The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-07-30
A n OKDINANCE..Res uiatiag the en-
"A ployment OF Prisoners in tina City Jail on the
Public Works of the city.


l. BE it ordained by The Council of the City of
Richmond that the Mayor of The city may, BY his
warrant, directed to the keeper of the Jail of the
city order such persons he may designate, and
are liable to be employed under the of the Gen.
erel Assembly, passed February 26 1885, aud entitled
IAN act for establishing a Work House in the City
of Richmond" to be employed the public work OF
the city, under the management of the overseer of
the public hands Ia said warrant shall be specified
the hours Of the day during which such persons shall
be so employed, and for sufficient to him ap-
pearine the Mayor may snpercede his said warrant
when the said employment of such per sons shall
such persons under the management of the
overseer shall be employed on the same works and in
like Mariner with the city hsads under his control,
but shall be furnished, while employed, by tho
keeper Of the City Jail with proper focd clothing
and lodging, in like manner with other persons COM
mitted to the jail.
2. Toe Mayor may by his order depute any one or
more of the police of the city, and should the refrac
tory conduct OF the prisoners make it necessary may
ers whilst q work and passing and re-psssipr from
the jail to the place OF employment 1t shall the
duty OF such police or persons SO appointed to
force orderly behavier and obedience of the prisoners
to the overseer when out of the custody of the sor
and for this purpose they may command any person
persons to aid and assist in experimenting and
curing prisoner. Should any person when required
to aid and assist in experimenting and securing pri-
soner as aforesaid, neglect refuse aid and
sst, such person shall pay fine not exceeding ten
dollars for every such offence.
s. For the more perfect security of the prisoners
the Superintendent of Streets shall have provided
chain and ball for each prisoner that may be worked
on the streets, to be affixed to his leg before leaving
Jail.
T. Any person other than q police officer charged
wiki and duly performing the police duty provided
for in the fest section of this ordinance. shall, the
Mayors certificate that he 10 justly entitled thereto,
be paid dollar and fifty cents for every day that
he il Q employed.
A copy-Teste.
jy 25-6t THOS. LAWSON, C. C, r.
A VALVABLk TKAUT OF LAND IN
"A POWHATAN FOR SALE, = will SELL private
ly. my tract of Land in the county of Powhat 1t
which is in original growth and heavily tim bered-
the timber conasting principally of pine. red and
white oak, poplar. &c 1t lies on the main Eastern
river, five or six miles from Tomahawk Depot, and
about the same distance from Powhatan Depot, on
the Denvie Railroad 1t has good d~ cling house
and all necessary out houses including a sufficient
number of good tobacco barns for securing large
crop of tobacco
The above land will be sold on very accommodating
terms deem it unnecessary to say any thing more,
as those disposed to buy WILL Of course visit the
jy zs-dIwim BIB. HUGHES
VALUABLE FARM FOX SALE..-On the
18th August next, on the premises, will be sold at
on Bannister river, in the county of Halifax, one
Railroad
The tract contains seven hundred and twenty acres
of land of which two hundred and ninety
best river low grounds forty acres creek fiat and the
balance fair high land The land is well wstered,
with timber it sufficient for all plantation pur-
poses 1t has all the farm buildings usually
As persons desiring to purchase will probably see
the land for themselves deem farther description
The terms will be One-fourth cash, and the bal
in three years. with interest from date,
payable annually; bonds to DO secured by deed of
trust on the land. THOMAS BRUCE.
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