Chapter 80.
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CHAP. 80.— An act to amend sections thirteen hundred and forty-six and thirteen hundred and forty-eight of the He vised Statutes of the United States, in reference to the visitation and inspection of the military prison and examination of its accounts and government.January 19, 1891. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Visitation and inspection of military prison, etc. R. S., secs. 1346 and 1348, pp. 242, 243, amended.
That sections thirteen hundred and forty-six and thirteen hundred and forty-eight of the Revised Statutes of the United States be, and the same are hereby, amended to read as follows: " “Sec. 1346. The Secretary of War shall, with said Commissioners,Annual visitation. annually, and as much oftener as may be deemed expedient, visit said prison for the purposes of examination, inspection, and. correction: and they shall inquire into all abuses or neglects of duty on the part of the officers or other persons in charge of the same, and make such changes in the general discipline of the prison as they may hold to be essential.
” Sec. 1348. One of the inspectors-general of the Army shall, atAnnual examination of accounts and government. least once each year, visit the prison for the purpose of examining into the books and all the affairs thereof, and ascertaining whether the laws, rules, and regulations relating thereto are complied with, the officers are competent and faithful, and the convicts properly governed and employed, and at the same time treated with humanityReport. and kindness. And it shall be the duty of the inspector, at once, to make full report thereof to the Secretary of War.
” " Approved, January 19, 1891.