quest of the claimant, be appraised by appraisers appointed for that purpose by the court or justice, and be delivered to the claimant upon his giving bond in double the amount of such appraised value, with sufficient sureties, running to the person or corporation to whom the property would be forfeited or to the state, if the state be entitled in whole or part to such property upon forfeiture, to pay to them the appraised value thereof, and costs in case final judgment of forfeiture be entered up.

SEC. 20. The case may be tried by a jury, if in the court of common pleas, upon the request of either party, otherwise by the court; and the cause of forfeiture alleged being proved, the court or justice who shall try the same, shall enter up judgment for the forfeiture and disposition of such property according to law.

SEC. 21. An appeal may be claimed by either party from any judgment or forfeiture rendered by a justice of the peace or court exercising the jurisdiction of a justice of the peace, to be taken in like manner as by defendants in criminal cases within the jurisdiction of a justice of the peace to try and determine, to the court of common pleas of the same county, and like proceedings may be had therein as in cases of informations for forfeitures originally filed in said court.

SEC. 22. The judgment of the court of common pleas shall be final in all cases of such forfeitures, whether originally commenced in said court or brought there by appeal, unless a new trial be ordered for cause shown by the supreme court.

SEC. 23. Costs may be awarded to the prosecutor, if a reasonable cause of seizure appear, in which shall be included the necessary expenses of the seizure and detention of the property; otherwise costs and damages as well as the restoration of the property shall be awarded to the claimant.

CHAPTER 226.

OF JAILS, AND OF THE CARE AND DISCIPLINE OF JAILS.

SECTION

1. Jail in county of Providence, what.

2 and 3. Jails in other counties, what, and by whom kept.

4. Jail in county of Providence, by whom kept.

5. Jailers, what shall provide for support, &c., of prisoners, and when, and how and what, to be paid by state.

6. Prisoners under authority of United States, when, and upon what terms, to be received in jails.

7. Jail in county of Providence, upon

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what terms to be used by city of Providence.

8. Jail in county of Newport, when and upon what terms to be used by city of Newport.

9. Inspectors of jails, who, and power of. 10. To whom, and in what cases to report. 11. Removal of prisoners in, in what cases, and by what authority, and how, to be made.

12. By what process, and how long to be detained in new place of custody.

SECTION

13. Of night guard to jails.

14. Penalty for communicating with or conveying tools, &c., to prisoners in jail.

15 and 16. Who to be kept at labor in jail of county of Providence.

SECTION

17. Who may be permitted to labor in, for what compensation.

18, 19 and 20. Prisoners in civil st when to be put to labor in, allows for, and disposal of proceeds of.

SECTION 1. The jail, in the county of Providence, shall be building adjoining the state prison, built for the keeper's hou and such unoccupied portions of the state prison, including buildings on the prison lot, as the inspectors of the state pris may, from time to time, appropriate to that purpose.

SEC. 2. The jails in the other counties shall be the buildin which have been, or may be, erected or appropriated by the st: to that use.

SEC. 3. The jail of each county in the state, except the cour of Providence, shall be kept either by the sheriff thereof, personal or by a jailer, to be by him appointed, for whose acts and negled he shall be accountable, and the sheriff shall have the custo thereof, and of all prisoners therein.

SEC. 4. The jail, in the county of Providence, shall be kept the warden of the state prison, who shall ex officio be the keeper said jail, and shall have the custody thereof, and of all prison therein.

SEC. 5. Every jailer, or keeper of a jail, shall provide each pr oner in his custody with necessary sustenance, clothing, beddin fuel and medical attendance, and, except in the county of Pro dence, shall be allowed the compensation, fixed by law, for the su port of all prisoners confined on criminal process, or process pro cuted by the state, out of the general treasury, upon presenting account therefor to the auditor.

SEC. 6. Prisoners, excepting escaped slaves, may be committ under the authority of the United States to any jail upon payme of the expense of supporting such prisoners, fifty cents per mon each for the use of the jail, and the legal fees of the jailer or keep and the sheriff, jailer or keeper of the jail, shall receive such pr oners, and them safely keep in jail until they shall be discharg by due course of the laws of the United States, under the like alties and liabilities, civil and criminal, as in case of prisoners co mitted by the authority of this state.

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SEC. 7. The city of Providence shall have the right to use t jail in the county of Providence for the confinement of city pr oners, upon payment to the keeper thereof the actual cost of t support of such prisoners, without computing therein any salary compensation of any keeper, officer, or assistant employed therei

SEC. 8. The proper authorities of the city of Newport are here! authorized, so far as may be consistent with the other purposes which said jail was erected, to make use of the county jail in th county of Newport, as a place for the commitment of vagrant and said city shall be liable to pay to the keeper of said jail for t time being, such sum for the weekly support of each and eve

person committed to the jail in said county, by virtue of the provisions of this chapter, as shall be allowed and paid by the state, from time to time, for the weekly support of each state prisoner in said jail: Provided, that the keeper thereof shall not be liable for damages or costs in any suit which may be brought by any person or persons who may be committed to said jail, under the authority of this chapter.

SEC. 9. The justice of the supreme court holding the court of common pleas, in every county except the county of Providence, shall, together with the clerk of the supreme court, and of the court of common pleas for said county, at the commencement of each term, inspect the jail of the county, and inquire into the state thereof as respects the security, treatment and condition of the prisoners; and shall have power to direct the sheriff to take such precautions as they may judge necessary against escape, sickness or infection.

