The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-09-15
ORDNANCE NO. 9.

tlty OF CARO-
SIC. 1. The building erected on lot ~,
| in block IS. city Of Cairo, owned by the
| city. shall be the city jail and such per-
son as may have been or hereafter be APP
pojnted by the city council in Joint Ses-
Sion convened shall have the charge, Gus
| tody and keeping CT said city Jail and of
all prisoners in such Jail, and be the city
jailer, and as such shall have the use and
occupation for his own family during bis
continuance in office, Of tho rooms COM
prising the jailers apartments, in the jail
building, for the purpose of rearrest oil
any scaped prisoners he shall be and here
by is invested with all the powers of q po-
lice constable. ..rttt,f r....
| SEQ. 2. It shall be the duty of the city
taller to receive from any of the city Of
Hcers, and confne in said Jail, all persons
who shall be apprehended by such officers,
or who shall be committed to sach Jail by
any competent authority until discharged
by due course Of law.
SEC. 3. Whenever any person commit
ted to the city Jail is unable to buy or pro-
cure necessary food and drink, the city jail
err, under the q rection of the Jail com
mittee, shall provide such prisoner with
the same, for which he shall be allowed a
compensation as hereinafter provided.
And it, from nclemcy Of the weather. the
sickness of the prisoner, or other cause, the
city jailer shall be ofopinoin that addition
al cloths or bedding are necessary for
such prisoner, and such prisoner shall be
unable to obtain or procure the same, the
said city jailer, under like direction, shall
| furnish the same, and be paid therefor out
of the city treasury.
SEC. 4. The said TALLER shall be allowed
to demand and receive as fee for receiv-
ing each prisoner, fifty cents, and for
discharging each prironer, fifty cents, and
seventy-fve cents per day as board for
each and every day he furnishes SAID
prisoners with good, but plain and whole
some food and drink, and the police magis-
trate is hereby authorized to make it
part of his Judgment, in all cases. that the
prisoner shall be fed on bread and water
only.
SKc. 6. 1t shall be the duty of the city
taller to furnish to the city council con-
yened in Joint session at each stated meet
ing, on the first Monday of each month a
list of the prisoners received and dis
charged, and Of the extra supplies fur
nished them since the previous stated meet
ing, and in default Of furnishing said list,
the said jailer shall not be entitled to re-
ceive any fee for his services as jailer du-
ring said month.
SEC. G. All fees for committing or releas-
ing any prisoner, and all sums expended
for drink or food, shall be collected Of the
person committed, and shall form part
Of the cost or judgment against the same,
on conviction Of the offense for which
such person was committed. Ifthe person
convicted be unable TO pay the amount
expended for food and drink as above, the
fees therefor shall be paid to the jailer by
the city, but in no event shall the other
Jail fees be paid by the city.
SEC. Z. II any person shall attempt to
aid the escape Of any prisoner from the
city Jail, by furnishing the prisoner with
any instrument or other thing, the same
shall forfeit and pay for the use of the
city a sum not less than twenty dollars,
nor moro than one hundred dollars.
SEC. 8. Evory person upon whom any
fine CT penalty has been or shall hereafter
be imposed under any Of the city ordin-
ances, and who shall have been or shall
hereafter be committed to the city Jail,
in default Of the payment of said fine or
penalty and costs, shall be required to
work and labor upon the streets and aven-
ues Of the city during the term Of his
Imprisonment, provided such labor is
made part Of tho judgment of the court
committing him; and the city jsiler is
hereby authorized, empowered and instruc-
ted to require every such person to work
and labor for such period during each day
us he may deem expedient, not exceeding
twelve hours in any one day. in cutting
out and removing the stumps, cutting
down the weeds and cutting up the logs
in the streets and avenues Of the city, or
removing other distractions, or making
other improvements in the streets, as may
be directed by the street committee; Pro
rided, for the time he shall be SO occupied
in experimenting such work, the city Jail
er shall be allowed and paid at the rate of
two dollars Fer day and also provide he
shall not be required to work the prison
ers in the Jail or be paid for such service
unless the number SO worked is at least
three and provided further that the said
taller shall DO allowed one assistant to
watch the prisoners while working and
said assistant shall be paid two dollars
u day.
SEC. 9. The city jailer is hereby author
lied to procure, at tho expense ofthe city,
a sufficient number of balls and chains
not exceeding six of each, ard fasten them
to the prisoners laboring on the streets un
der this ordinance whenever, in his judg'
ment, the security of the prisoners re-
auire it to be done.
SEC. 10. II shall be the duty Of all off
GERS making arrests under the authority
conferred by the city ordinances, to tax,
the prisoners arrested Immediately befor'
the police magistrate or other committing
magistrate, for examination, if the arres
is made during Office hours in day time
If the arrest is not made during sucl
Office hours, the officer making the arres
shall take such prisoners before the polio
or other magistrate as soon as practica
Bile after his Office is open for business
and in the meantime the prisoners ma
be committed to the city Jail for safe kee
ping.
SEC. IL. /: shall be the duty police mag
istrate, ut each stated meeting of the cit
council convened in joint session on tn
first Monday Of each month to report a
fines collected by him, and all person
5 brought before him for examination an
discharge, or committed by him to tn
= city Jail, since the previous stated NEE
: ing of the said council, and the ofiens
0 charged in each case; such report to col
e tain the name of the party from whom Il
u fine was collected, and the amount, Il
} name Of the party committed, the date
= the imposition of the fine M
g. of tho commitment al
the length Of time for which the commi