(1)A Manilla rope one inch in diameter shall be used for executions. At least two such ropes in serviceable condition, shall be maintained at every jail where executions are liable to take place.Note. - The rope should be 19 feet in length, well twisted and fully stretched. It should be of equal thickness, capable of passing readily through the noose-ring and sufficiently strong to bear a strain of 280 lbs. with a 7 feet drop.(2)The ropes shall be tested in the presence of Superintendent, at least a week before the date fixed for the execution and if they fail to pass the test, others shall be obtained at once and tested when received.(3)Ropes that have been tested shall be locked up in a place of safety.(4)On the evening before the execution is to take place, the gallows and ropes should be examined to ascertain that they have received no injury since being tested.Note. - The rope shall be tested by attaching to one and a sack of sand or clay equal to one and a half times the weight of the prisoner to be executed and dropping this weight the distance of the drop to be given to the prisoner.
