The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-09-15
THE CAIRO DAILY BULLETIN FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 49, 1871

propriated to no other uso or purpose ex-
cept by the express permission Of the iail
committee or mayor of the city, and all
the additional cloths or bedding furnish
ed hereafter to prisoners, shall be furnish
cd upon the written order of the ial COM
mitee alone.
SEC. Ia. For every violation of any
OF the provisions of this
ordinance, the offender shall forfeit and
pay to the city sum not less than fifty
nor more than one hundred dollars.
SEC. To- Hereafter it shall be the duty
of the keeper Of the city prison, when he
presents his bill for allowance to the coun-
Gil for keeping persons committed to his
custody, to show for what particular Of
Tense the prisoner or prisoners each are
committed, and by what justice or magis-
trate, and before presenting the same he
shall procure the certificate of the city
attorney, to said bill or bills, showing
whether the person or persons confined
were committed for violations of the or
dinances Of the city, and that the accounts
are lust and correct.
SEC lC Hereafter, whenever any JUS
tice Of the peace within the city shall COM
NIT any person TO the custody of the city
taller, it shall be his duty in said mitti-
mus. or warrant of commitment, to state
and specify for what ofiense the party is
committed, whether for breach of the
ordinances of the city or not and, on
failure of said justice to certify and state
the facts as herein provided in said mitt-
mus. it shall be the duty of the city jailer
TO refuse to receive said prisoner.
SEC. IL. In case of his removal by the
city council or suspension by the mayor,
the jaier shall deliver up possession of the
Jail to the mayor or jail committee, and in
case of neglect or refusal TO do so, said
jailer shall forfeit and pay to the city OF
Cairo two hundred dollars for each and
every day he shall SO neglect or refuse
after demand or application at the Jail
door, made by said mayor or Jail commit
tee.
SEC. 1s. 1t shall DO the duty of the
committee on police and Jail to visit the
city Jail once at least in each month, and
report the condition of the Jail building
at each regular meeting of the city coun-
ell following convened in joint session on
the first Monday OF each month.
SEC. 10. That it shall be the duty Of the
city jailer TO take charge of the city
pumps, sewers and other works for drain
ing the city and see that they are properly
protected and preserved and TO open and
close the sewers running through the leveo
at proper times as the waters in the rivers
may rise and fall, the services thus de-
volved upon said city jailer to be rendered
him under the general direction of the
drainage committee or its chairman.
SEC. 20. Any person who shall without
the consent Of the city jailer of the city of
Cairo, first obtained, converse with, talk
TO- or in anywise communicate with, or
who shall arm or supply with firearms,
gun-powder, knife or knives, matches or
any implement, tool or thing whatsoever,
any prisoner in charge Of the city jailer of
the city of Cairo, shall forfeit and pay for
the use of said city a sum not less than two
nor more than twenty dollars for each and
every ofense.