Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1890-05-10
CITAIE.GANG.
Rules md Regulations Adopted by
County Court, April Torn. 1899.

County Court, April form. 1s9o.
In accordance with the provisions of
Section 1882 of the Code OF 1887, 1.-THE
Board of Supervisors of this county
having declined to act, the Court doth
hereby establish changing in this
county. for the purpose of working on
the streets, roads and public property
and, in pursuance OF the authority con-
ferred upon 1T by the statute-law of the
State, the Court doth declare and
adopt the following rules and regula-
tions for the care, safe keeping and
government of persons employed in said
changing, TO wit:
ARTICLE l.
Officers of Chain-Gang, their Duties
and Compensation.
Scc. l. The officers of said gang shall
be q captain and an assistant; who shall
be appointed by the Court, end shall
hold their respective positions during
its pleasure.
Sec. .. During their continuance In
office, said captain and assistant are ap-
pointed ana constituted special police,
and shall qualify as such by taking an
oath to support the constitution of this
State and faithfully discharge their Of.
ficIal dnties.
Sec 3. 1t shall he the duty of said
captain. and in his absence of the assis
tant. to take charge of, safely keep
whilst not actually confined in jail.
and properly work al persons who may
be ordered to work i'll said chain gang:
to employ them in and ahout such work
rs this court. or the Judge thereof in va
cation, may order and direct: and to see
that they diligently work for EIGHT (S)
hours each day, Sundays and days which
are too inclement for out door labor ex
cepttd. during the months Of October.
November. December, January, Feb
ruary and March. and for at least ten
(l0O hours during the other months OF
the year. unless any one. or more, of
said pprsons ny reason of sickness. or
other disability. is incapacitated from
performing manual labor: Provided,
however. that whenever said changing
is employed in working upon the streets
or roads in this county, the work shall
be performed in such manner rs the
surveyor Of the road precinct, in which
said streets or roads are embraced, may
direct; but. shonld said surveyor fail to
give any direction. then in such man.
ner AS the officer in charge of said gang
may deem best.
Sec. 4. The captain shall. when pres
enthaye charge of said gang; hut when,
for any reason. he is absent, the assis-
tant shall have the charge there,f.
Sec. 5. The assistant shall not he
employed except in the absence of the
CAPTAIN. or when three or more persons.
for the time being form the chain-gang.
Sec. s. The captain shall be lesppn
sibIe for the safe keeping anl preserva-
tion of all tools. implements. or other
property furnished 10 or for the use of
the gang. And it shall he his duty to
keep an acc urate register in a book TO
be furnished him for the purpose of all
persons who may he directed to work in
said gang-the dates of their admission
to and discharge tleiefrom-thr num-
Der of days work performed by each of
said persons-on what days they, Or
either of them failed to work, and the
reason for such failure-and list of all
tools implements. or other property
belonging TO the county furnished for
the use of said gang, and the disposition
made of same. All infractions of these
rules and regulations by members OF
the chain-cang shall lie noted Ivy the
captain in his register. Said register
shall he produced and exhibited TO the
court, or to the judge thereof, whenev.
err demanded; and the captain shall, mp
on yachting his office. return the same
to the clerk of this court.
Sec. I. For each day. when actually
employed in working said Chain gang.
the captain, or, in his absence, the as.
sistant, when so employed, shall be ep
titled to one dollar and fifty cents
Isl SOY; and the assistant shall, for each
day when so cmployed the captain being
present, be entitled to one dollar (Sl};
such compensation to said officers to
be paid out of the county levy of this
county. The orders for The payment OF
the compensation to said officers shall
be made by this court at intervals not
exceeding three months. upon accounts
duly made out and sworn to.
ARTICLE II.
Persons to Work in Chain Gang-for
what time, and how punished for in
subordination, disobedence of or
ders, and refusal or failure to work.
Sec. /. Every male person, above the
age of sixteen years, convicted of a
mis- demeanor, or Of any offence deemed
infamous in law, aid sentenced to con-
finement in the Jail Of this county as
punishment, or part punishment for
such offence, or who is imprisoned for
failure to pay any fine or penalty i'm
posed or assessed againsthm upon such
conviction. shall work in said Chain gang;
except such persons, so confined in said
Jail, as may, by reason of old age, bodily
infrmity or any other Cause, be ex-
empted from working by the order Of
the judge of this court.
Sec. 2. Every person ordered to work