to the penitentiary; and in such capacity shall, with the approval of the board of commissioners, have power and authority to buy and sell for account of the penitentiary, for cash or upon credit, as his judgment may approve, and as may be to the best interest of said penitentiary. He shall from time to time draw his certificates for such sums of money as shall be appropriated for the use of the penitentiary, which certificates when endorsed by the president and secretary of the board shall be presented to the Auditor of State who shall draw his warrant on the treasury for such sums of money; provided, the said financial agent shall at no time retain in his possession any sum of money greater than one-half the amount of his official bond.

SEC. 25. He shall furnish monthly an itemized statement of all the receipts, from whatever source, and of all disbursements on account of penitentiary management, accompanied by abstracts, cash statements, invoices, receipted vouchers and all such other data as may be required and necessary to make a full, clear and correct showing of penetentiary finances at the end of each month for which made, which said statement, after being examined and approved by the superintendent of the penitentiary, and then by the board of commissioners, shall be filed. together with the abstracts, invoices and receipted vouchers, with the Auditor for his examination and approval and entry, and shall pay into the treasury all money on hand at the end of each month.

SEC. 26. He shall keep correct and accurate accounts with all parties hiring convict labor either inside or outside of the walls of the penitentiary, and shall collect and receipt for all sums of money due on account of sales of goods manufactured, hire of convict labor or for work performed by convicts either inside or outside the walls of the penitentiary.

SEC. 27. He shall purchase, upon the requisition of the superintendent, approved by the board, all such material as

may be necessary for building and manufacturing purposes, and all supplies of provisions, clothing, bedding, shoes, medicine ard all other articles required by the rules and regulations of the penitentiary for the use of the prison officials, employes and convicts; provided, no clothing, shoes or medicine shall be so furnished to any other than convicts, nor shall any of the supplies mentioned in this section be furnished to prison officials free of charge. He shall keep an account of each and every article sold, with the price for which same was sold; also an account specifying the amounts of money received by him and from whom and on what account, together with an account of his disbursements of the same; all of which shall be by him entered in well-bound books, which he shall keep subject to the inspection of the superintendent of the penitentiary and the board of commissioners.

SEC. 28. He shall take such measures as are necessary to keep a debit and credit account with each separate industry carried on, debiting each industry with salary of foreman, with labor and material used and crediting it with the work turned out. An account shall also be kept for every department of the prison whether productive or non-productive, showing the cost of labor and supplies; also an account showing labor and material used for all improvements and repairs about the penitentiary or penitentiary property, and in order to keep these accounts a valuation shall be fixed upon the labor of the convict employed in every capacity, and such accounts shall be made up from weekly statements to be furnished by the superintendent and foreman. A strict account shall also be kept with each force of convicts worked on the outside of the penitentiary, showing receipts and debiting each force with cost of supplies of each description, cost of guarding, feeding, clothing, medical attention, transportation to and from, etc.

SEC. 29. He shall, in the purchase of all provisions and

other supplies for the prison proper or outside camps, consult with the superintendent of the penitentiary, and endeavor to bring all the competition possible to bear so as to make his purchases at the very lowest cash prices. An invoice of all purchases made by the financial agent shall be furnished the superintendent of the penitentiary.

SEC. 30. He shall, in conjunction with the superintendent, under such regulations as the board of commissioners may prescribe, make all contracts for the hire of convict labor either outside or inside the walls of the penitentiary, or on share farms, should convicts be worked under the contract system, also for all work to be done with convict labor.

SEC. 31. He shall biennially, on the first day of November, furnish the board of commissioners with an abstract of his receipts, disbursements, sales, and purchases for the preceding two (2) years, together with such other information relating to the financial transactions of the penitentiary as the board shall require at his hands, which shall be made a part of their biennial report.

SEC. 32. The board of commissioners shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, a physician to the penitentiary, who shall hold his office for (2) two years and until the appointment and qualification of his successor. Said physician shall be subject to removal by said board for cause, and any vacancy that shall occur by resignation, removal or death shall be filled by said board for the unexpired term.

SEC. 33. The physician of the penitentiary shall : FIRST. Attend at all times, in person or by an intelligent medical assistant, to the necessities of the sick convicts, whether they are in the hospital, in cells or elsewhere, and bestow on them all necessary medical services.

SECOND. Examine weekly the cells of all convicts for the purpose of ascertaining if they are kept clean and properly ventilated, and report the same weekly to the board.

THIRD. To examine, at least once in each week, and oftener if he may deem it necessary, the quality, quantity and condition of the provisions provided for convicts, and whenever he shall have reason to believe that any such provision is prejudicial to the health of the convicts he shall immediately report the facts to the superintendent. He shall also have power and it shall be his duty to prescribe the diet of sick convicts, and his directions thereto shall be followed by the superintendent. He shall from time to time report any deficiency in the ventilation, sewerage or any other matter pertaining to the general health of the convicts. FOURTH. He shall keep a daily record of all admissions into the hospital, and of all cases treated in the cells or elsewhere, indicating the color, nativity, age, sex, occupation, habits of life, crime, period of entrance into and discharge from the hospital, the disease, prescription and the treatment in each case. He shall devote his entire time to his official duties.

FIFTH. He shall make a biennial report to the board of the number of sick convicts received into the hospital, or treated in their cells or elsewhere during the preceding two years, stating age, color, disease, sex, occupation in prison, the time they shall have remained in the hospital, the commencement and termination of the treatment, the number of days such convicts were relieved from labor in consequence of such sickness, and the number of deaths, with the cause, for the preceding two years, and shall make such special reports to the board as they may from time to time demand.

SIXTH. To make a biennial report to the board of the sanitary condition of the prison for the preceding two years, in which all the information contained in his daily report shall be condensed.

SEC. 34. It shall be the duty of the physician, in the case of any convict claiming to be unable to labor by reason of sickness, to examine such convict, and if in his opin

ion such convict is unable to labor, he shall immediately certify the same to the superintendent, and such convict shall thereupon be relieved from labor and sent to his cell or admitted to the hospital or elsewhere for medical treatment, as said physician may direct, a due regard being had to the safe keeping of such convict; and such convict shall not be required to labor so long as such disability shall continue; and whenever said physician shall certify that such convict has recovered, he shall be returned to labor and not before.

SEC. 35. It shall be the duty of the physician, whenever any convict confined in the prison shall be afflicted with any disease which is of such a character as to be incurable, or where such confinement will necessarily greatly endanger or shorten the life of such convict, to certify such facts to the board, stating the nature of the disease, and said board. shall make such endorsements thereon as in their judgment the nature of the case requires, which certificate and endorsement shall be laid before the Governor, who, in his discretion, may pardon such convict.

SEC. 36. The physician shall, as often as may be necessary, make a list of all such drugs and medicines as may be necessary for the use of the penitentiary, which list shall be certified to the superintendent, whose duty it shall be to procure the same as provided in this act.

SEC. 37. The physician shall have charge and control, under the supervision of the superintendent, of all hospital buildings connected with the prison, and shall make all rules and regulations to govern the same, not inconsistent with the general rules governing the penitentiary. He shall, from time to time, notify the superintendent of the number of nurses needed in the hospital to wait upon the sick, and it shall be the duty of the superintendent to select all the nurses from among the convicts.

SEC. 38. The board of commissioners shall appoint, by