Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-03-17

A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an
n act entitled an Act to require pers,ons con-
" vlcseu OF misdemeanors TO work OUT the
cost OF conviction, passed March % 1875
&C of 1875, chapter S3.
section I. Be 1t encated by the General
Assembly of the State of Tennessee that
thesfifth section of the act mentioned in the
little hereof, be and the same is hereby
amended, by adding to said section the fol-
lowing: Where in any county in the state
there Is no work-house or none other than
thereof may hire out its convicts to any
person or corporation upon such terms as
may be agreed upon, 10 do any character Of
the county, and IN like manner any city,
town or Taxing district may hire out It's
convicts to any person or corporation, upon
such terms as may be agreed on, and at
such work as may be agreed on, and at such
n place or places as may be agreed on, with
in the limits Of the county where such
city, town or Taxing district Is situated,
provided, that where such hiring is ma e,
either by such co .nty, town or Taxing dis
trict, there shall be Superintendent of
Convicts appointed by the County Con I, or
the governing body of such city. iOwn or
Taxing district, ut such ssiary on cOnlpeiisa-
ton as they or either OF them mag Il ter
min npnns II shall be the duty ~ sach
superi nfendent To keep aweIl bound book
81 which as soon as any convict is tuned
over 10 the hires. he shall note the nanfs,
age, residence nationalfy, color and sex OF
each convict so hired, the amount OF the
fine against each, and the number of days
each convict Is TO work in order to work
out his or her fine and costs, allowing him
or her forty cents per day'sswork. He shall
see In alfcases that each con Wet is dischar-
ged and set free as soon as he or she has
work ed out his or her fine and costs as here
in provided. He shall see that hired con-
victS are properly guarded so as to prevent
escape, that they are kindly and humanity
treated, and properly provided with cloth
ing, wholesome food, properly cooked and
prepared for e ting; that they are warmly
ana comfortably housed at night. ani in
Indictment weather., the whites s8lIid the
backs 10 be separated, and the female pris-
on as Separated from the. IN lleS, in SEX
ness, he is TO. see that they have proper
medicine and medical treatment, and in
case of death that they be deccniIS buried.
He is to have general supervision of the
report of any ill-treatment of or cruelty TO
any convict, to the power appointing him,
who shall at once inquire into the matter
and have the offender properly dealt with.
He shall also make quartely reports of the
whole working of this system or oftener, II
required, to the power appointing him, I'm
which reports he shall give full and de-
condition of the hired convicts, and apper-
tanning to the perform snce of his duty to-
wards them, making such recommends
uons as he may, from time to time, deem
proper for perfecting the system or better
ing the condition of the convicts.
Sec. 2. Be 1t further enacted, that this act
take effect from and after its passage, the
public welfore requiring it.
Passed March l, 1888.
b. F. ALEXANDER,
Speaker of the Senate.
w. L. LEDGERWOOD,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
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