The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-03-22
LAWS
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI.
[PUBLIsHED By AUTHORITY
OF THE

AN ACT providing the discharge Of prisoners in the
county jails certain cases. and for other purposes
SECTION 1. Be it enacted 6ge the Legisla
tire of the State of MfSsiSSippi, That any
person on whom any fine, forfeiture, penalty
Jr amercement shall be imposed by the
Judgment of any court in this State, and
who shall, by such Judgment, be ordered TO
stand committed until such fine, forfeiture,
penalty or amercement shall be paid, CT who
Shall be in custody by virtue of any capias
I'd satisfaciendum for such fine, forfeiture,
penalty or, enforcement, and who, for ten
lays after commitment, shall not have been
hired out or employed in some of the
modes provided by chapter 70 of the Code
Of 1880, entitled an act in relation to
prisoners in county jail, may require the
sheriff or other person in whose custody he
nay be, to take him before the clerk Of the
hancery court or the president of the board
# supervisors of the county where he is
detained in custody, where the said person,
so detained in custody, may deliver to such
Jerk or president, full, complete and cor
rect schedule, under oath, of all his money,
propertyyand rights of property OF all kinds,
With all rights and credits due him, or to
become due by any contract or service be-
60 him by dissent, or by any last will and
testament and such person shall there
Ipon. by warrant of such clerk or president
If the board of supervisors, be discharged
rom the custody of such sheriff or other
person orOCi3ed, that nothing herein con-
Gained shall extend to cases wherein, by the
Judgment of any court, certain period OF
Imprisonment is imposed as penalty, IN
part or in whole; but in every such case,
The party shall remain in custody until such
period has expired, before proceeding to be
discharged under this act.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That the
property contained in such schedule, and
Ill other property of the person making
and delivering such schedule, shall be
bound by the Judgment for the fine, for
fixture, penalty or amercement and of all
costs from the time of the delivering OF
such schedule and such schedule shall be
delivered to the sheriff, who shall forthwith
seize all the property, or 50 much thereof
as may be necessary, contained in such
schedule or otherwise belonging to such
person, and shall make sale thereof, as in
case of sale of property levied on by virtue
of execution, for the satisfaction of the said
fine, forfeiture, penalty or amercement or
otherwise, and all costs and Jail fees and
If any such property shall be in the hands
of, or any money be due by any third per-
son, such sheriff shall forthwith summon
such person to appear at the next term of
any court having Jurisdiction, to answer as
garnisher, and like proceedings shall be had
gllereon as against garnisheeS in attachment
and such sheriff shall return such schedule
to the said court with his proceedings
thereon. And if any person being on
custody as aforesaid shall knowingly
render false schedule, in obtaining or
applying for his discharge, he shall be
deemed guilty of wilful perjury, and on
conviction thereof, shall suffer the penalty
prescribed for that crime. The above
schedule shall not include wearing apparel
nor bedding. nor fifty dollars worth of
household and kitchen furniture, to be
selected by the prisoner.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That the
provisions of chapter 70 of the Revised
Code of 1880, shall not be so construed as
to permit or authorize any contractor there
under, or board of supervisors, to work
any person committed to the county Jail.
with penitentiary convict and any person
who shall work or cause to be worked, any
such county prisoner with any such peni-
tertiary convict shall be guilty of misde-
meanor, and on Indictment and conviction,
every such person, for every such offence,
shall be fined in any sum not exceeding five
hundred dollars, or shall be imprisoned for
any period not exceeding six months, or
shall suffer both such fine and imprison-
ment in the discretion of the court.
SIC. 4. Be 1T further enacted, That all
acts or parts of acts in conflict with this
act, are hereby repealed, and that this act
take effect on its passage.
Approved, March 8, 1882.