The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1878-02-07

penalty or enforcement. unless such fine for
feiture. penalty and amercament be fully paid
or secured, her matter directed; Provided
upon the certificate of any practlclng phySlc-
ian and member OF the Board of Supervisors
that prisoner is permanently disabled by
disease or otherwise from the performance OF
manual labor, then the said prisoner may be
discha rged in the manner now pre- cribed for
the discharge of insolvent prisoners. The
Board of Supervisors shall from time 10 time,
make such orders they shall deem expedI-
ent, regulating the terms and conditions upon
which private persons may, with their C ,nsent,
hire prisoners detained in custody for the
nom payment of fines, for forfetures, penal
ties and amercement or either, and directing
the distribution of such prisoners to the differ
ent road contractors of the county; and the
prices to be paid for the labor of such prison
ers and the road hands. If such persons shall
be hired out with his consent to a private
person, such private person shall secure upon
the terms prescribed, by the said Board, all
the money for which said prisoner is detained
including Jail fees, physician fees, drug bills.
clothing and cost of every kind which may
have accrued against him, and such person so
hiring said prisoner shall have the right to
return said prisoner at any time to the custo-
dy of the Sheriff, and pay for the time he has
had him and cancel the obligation given for
his hire and the said Sheriff shall, in case of
any prisoner who shall not be hired within
| FIVE days make out duplicate detailed bills OF
charges against said prisoner including
mileage, at the rate of twenty cents per mile
to the place of delivery, and deliver such
prisoner with one of said duplicates TO the
contractor as required by sai1 Board, taking
his receipt for the same and file the other du-
plicate with the clerk of said Board, and said
! prisoner shall labor under the contractor
| until all of said charges and all subsequently
| accruing charges of every kind, lncludlp
| clothing and medical bills shall be fully paid
at the rate of per diem stipulated by SAID
| Board and said contractor. The CO ntractor
may work such convict in iron waistband or
| to all and chain, or in a chain gang.
| Sec. 5. Be it further enacted That the
| Road Master shall on the first days of July,
| October January and April, report under
oath, and in writing to said Board, the con-
diton Of the roads in each of said contracts,
whether the same has been kept in good repair
during the preceding quarter, and whether
the said contractor has done the work required
of him by the terms of his contract, ana per
formed the duties required of him by law
and the orders of said Board, and if the Board
| shall be satisfied that the said contractor has
| fully discharged his contract, then warrants
shall be issued upon the County Treasurer by
| order of the Board, for one fourth of the
amount or said contractors bill less the
amount Of the labor of said road hands ant
convicts The road master shall be paid out
of the County Treasury -- dollars per day
for all services not otherwise provided for in
this Act; Provided He shall not be paid il
any one year for per diem services more tn al
- dollars.
SEC. g. Be it further enacted, That when
any convicted person shall have paid by his
| labor all of the fines, forfeitures, penalty
enforcement. costs and charges against him
either upon hire to a private person or by
employment under contractor, he shall bt
discharged from service, and the Board o
Supervisors of the couIty shall cause to b.
paid all costs due to the officers which have
not already been paid to them by the county
and shall have that part due to the SchOo
Fund, if any, credited to the proper account
and where the condition of any bond, thu
taking of which is provided for in this Act
shall be broken, the said Board shall order i
put in suit for the of the proper county.
SEC. Z. Be it further enacted, That two o
more counties by agreement between othe
respective Boards Of of Supervisors may ar
range to work all the prisoners and convict
Of the agreeing counties on the roads of an
one more of said counties and upon tn
terms provided for in this Act.
SEC. g. Be it further enacted, that this Ac
take effect and be in force from and after TIL
first day of January, 1879.