Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1893-02-09

by the authority of the same: That
an Act entitled can Act to utilize
the labor of jail and municipal
convicts and to empower the courts
and municipal authorities to impose
the punishment OF labor within
their respective jurisdictions" ap,
proved December %, 1885, be, and
the same is hereby, amended SO as
to read as follows:
Section L. Be it enacted by the
Senate and House of Representatives,
of the State of Soath Carolina, now
met and sitting in General Assembly,
and by the authority of the same:
That from and after the passage OF
this Act all courts and municipal
authorities which, under existing
laws, have power to sentence con-
victs to confinement in prisons may,
within their discretion and jurisdic-
ton, impose the condition OF hard
labor during the period OF such SEN
tence.
Section ,. That all male conyicts
so sentenced to hard labor and con-
finement for period not exceeding
twelve months may, upon the condl-
tions hereinafter specified, be required
to perform hard labor upon the pub
lie highways, roads, bridges and other
public works of the county in which
the offence of which they are con
victed was committed, or upon the
streets or other public works within
the limits OF the Incorporated cities,
towns and villages in the said county
in which the offence for which the,
are sentenced was committed.
Section 3. That all conviets so sen
fenced to hard labor for,he county
shall be under the direction and con
troll of the Board of Comfy Commls-
sioners, and the said hul .ipal con-
victs under sentence to ard labor
shall be under the direction and con-
trol of the said municipal authorities,
who shall respectively direct the
time, place and manner of labor to
be performed Provided, that in their
judgment it be practicable to employ
the labor to advantage: And provided
further, that the said Board of County
Commissioners and said municipal
authorities, respectively, provide
suitable and efficient guards for the
safe-keeping of said convicts, the said
guards and all expenses incident to
the dieting, clothing, guarding and
working of said convicts to be paid
out of the county funds when
employed by the said Board of County
Commissioners and out Of municipal
funds when employed by said NUM-
cipal authorities: And it is further
provided, that in case suitable and
efficientsguard for the safe-keepins
of convicts shall be provided by the
authorities OF an incorporated city,
town or village, and there shall be
no such guard provided by the Board
of County Commissioners of the
county in which such city, town or
village is situated, it shall be lawful
for the courts, State as well as mum
cipal, to sentence TO hard labor on
the streets OF other pnIlie- worhis \ Of Of
such city, te=sn--sf village persons
convicted of offences committed
within the county, as well as persA.-11
convicted of offences comn,itted
within the city, town or village, and
such convicts so sentenced to. hard
labGss.2.-S1--,ring the work hc"'s o.
the day, or S';s:s7ss5-rm Of days s"l
be specifically said naSlniripai an,no-
rites or Board Of County Comml.-
sioners s.Yon the order Of -; inuni-
cipal authorities Or Board OF Comfy
Commissioners, as the case may be.
delivef then to the safe-keeping
the authorizes herein provided Tor
their cor troi and direction: Pro.
vided. that no feos shall be char x !
by the Sheriffs othe1On@n thu: OF the
origina! commitment and final DIS
charge.
ADnroyed Decemher 30 1899