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commissioner shall fix the period of detention of such person at the
term for which he would have been detained under the existing
commitment If no such order or mandate had been granted.

L. 1896, ch. 886, § 5.

Transfer of inmates by commissioner.

§712. The commissioner may transfer and commit and cause to
be transferred and committed from the workhouse to the city prison,
penitentiary or to any other of the Institutions in the department,
any person committed to the workhouse under section seven hun¬
dred and seven of this act, whenever such transfer shall be neces¬
sary for the proper care and management of such city prison, peni¬
tentiary or other Institution or for the proper employment of such
person. The commissioner may also transfer and commit and cause
to be transferred from the workhouse to the city prison or peniten¬
tiary, any person committed to the workhouse under section seven
hundred and seven of this act, whenever, by reason of the number
■of offenders actually detained in such workhouse at any time, there
shall not be accommodation therein for all the persons committed
thereto; and in like manner the commissioner may transfer prisoners
from one penitentiary to another penitentiary within the department,
or from one district prison to another district prison within the
department, whenever It may be necessary to prevent overcrowding.
The commissioner may also transfer and commit or cause to be
transferred and committed from the city prison to the workhouse
to be detained and employed therein any person who shall have been
duly committed to the city prison.

L. 1896, ch. 886, § 5.    See L. 1882, eh. 410, § 414.
L. 1896, ch. 886, § 6.    See L. 1882, ch. 410, g 405.

Alteration and repair of buildings.

§713. Whenever the Increase of inmates in or the proper care
and government of the institutions In the department shall, in the
judgment of the commissioner, render it necessary or expedient, he
shall have power to enlarge or alter the building or buildings occu¬
pied by such institutions; and he shall also have power to make all
needful repairs to such buildings and appurtenances thereto, pro¬
vided that an appropriation has been made therefor. The commis¬
sioner shall, when practicable, cause the work of such alterations or
repairs to be done by persons confined in such institutions.

Additional gifts to be given to inm.ates on discharge.

§ 714. In addition to the donations, provided by the general laws
of the state, to be given to Inmates of penal institutions upon their
discharge, the commissioner of corrections shall donate to each
inmate serving a term longer than three years the sum of five dol-
'lars upon his discharge.
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