Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-04-05

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inals confined in the several jails through
out this State.
[Approved March s, 1879.
The people of the State of Nevada, represent
ed in Senate and Assembly, do enact fol
lows:
SRCrIoN l. The Board Of County Com
missiOners in each and every county of the
State of Nevada, the Mayor and Board OF
Aldermen of each and every incorporated
city within this State and the Board OF Trus
tees of each and every Incorporated tow
within this State, are hereby authorized and
required to make all necessary arrangements
as hereinafter provided, to utilize the labor
of the prisoners committed to any jails with
in any county city or town within this State,
for a term of imprisonment by the Judges of
the several District Courts within this State,
or the Justices of the Peace in any and ali
townships throughout this State.
SEC. 2. All prisoners sentenced by the
Judge of any District Court or by the Justice
of the Peace of any Justice Court, and sen
fenced to term OF imprisonment IN any
county, city or town jail, shall be deemed to
have been also sentenced to labor during such
term unless the Judge or Justice of the
Peace sentencing said prisoner for good cause
orders otherwise.
SEC. 3. The Sheriff of each and every
county in this State shall have charge and
control over all prisoners committed to his
care and keeping in their respective county
jails and the Chiefs of Police and Town Mar
shas in the several cities and towns through
out this State shall have charge and control
over all prisoners committed to their respect
i've city and town jails, and the said Sheriff,
Chiefs of Police and town Marshals and each
of them, shall see that the prisoners under
their care are at all times kept at labor on the
public works in their respective counties,
cities and towns at least SIX hours day dur
ing six days of the week, when the weather
will permit, when so required by either the
Board of County Commissioners of their re-
spective counties, or by the Mayor and Board
of Aldermen of their respective cities, or by
the Board of Trustees of their respective
towns. By the public works as used IN this
Act is understood the construction or repair
or cleaning of any streets, road, sidewalks,
public square, park, building, cutting away
hills, grading, putting in sewers, or other
work Whatever, which is or may be author
lied to be done by and for the use of
any of the said counties, cities or towns, and
the expense of which is not to be borne ex-
clusively by individuals or property particu-
larly benefited thereby.
SEC 4. In case any prisoner or prisoners
are disobedient or disorderly, or do not faith
fully perform their task, the said officers hav-
ing charge of them may infict punishment
upon them by combining them in dark and
solitary cells, and the officers so Furnishing |
shall keep record of the punishment so in
ficted showing its cause, mode and degree |
and duration, making a correct report of the |
same on the last day of each month to their |
Boards in each county, city and |
town. together with the amount and charac- !
ter of work done by said prisoners during the
month.
SEC, 3. No prisoner or prisoners shall be
allowed to 60 from the walls of the prison
without proper and sufficient guard.
SEC 6. For each month in which the
prisoner appears by the record provided for in
Section Four of this Act to have been obedi
snt, orderly and faithful, five days, shall with
he consent Of the Board having power in
he premises be deducted from his term of
SEC. Z. All laws or parts of laws in con
lict with the provisions of this Act are hereby
repealed.