The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1880-08-13
WRITTEN ORDINANCE NO az.
An ordinance to provide for the work
of city prisoners. :

An ordinance to provide for the workii .
Of city prisoners.
be IL orsiaihea by the Common Counti II NJ
The City of Corvallis as follows
Sec. lst. That hereafter all civ prison.
efs. curing the term If their iml.rison., en-
r commitment after conviction, slt Il i
name TO work upon the public squares, loi
pioeAs' eii-lne houses, streets, cistern
sewers: siueWHiks, street crossings, VIII; rves
AM other property of which the city Ii.
'hrect charge or control, and in cleaning ],
Crossings of streets in the isy. and su,,, !,
any and all streets. alleys and parks OF tt.
city when so require by tbs. city marsh,
| ana ch'ef engineer of the fire departm.o
or either If them.
Sec I'd. 1t shall he the duty of The cit.
marshal, whenever he shall have pr,sonaa
| IN iiis.custody, to notify the ch#irnai Of II;
| c'hhLhlttee ON Streets and Pub ic Imprsv
ineuts and the chi engineer of the fire .te
partmehs OF the tact. stating the number.
prisoners available for work. and these an.
GERS, or either Of them, shall desionafa
the city marshal the place, or places, whe,
he la''"r of such prisoners may be reuu,r.
and the kind Of work necessary to be do,
-'hd thereupon the city marslll or his der
uty, or some person specially appointed
the city marshal. shall have such work per
formed by the prisoners his custody AS ia.
tS pTacGicanie. -
Sec. Sd. The city prisoners must I.bo5
as herein provided nnder the direction /.
the city marshtl, his deputy. or some ne,
son specially aIpoiuted l.y the citv marsha
whose duty it shall be to see that prisoner
ire gu srlel to preveAt csc pes, and if ne
sssai,y. such person as may have snch pri-
oners IN charge may shackle them or attae,
to them ball anil chain
Sec 4'h. No city prisoners shall be al
lowed to labor more than ten (lO) hours in
one day Ii prisoners shall refuse to lal or
when directed by the city mershal his der,
uty, or other person specially appointed b,
sne CITY marshal to work such prisoner
they shall each, for every such refusal. l.
closely canfinesi in the city iail. with
food except breaa and no drink except wa
ter. for pelod of twenty four (24) hours. i
Sec. 9th. On or before the second day OF |
each and every month the city marshal sha'i !
ME with the recorder state snent cantai..
ing the names of prisoners who shall bay,
performed work during the preceeIin. /
month, together witt the number of DAYS
work performed by each prisoner the kiin; T
OF work performed and the aggregate num-
Der OF days work performed by prisoners
under his direction duliag the said precel.
ing month.
Sec 9th. No female shall he required to +
perform labor uuder II Is rdinance. nor a,,y
prisoner on Sunday. Til. term prisoner r.
rity prisoner. as usei in this ordinance. shall
be construed to incude all persons who have
heen OF shall hereafter be sentenced tn i'm
pris"nment for the violation of any or.l;.
nance of the city Of Corvallis, or conmitte
% prison for the non-payment of any fine
2 imposed for the VII iatt,n of any of such or.
ilninces, and not otherwise.
Passe the Co1nn IN Council. August ss;r5
1S6O Approved, august 9th. 1880
Attest D. CARLILE. Mayor.
j. r. BRYsoN,. Recorder.