Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-01-22

paroled convict shall become disobe-
dent to the law or the Board of
Commissioners in its discretion shall
deem best, and full power to enforce
such rules and regulations and TO re-
take and re-imprison any convict so
upon parole, and to require the War;
den of the peniteniiary to release
from and to receive into his custody
any convict so released upon parole
or re-imprisoned by order Of the
Commissioners, whose written order
signed by the Governor and attested
by the Secretary of State shall be a
sufficient warrant and authority to
all sheriffs, constables, marshals, po-
ljcemen and other peace officers in
this state, TO arrest and return 10 the
custody of the Warden of the peni-
tentialy any paroled convict therein
named +: and It is made the duty of the
sheriffs, constables, marshals, police
men and all peace officers of the
State to execute said order so direct
ed to them as other criminal processes
and, they shall receive for their ser.
vices like compensation as is provid-
ed by law for the arrest and convey
ing Of prisoners to the penitentiary
That no person who is now or may
hereafter be convicted and sentenced
for the crime OF murder shall he al
lowed to go on parole outside the in
closure of the penitentiary and the
custody of the Warden until after the
said convict shall have served at
least five years of the term for which
he is so sentenced and confined, but
that when said person who is now or
may hereafter be so convicted and
sentenced shall have served five years
of his term, then he may be paroled
upon the rules and regulations as
provided for in the preceding sec
tion, provided his behavior in the
prison has been good.
That no person who is now or may
hereafter be convicted and sentenced
to a term Of imprisonment in the
penitentiary for the crimes of arson,
burglary or highway robbery, shall
be allowed to 60 outside the inclosure
of the penitentiary and the custody
of the Warden thereof, as provided
in the first section of this act, until
said person so convicted and shall
have served the minimum term pro-
vided by law for the crime for which
such person was convicted but after
such person so convicted shall have
served the minimum term of impris-
onment, provided for the punishment
of said crime, then he may be so pa.
rolled under:the rules and regulations.
That no person who has been or
may hereafter be convicted and SEN
fenced for the crime of rape or incest
shall be paroled under this act under
any state of the case, and no person
who has been or may hereafter be
paroled under the provisions of this
act, and who, while so paroled, was
disobedient to the law, or who has
been re-imprisoned under and by
virtue of the order of said Commits
sioners, shall thereafter be allowed
to go on parole inside the Enclosure
of the penitentiary and the custody
Of the Warden.
That nothing in the act shall be
construed as requiring such paroled
convict to remain or reside in this
State while so out of the penitentiary
on parole, but such convict so paroled
may at any time before said Commits
sioners shall have ordered his return
to said penitentiary remove from
this State.
That no convict who has been al
lowed to go outside of said peniten-
tiary shall be required to wear the
regulation dress OF other badge
while outside, and the number of
days any such convict has been, or
may be outside shall not be credited
to him upon his term OF imprison-
ment, if he shall be returned and re.
imprisoned in the penitentiary by
order of said commissioners, but
upon his return thereto he shall be
required to remain in custody there
in for the whole of his unexpired
term at the date of his said parole.
Nothing in the act shall be con-
strued to affect the constitutional
power and authority of the Governor
to pardon or respite any person.
That all laws and parts of laws in
conflict herewith are hereby repealed.