The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-01-02

like work in the place where they
then are, or shall be found going
about from door to door, or placing
themselves in the streets, highways
or roads to beg OF gather aims, and
can give no reasonable account of
themselves or their business in such
places.
SEC. 2. That if any person shall be
found offending in any county, city,
township, borough or district in this
state, against this act, it shall and
may be lawful for any constable or
police officer of such place, and he Is
hereby enjoined and required, on
notice thereof given him by any of
the inhabitants thereof, or without
such notice on his OWE view, to ap-
prehend and convey, or cause to be
conveyed, such person to a justice of
the peace, or other magistrate of such
place, who shall examine such Persoh
and shall commit hin or her, being
thereof legally convicted before him on
his own view, or by the confession of
such Offenders, or by the oath or affTr-
nation Of one or more credible witness
es, to labor upon any county farm or
upon the streets, roads and highways
of any city, township or borough, or
IN any house Ofcorrection, poor-house,
work-hOuse or common jail, for term
not exceeding 8 months and shall forth
with commit him or her to the custody
of the steward, keeper or superinten-
dent of such county farm, house of
correction, poorhouse, work house or
common jail, or to the supervisors or
overseers Of highways, street commits
siOners, or any other officer or officers
having in charge the repairs Of any
street, road or highway, or overseers
Of the poor Of the respective county,
city, borough or township whenever
such person shall be he found, as in
their judgment shall be deemed most
eXpedient.
SEC. 3. That whenever in the iudg-
ment Of the custodian or custodians
of pers MS committed under the 2 sec
ton Of this act, suitable labor can not
be provided in the place to which such
persons are committed, it shall be
lawful upon their written order, brief
ly expressed, to bind out and keep
such person to labor in the service OF
any suitable person Or persons or cor
porations, by them selected for term
not exceeding his or her original COM
mitencnt,a as sul-tituto. and may con-
pei the performance of sach labor for
the term fixed.
SEC. /. That if any person not be-
ing in the place in which he usually
lives, or has his house, shall apply to
any director, Overseer, guardian or
commissioner of the poor Of any con-
ty, city, borough, township or district
stating that he is desirous TO return to
his homo, but IS poor and has not the
means to do so, the said director,
ovcrseer, guardian or commissioner of
the poor may employ or let out such
poor person to labor at some suitable
place TO be by them selected and at
such Wagcs a. shall seem to them lust;
and when in the opinion Of said dircc-
tor, oycrScer, guardian, Or cOmmis-
sioner Of the poor, such poor person
shall have earned Il sufficient sum.
said director, OverSeer, guardian CT
commissioner Of the poor shall, with
the money so earned, and with such
additions thereto from the treasury Of
the county, city, borough, township or
district as they may think reasonable
cause such person to he returned TO
his home, whether in this state or else
where; provided, that the expense
shall not exceed $50.
SEC. ). That the custodian or Gus
todians of such persons may, at discre-
ton, discharge such persons at any
time within the term Of commitment
upon not less than 10 days good he
hayior. or upon satisfactory security
that they shall not become a charge
upon the public within one year from
the date Of said discharge.
SEC. 6. That tie chosen freeholders
Of the several counties in this state
shall have power, upon the recon-
mendation of the court Of common
pleas Of such several counties, t. erect
and maintain buildings and enclosures
suitable for the detention Of persons
convicted under this act, and such
( buildings or enclosures shall be under
the charge and uperintendcnce Of the
sheriff Of such county, or Of the jail
warden in such county as have such
office.
SEC. 7. That for each arrest OF
commitment mad. under this act,
there shall be paid 10 the committing
magistrate the sum Of p cents, and
! TO the ofice. III king such ar ii the
sum of 80 cents for their services un-
der the provisions Of this act and no
more; and any wiiiul refusal 10 make
such arrest, on the part IF any col,-ta-
bic or police officer, shall subject him
to a penalty of $40, u b. collected IL
penalties are by law coilcrtahic, and
shall be paid into the poor fund OF the
district in which the officer rcsidc~;
provided, however, that the constable
or police officer shall Ee entitled to
the actual fare he may have to pay
for himself and his prisoner or prison
ers in taking thom il thc county jail.
SEC. 8. That ali poor houses,
county farms, houses Of correction
and other places provided for tbs keep
ing Of the poor, are hereby declared to
be work houses for the purposes Of this
act, and it is hereby made the du,y Of
the custodians of such buildings to
provide work for such person. and tC
compel them to work therein wher
able, not less than six hours per day.