SEC. 10. All misconduct or deficiencies with regard to the treatment or condition of the prisoners shall be reported by the said inspectors to the general assembly, at its next session; all danger to the public safety or the safety of the prisoners from the insufficiency of the jail, apprehension of rescue, or the prevalence of disease, shall be reported by the sheriff or said inspectors, to the supreme court, when in session in the county, as well as to the general assembly, and if said court be not in session, to two of the justices thereof.

SEC. 11. If in the opinion of the supreme court, when in session, or of any two of the justices thereof in vacation, it shall be expedient, from the insufficiency of the jail in any county, or the rebuilding or repairing of the same, the apprehension of rescue, the prevalence of disease, or other cause, to remove any prisoner or prisoners to the jail of any other county, it shall be lawful for said court or justices, upon application in writing to them by the sheriff or inspectors of the jail, to make an order for such removal, and issue a warrant therefor, and to have such prisoner or prisoners confined in the jail of some other county, and to allow to the officer or officers executing such order and warrant all proper costs and expenses thereof.

SEC. 12. Any prisoner or prisoners so removed shall be detained in the same manner and by the same process as in the jail from which they were removed, to be certified to the jailer by the removing officer, until remanded back by the order of the court or justices, or discharged according to law.

SEC. 13. Said court, when in session, or any one of the justices thereof, in vacation, are authorized to order and cause to be established a nightly guard at any of the jails, whenever they shall deem it necessary for the public safety or the safety of the prisoners, and to continue the same for so long a time as they may deem proper, and to allow the proper expense thereof.

SEC. 14. If any person shall have any communication, by conversation or otherwise, with, or convey any tools, wine, strong drink, letters or any other articles to, any person confined in jail,

bring the person so charged, before the same or some other magi trate within the state, to answer such complaint as in other cases. SEC. 2. If upon the examination of any person so charged, it shal appear that there is reasonable cause to believe the complaint true and that such person may be lawfully demanded of the executiv of this state, he shall, if charged with an offence bailable by suc magistrate, when committed within this state, be required to rec ognize in a reasonable sum with sufficient sureties to appear be fore such magistrate at some future day, allowing a reasonable time to obtain a warrant from the said executive, and to abid the order of such magistrate on such complaint.

SEC. 3. If such person shall not so recognize, he shall be com mitted to jail, and be there detained until he give such recogni zance, or until such day.

SEC. 4. If he shall recognize and shall fail to appear according to the conditions of his recognizance, he shall be defaulted, and like proceedings shall be had as in case of other recognizances entered into before a magistrate.

SEC. 5. If such person shall be charged with an offence not bailable by such magistrate when committed within this state, he shall be committed to prison, and there detained until the day appointed for his appearance before such magistrate; but in such case the said person shall be bailable in the same manner as he would be if such offence had been committed in this state.

SEC. 6. If the person so recognized or committed shall appear before such magistrate upon the day appointed, he shall be discharged, unless he shall be demanded by some person authorized by a warrant of the executive to receive him: Provided, that whether such person so charged be recognized, committed or discharged, any person authorized by a warrant from the executive of this state may at all times take him in custody, and the same shall be a discharge of the recognizance, if any, and shall not be deemed

an escape.

SEC. 7. No warrant shall be issued in pursuance of the provisions of the first section of this chapter until the complainant shall have given recognizance with surety in such sum as the magistrate shall approve and direct, to pay all the costs that may accrue thereon, including the board of the person complained of, if committed to jail; nor shall any such warrant supersede any arrest, either on civil or criminal process theretofore made, nor shall any arrest, either on civil or criminal process theretofore made, supersede any arrest made on any such warrant, or on any warrant issued by the executive of this state in such cases.

SEC. 8. Sherifls, deputy sheriffs, constables and other officers of the adjoining states, with their assistants, in the legal execution of any writ, warrant or other process issuing from and returnable to courts in their respective states, shall have full liberty, power and authority, to pass and repass, and also to convey such persons or things as they may legally have in their custody by virtue of any writ or warrant, in or by any of the roads or ways lying in or leading through any of the towns or lands of this state, in as full, free

and ample manner as the officers of justice of this state do use and exercise in the discharge of their duty and office.

SEC. 9. Any person who shall menace, threaten, obstruct, strike, insult or assault, or in any other manner abuse any such officer of the adjoining states, in such execution of his office, as he is passing through any of the lands or roads of this state, shall be subject to the same pains and penalties as persons would by law be subject to for menacing, threatening, obstructing, striking, insulting, assaulting or otherwise abusing similar officers of justice of this state, in the due execution of their office.

SECTION 1. Justices of the peace shall be coroners throughout the towns in which they dwell.

SEC. 2. It shall be the duty of a coroner, as soon as he shall be informed that the body of any person, supposed to have come to his death by violence or casualty, has been found within his town, or that any prisoner in the state prison or in any one of the state jails has deceased while so imprisoned, to issue his warrant to the sheriff or to either of his deputies, or to either of the town sergeants or constables within the county, requiring him to summon a jury of six good and lawful men of the same town, to inquire into the cause of the death of such person.

SEC. 3. Every officer failing to execute such warrant shall forfeit ten dollars; and every person summoned as a juror as aforesaid, who shall fail to appear, or to render to such coroner reasonable excuse therefor, shall forfeit five dollars; which forfeitures shall be sued for and recovered by the town treasurer, for the use of such town, in an action of debt.

SEC. 4. Whenever, from any cause, any of the jurors summoned shall not appear, or appearing shall be excused from serving on