Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1872-04-05

the person authorized to take charge Of and
work the chain gang in his city, town or
county, which order shall specify the length
of time each person is required to work in
such chain gang. He may direct, if the
Judge shall think proper so to do, that they
be confined in the jail when not engaged at
work. The jailor shall take receipt for
every prisoner delivered by him under such
order, which shall discharge him from all
liability for the escape of such persons so
long as they may not be in his custody
"S4 If it shall be manifest that from
old age. bodily infrmity, or any other
cause, any person otherwise liable to labor
in the chain gang should be exempted there
from, it shall be the duty of the Judge to
make an order to that effect, stating in the
order the reason therefor.
IS 5. All persons held to labor under
the provisions of this act for the non-pay-
ment Of any fine imposed upon or assessed
against them, Shall be required to work out
the full amount Of all such fines or assess
ments, including the legal costs, at the rate
of twenty-five cents per day for each day so
held, Sundays excepted provided that all
persons held to labor under the provisions
of this act shall be entitled to credit Of
twenty five cents for each day of their con-
fnement, whether they labor or not, as
credit upon any fine which may he assessed
against them, A statement of the amount
OF the fine or assessment, together with the
costs and the number of days labor requir-
ed to discharge the same, shall be made out
under the direction of the Judge and deliv-
cred 10 the person in charge Of the chain
gang at the time he receives the DELINQUENT
provided, that no person shall be held to la
Dor in any chain gang. for the non-payment
of any fine imposed upon Or assessed against
him, for greater period than six months"
2. This act shal! be in force from its pas-
sage.
The total amount of u S. currency out
standing at the present time amounts to
$500, 729, 677, 68.
The Legislature of Pennsylvania has pass
ed the House bill repeating the charter of
the Southern Improvement Company.
In the Conference of the Virginia Afri.
can NJ E. Church, in session in Richmond,
resolution denouncing the singing of songs
of senseless character was adopted This
is hard on Cufec.
The New Orleans Picayune states that
| the late cold weather and the drought have
occasioned an immense loss of cattle in many
portions Of Texas Indeed, the stock in
terest has not received for many years such
severe blow.
The small pox still RACES in New ork,
Brooklyn and Philadelphia. In Brooklyn
it is increasing to such az extent that the
Board of Health are forced to prepare addi-
tional hospital accommodations for patients.
In Philadelphia last week the deaths from
the scourge amounted to eighty-threc, de-
crease Of eleven from the previous week.
The Petersburg Progress says 1--WE
learn that the Colorado fever is prevailing
to some extent among our citizens The
verdict Of most Of those who have left the
State and gone to the far West since the
war, is that it would lie better to stick to
old Virginia" We are, always, sure to
hear of fortunes of the few who succeed, but
scarce ever have accounts of the many who