The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-05-10

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sEcrIos !. Be Il enacted By tie Zedissldt.sr.e
q the State Of -AassssajpDi. That an Act emit.
tied an Act to authorize the boards of sunerFi-
sors OF Lowndes, and other Counties in this
state, to employ prisoners confined in the
county jails at public work, and for other pur-
poses, approved March I'd 1875 be and the
same Is hereby so amended as to extend the
provisions of said entitled Act to all the coun-
ties in this State.
SEC. 2. Be 1t further enacted That all pris
ohefs sentenced by any court Of competent
jurisdiction to pay any fine, and who shall fail
10 pay the same and the costs adjudsed against
MIN, snail be employed or hired out, as in the
above reeited Act provided for prisoners. who
may De sentenced TO imprisonment in the
county Jail; and for each day so employed, or
hired out, shall be allowed, for ordinary labor
ers' not more than seventy five cents a day, and
lot mechanics not more than one dollar and
nan per day; such employment and hiring to
continue until such fine and cost are paid.
SEC 3. BE II further enacted, That in all
cases where, by existing laws or those hereafter
enacted, felonles are punishable by imprison-
nent In the penltentiary, and the court. con-
vlctlon of any such felony, shall be of opinion
that the term of imprisonment Of the person so
convicted shall be for period of enc year or
less, such court shall sentence the person so
convicted to labor under the direction of the
board of supervisors of the county where such
conviction is had; Prorided, Before it shall
be lawful to impose such sentence, the board
OF supervisors of the county shall by resolu-
ton, entered on their minutes, signify their de-
sire to have such convicts so sentenced, which
resolution, duly certified under the hand and
official seal of the clerk of the board of super
visors, shall be filed with the clerk of the cir
cult court OF the county, who shall inform the
circuit Judge and district attorney of the same;
Pr0U1ded, further, That such resolution may,
at any time, be revoked by the board of super
visors, who shall certify the same to the clerk
of the circuit court; but such revocation shall
not affect any sentence previously passed; that
the convicts sentenced may be employed
upon the public works, or they may be hired
out to contractors on the public works, or to
individuals, upon such bonds and restrictions
shall subserve the ends of public justice, or
employed, worked or hired out in any other
manner, under the direction of the board of
supervisors.
SEC. 4. Be 1t further enacted, That for the
purposes specified in this act, any two more
counties by and through their boards of super
visors, may continue, keep and work together
any person or persons employed hired, or
worked under the provisions of this Act,
any public work in the State, in any man
ner anywhere, in this State, as they may agree
upon. That the board of supervisors may hire
out and employ their convict labor out of their
county to any other county, or to any person,
or to any city or town, upon such terms as
may be agreed upon.
Sec 5. Be 1t further enacted, That the board
of supervisors may make such rules and regula-
tons will promote proper discipline amongst
said convicts, and impose such conditions and
restrictions upon those employing such labor
and experimenting the same, as will prevent
any inhuman unkind treatment, and may
resGjnd, at any time, any contract made for the
employment of such labor, because of improper
conduct on the part of such contractor in the
treatment of the convicts placed under his
charge.
Sec 6. Be Il further enacted, That this act
be and the same is hereby extended to any in
corporated city or town in this State, and said
incorporated city town may hire out or en-
ploy any prisoner sentenced to pay fine or
to Imprisonment for offences against corpora
ton laws or ordinances, upon the same terms
and conditions, as herein provided for the
board of supervisors of the counties.
Sec. Z. Be 1t further en0cted That this act
take effect and be in force from and after its
passage.
APPROVED, April II, 1876.
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