Show RULES FOR government OF CONVICTS by cour courtesy tesi of the U S marshal we have been furnished for publication with a copy of the following rules issued for the government of the convicts in the tho utah penitentiary 70 the tie convict your attention IQ directed to the following rules for only by observing and obeying them cal cau you make a good record as a prisoner and secure that diminution of of your sentence which the law allows RULES RULE rull 1 the first duty is strict obedience to all rules and regulations and the orders of the officer under whose charge g you may be placed RULE RULES 2 in the evenin evening ii in ri your cell cel I 1 y you 0 are arc permitted to con converse v erse in a lo 10 low W tone te with your jour cell mate until the nine bell rings but conversation with other prisoners in adjoining cells is strictly forbidden RULE 3 you must not speak to any visitor or give to or receive from a visitor anything except by permission of the warden you are arc expected to apply yourself hillgen diligently aly to whatever labor you are assi assigned e d and after reasonable teaching to perform the same amount of labor lado r as would be required of you outside RULE 4 if sick or unable to work make it known to the officer in charge and act as he may direct RULE 5 on notice from froni the guard at nine all conversation must cease and only one prisoner will be allowed on the floor at a time RULE 6 A regular minister of the gospel accompanied by not exceeding five members of his churchwill church will be permitted to preach to the prisoners on sunday of each week between be the hours of 2 and 5 p in in summer and 0 2 and p in in winter you must approach an officer in a respectful manner mauner and contine confine your conversation with him strictly to the business in hand you must not address an officer on ork matters outside the prison insolence in any form to an a officer or even to another convict will will not be tolerated RULE 8 on entering ente rinar the warden house or any office you must remove your had unless your duties are such that you have special cial clai permission to remain covered RULE 9 you are required to attend religious services Lier vices on sunday unless sick or excused by the warden silence must be observed no ho reading will be allowed strict attention must be given to the services spitting upon the floor shuffling of the feet or any unnecessary nole noise is strictly forbidden RULE 10 you are required to bathe once a week in summer and once in two weeks in winter unless excused by the physician or warden RULE 11 you will be permitted to have and receive only such food as is furnished by the warden RULE 12 you will be allowed so go I 1 lon ion ong as you obey strictly the foregoing rules the following privileges viz 1 permission to write once intro in two weeks 2 permission tto to see sec members of family on the nit fit hist st thursday of each month mouth you are permitted to receive such weekly papers as the warden may approve in case of special lett iett letters drs permission must be obtained irom th the C war warden d cu all letters written or received must fir first it be examined at the office under direction of the warden before being sent or delivered all the above privileges depend on your good behavior and you will il be lol lot nur gur deprived ep rived of one or all of ty them hou m f for r b bad ad conduct conducts RULE rul z 13 this tills card must be preserved in good condition if you deface alter or injure it you will be immediately reported and severely punished E A IRELAND IR ELANDt united states marshal G N dow acting warden utah penitentiary june 1885 |