delivery at La Crosse, in Wisconsin, and to "——_""— provide for a Surveyor of Customs thereat. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United La Crosse made States of America, in Congress assembled, That La Crosse, in the county ¤P°”°f d°UV· of La Crosse, and State of `Wisconsin be, and is hereby, constituted a °V' port of delivery within the collection district of New Orleans; and there Surveyor of shall be appointed a surveyor of customs for said port, who shall perform ”}‘s*°"'“i h"' d“' the duties of such office and receive the compensation of not exceeding ties and pay. twelve hundred dollars per annum as salary. Approved, March 3, 1873. March 3, 1873- CHAP. CCLII. — An Act to prevent Cruelty to Animals while in Transit by Railroad or """""“"_` other Means of Transportation within the United States. Be it enacted by the Senate and Lkuse of Representatives of the United Animals not States of America, in Congress assembled, '1`hat no railroad company whs ¢¤¤‘¤’i¢*U¤ within the United States whose road forme any part of a line of road
