Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-02-15
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Senator King, OF Copilh, has introduc
ed into the Senate an Act entitled IAN
Act TO secure the payment OF cost.
in criminal ca4es, and to provide for
working the roads, and for other pur.
poses," which so nearly cmb1dics meas.
ures which the HERALD has advocated
and urged for the last year or two, that
we give synopsis Of its provisions.
The first section provides for the ap,
poinlmcnt Of road matters by the Su.
pervisors, aud directs how road hand.
shall be enlisted. The second section
makes 1t the duty Of Boards Of Super.
visOrs TO file with the Clerk OF the
Board specifications of the several
road, in the county districts s,which shall
be divided into as many contracts as
may be deemed necessary, aud
let out to the lowest bidders
BY public QUERY The third section
relates entirely TO the duties VI
the road masters, in enforcing WORK
on the roads by the hands enlisted for
that purpose and by convicts from the
county j,il. The fourth se3lion pro.
vidcs that the Sheriff shall not dis.
charge ftom his custody any person on
whom any fine or penalty has been i'm
posed by the judgment Of any Court,
and, who, by such Judgment is directed
to stand committed until such fiue or
penalty shall be paid, or who shall be
in custody by virtue ofany process fDr
such fac, or penalty, unless such fine
or penalty be fully paid or secured, as
directed; Provided, upon the cerlil.
cate of any practicin9 physician aud II
member Of the Board OF Supervisors,
that prisoner is permanently disabled
by disease or otherwise from the per
formance Of manual labor, then said
prisoner may be discharged in the
manner now pre.cribed Tor the di,.
charge Of insoivent prisoners. The
Board of Supervisors shall, from time
to time, miks such orders as they shall
deem expolient, regulating iha terms
aud conditions upon which private
persons, may, with their consent hire
prisoners detained in custody,iOr non.
payment Of fines or penalties, and di.
recting the distribution of such prison
ers to the different road contractors OF
the county, and the prices 10 be paid for
the labor of such prisoners, and the
road hands. II such prisoner shall be
hired out with his consent to q private
person, such private person shall secure,
upon the terms pre- cribed By tho Board
ali the money ior which said prisoner
is detained, including Jail fee-, phy-i-
clans fees, drug billa, clothing aud
costs OF every kind, which may hayr
accrued against him, aud such p'rsor
go hiring the prisoner shall have lhc
right TO return the prisoner n any i'm
to the custody OF the Sheriff aud pay
for the time he has had him, aud can.
eel the Obligation given for his hire
and the Sheriff shall, in case of amy
prisoner who shall not b. hired irhls
five day, make ont dup'cl'c detailed
bills VI al chlrgct aglias' sIid pr
oner, including milelge a. tie rate oi
twenty cents per mile 10 the place Il
delivcrl, aud deliver 4uca pi,oue,,
with one Of the duplicates, 10 the con.
tractor as required by the B,arl, tx.
ing his receipt for the same, and iii
the other duplicate with the Clerk Ol
the Board, and the prisoner shall ltbu.
under the contractor until all charges
and ell subsequently acCruing charges
Of every kind, INCLUDING clothing and
medical bills, shall be fully paid at the
rate per diem stipulated by the BOard
and the contractor. The contractor
may work such convict in iron waist
band or 10 a ball aud chain or IN q
shain.gang.
This acc ion embraces the main fea
tare of the bill, and we consider i
one of the most important m asure'
that could be brought before the Lsgis
lalure-O Que that should be passed b,
both houses afIer mature dellbeFatioI