The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1878-05-01
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M 5AAhc mE1AHy vi Auis Giibhht ss'>sF 1890
ally availe,i himself u The powers con
ferred by ll,e IaY fof ls741S, amsndalory 4
Sec. ~ Oh Chapter I'D ~ Battles Revisal Il
regard 10 hiring out persons conyicte,io
criminal niisnees bylany ofthe Courts y
the State..vt1 he law NJ, origipally III force
appIiedponiy dto.A cAh victx,3, sbsit Aby ~
amendment offered by Mr.. Parish, Sem
Tor floin Orange. .atflle Session DflS54 3
and passed into law the powers % th.
Court were 50 enlarged, Ms embrace mol
only all persons convicted Of any criminal
ofiei.ce, hot al defendants WHO may b
made liaole for tile e,,sts ofa prosecution;
and the board on County Commissioner
are charged witt, the duty of making com
tracts for the safe keeping ~ s,lcii crimin-
ais and securing to he county The c,'sis
and revenues arising fromthe hiring ON
af such criminals or defendants. Il
The operation of ihe present law ii three
fold; Il poyi,ies appropriate punishment,
for parties guilty OF the minor grade y,
crime; Il secures the county against The
costs or suits and the maintenance ofidis
crime In jail; and !, II made source oftre-
venue 10 tile county. by which the aggre-
gate of taxation is,ilininlshed.
IN carrying out the purposes ~ the law
the Comnllssioners should see 20 II that all
THESE PURPOSES are conserved; and that IL
eittcied by rigid scrutiny into thr hands
with whom they enter into caslraels.
The guarantees for the security Iof The
prisoners and the payment ofthe amounts
for which they are hired must he Of the
most ample kind. There must be no
clild's play aLont II. Crime win lose nh
terrorist criminals are To bs put out 10 .
n.efeiyI nominal sessiluis; and liz The
hirer bean irresponsible pariy. the county
loses NOT only ils costs butts expected re-
venue. ALSO. ~
We merely make The suggestion, be-
cause the plactice Il anew ol.e;; but " il
i likely hereafter % be largely followed.
and II faithfully conducted, calculated To
relieve The county Of one ef It's heavies,
burdens ~ the decrease % prison Charges.
We wish 70 see the system judieiously be-
gun. saa.a-L-.-z
In The Act nf isis 10 ..telleve the
eDuniiss u The s,aio ffe,n the payment "f
cosisof expenses incfinIDalp prosecution"
the law says sand the Judge may make
such orders. and taes BOARD 81 Com0,is
sioaers take such action ~ necessary to
rfiectuate lie purpose aid intent 81 said
section Of Ihis Act. .s ..se. n 49,
Have the Commissioners had anything
IL do with the disposition ofths prisoners
recently sentenced " labor, aud already
disposed or and free .fs. o..
In another article We noticed the new
praeiic. af hiring out persons convicted Of
oiftrses against the criminal Law. The
use 81 the privileges given by The law b
likely 10 L. abused, and We wish At once
10 enter our protest against the perscrsion
of it, purposes In The treatment Of
offenders, the law referred b has a higher
object than lie simple junction ofsaviDg
expense tatle county. The safety Of
soci~ly, which legislation through all time
has -ntieavorsd 10 secure BY the punish
iIneiit af offenders, must not be jeopar-
died by any Indulgence which cnndones
gn,lt for nloney. And ses that seemsio
IL precisely the construction put upon the
law la lis application 70 persons convicted
III lie last term .. our superior Court, aud
senten.edt % . term % labor. lSascsls
meritiug lie Penitentiary, are already
turned lonse .pun the community. freer, 70
all inlenis aud parlr,sesas they ever
aud, sn-ensible i, shame, utterly uncoii-
wiaus ~ any punishment conneeied with
their state % quasi scfvitutie. Nor are We
sure, that 10 one case. at least, there u any
seryllu,ie stall, riace The ofiepder has r..
sun,r,lh sorner position with Ills old
employer, Nor. again, are We sure that
any steps were taken % secure theconnty
Tor tie cosis, aud lnr lie amount Cor which
the rat,ies were sentenced tolal,or.
lfthis " 10 lie tie process, iliis to ile thc
Consequences 81 la1orlous trials. and ifths
saving III munry The great enL ofius,lce.
better make 10 arrests, better have 10
,,tals; because ~ II Il. the law has no
ternr., since ilimpuses 10 appreeiable
punishment.
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Il iii Ill iii fbrths Recorstr
Ma. EpIr0R:--I will thank sou 10 pub
IIsh tile follnNing;,. - as
/ Tie Hun. Tlaa,as 3. ,Asheamopguth
ctllnent lei genllsaneii iias teen taggcs.
ted COR pysaliuu on ,lls Supreme Court
Brnvli.
ar, Aslle isa native Of Ofange euuntyi
lie WAS fayorite pupil cflIlv i,ohls fi'In-
dersl, the BlpFl,sm scllool, and Il gfadu-
az III thst~t Hiii ne rssd law with his
friend. one late distinguished Chief JUS
lice Ruiiiu, and has been ever sinccsn-
gagged IL Tile laborivus and succcssful prac.
,licssl uhis pr,i~~ipil, sxespt Wien &c.
'cssionssily called plsn ~ he nn-uIiciIe.i
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