The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1883-03-29
NEW LAWS.
Acts Passed by the Twenty
Fourth General Assembly.

5 An act to amend section 2, 3, ant
10, and repeal section of an &C
II entitled an act to reduce the ex
penscs of enforcing the crimina
i. laws in the state, approved Marcl
%, 1881.
BE it enacted by the general assem-
bly, of the state of Arkansas:
Section /. That section 2 Of an ac
entitled an act to reduce the expense:
of enforcing the criminal laws in this
state, approved March %. 1881, bs
and the same is hereby amended &C
as to read as follows: Section 2
Whenever, in the judgment Of the
county court Of any county in this
state, it shall be deemed advisable tc
enter into such contract, the county
Judge shall give notice by advertise
ment in some newspaper published
IN the county, and if no such paper
published in tue county, then by
posting written or printed notices at
ten public places in the county, for
thirty days, for proposals for such
contract, and shall, on the day APP
pointed, close the contract with the
person, or persons, who shall under
take the duties required by this act,
on the terms most advantageous to
the county, and the contractor shall
Immediately enter a good and sufii
cient bond to the satisfaction of the
county judge, and in such sums as
the Judge shall deem sufficient, pay
able to the state of Arkansas for the
use of such county, and conditioned
that such contractor shall faithfully
comply with the terms of said con
tract; provided, however, that the
county judge may reject any and all
bids.
Sec. 2. That section of said act
be amended so as to read es follows !:
Section 3. All persons convicted and
committed to the county Jail, as we'll
as all persons committed to jail to
await the action of the grand jury
on charge Of felony, excepting for
capital efenses, and those persons
committed to Jail for the contempt of
court. and also except all those SEN
fenced to Imprisonment in the state
penitentiary, shall be delivered to
said contractor to be by him kept
and worked under said contract, and
under the provisions of this act.
The said contractor shall at the time
Of delivery to him Of any prisoner
under this act pay to the officer in
charge Of such prisoner all the costs
due to the officers of the court in the
prosecution of such convict. Pro
yided, however, before delivery to
the contractor Of any prisoner charg-
ed With felony the officer in charge
of such prisoner shall submit to the
county judge all the papers by au-
thority of which he holds such pris-
oner, Snd obtain from such Judge an
order in writing to deliver such pris-
oner to the contractor, and the county
judge may for any cause that shall
to him seem proper, decline and re
fuse to permit such prisoner to be
delivered to the contractor, but the
judge shall reduce his reasons to
writing and file the same with the
papers in the action pending against
such prisoner; and, provided, further,
that whenever any such prisoner
charged with felony shall be de
livered to such contractor, and such
prisoner shall on his final trial be
convicted either Of a felony or mis-
demeanor, such prisoner shall be al
lowed credit on the judgment or SEN
tence against him at the rate pro-
vided for in section 3 Of this act for
all the time thai such prisoner has
been in the custody of the contract.
or: and, provided further, that should
such prisoner be finally acquitted,
such prisoner shall receive from the
county all money, scrip, or other
revenue that the county may have
received from the contractor on'ac-
count OF such prisoner; and, provid-
ed further, that no person not having
been convicted shall be forced to go
to the contractor against his consent.
Sec. 3. That section 5 OF said act
be so amended as to read as follows
Section 3. Whenever any prisoner
shall be convicted of a misdemeanor
by any court or Justice of the peace,
il the fine and costs are not immedi-
ately paid or secured to be paid
within thirty days to the satisfaction
OF the constable, sheriff or other of
ficer, in case of conviction before the
circuit court, said convict shall be
committed to the county Jail and by
the jailor delivered to the contractor
at such place as the contractor may
designate, who shall keep and work
such prisoners for the time he shall
have been adjudged to be impris
oned, and for the further time as
will discharge all fines and costs for
which be may be committed, at the
rate of fifty (50) cents per day. And
said contractor shall not be released
or excused from paying for the time
Of any convict unless such convict
shall die without having labored, or
unless said convict shall be or be-
come from continued i'll health una
! BILE to work. In such case, the county
Judge may order such convict 10 be
discharged without payment of fine
and costs, and whenever any convict
shall be sentenced To iail as mart