The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-01-17

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convicted, and such convicts when Sc
sentenced shall work under the dircc
tion and control of the municipal au
thority imposing sentence. Provided
That no convict whose sentence shal
be for period longer than two years
shall be so sentenced.
Section "a. That all convicts sc
sentenced shall be under the super
vision and control of the county SUI
pervisor and by him formed into g
county chain-gang and required to per
form hard labor upon the public high
ways, roads, bridges and ferries OF
public buildings in the county nc
shall direct the time, place and man:
ner of labor to be performed by said
chain-gang: Provided, that said
chain-gang shall not be worked IN
connection with or near any road con-
tractor or overseer.
Section 25. That the county board
of commissioners shall diet and pro,
vide suitable and efficient guards and
appliances for the safe keeping of said
convicts. They shall likewise pro-
vide all necessary tools, implements
and road machines for performing the
work required of said convicts, all
costs and expenses of which shall be
paid out of the county road fund in
the same manner as other charges
against said fund are paid.
Sec tion 26. That in case any con-
vict or convicts so employed by the
county supervisor shall become un-
governable or unfit for the labor re-
quired of such convict or convicts,
the said supervisor may commit such
convict or convicts to the State Penl-
tentiary or county Jail. And it shall
be the duty of the superintendent OF
the Penitentiary, or the sheriff OF the
county. as the case may be, to receive
any such convict or convicts so COM
mittcd. When such chain-g gang is not
employed, or when convenient and
practicable, they shall be confined in
the county Jail for safe keeping under
direction Of said supervisor.
! Section 27. That the county board
of commissioners shall be authorized
aud required to employ physician or
physicians whenever necessary to
render medical aid to sick convicts
and to preserve the health of the
chain-gang. The fees and expenses
of the same, as we'll as for medicines
prescribed, to be paid out Of the road
fund as other claims are paid against
said funds.
Section %. The county board of
commissioners have general super
vision over the paupers and the poor
house and farm of the county; and the
said board shall provide all necessary
buildings for the accommodation OF
the poor of the county, with sufficient
villable land to give employment to all
paupers able to work, and said build
ings and lands shall be designated as
the poor house and farm of the county.
Section 80. That said board shall
be empowered to make all necessary
rules and regulations for the govern
ment of the county poor house and
farm, to appoint a superintendent.
with such assistants as may be need
ed, to provide means for the employ
ment as may be best suited to the in
mates of the poor house, to see that
every pauper able to work is emp Dyed,
and to appoint one or more physicians
to the pooor house, who shall furnish
medical aid to the INDECENT sick:
Section 81. The county board OF
commissioners shall have power to
demand, sue for and receive all such
gifts, legacies, fines, forfeitures and
all other moneys or things which may
be given as coming to the use OF the
poor. ,.,,
Section 32 In case any poor child
or children shall be, or become,
chargeable to the county the county
board Of commissioners may bind out
any such child or children as an ap:
prentice to some person Of good moral
character until such child, if he be a
male, shall arrive at the age Of It
years, and if it be female until she
arrive at the age of IA, or shall marry.
The said board shall have power to
bind out to service, under some per
son of good moral character, any lille
ultimate child or children likely tc
become chargeable to the county OF
liable to be demoralized by the I'M
moral conduct or evil example of theil
mother or other persons having them
in charge, in the manner and for the
time prescribed for pauper children
and they shall have power to issue all
necessary writs to enforce the provis'
ions of this section.
Section 33. Any money becoming
due on any recognizanccs given for
the maintenance of any illegitimate
child or children, if such child OF
children shall be bound out to service
shall be paid to and received by the
supervisor, to be invested and ex
pended by him under the order of the
Probate Court for the benefit of such
illegitimate child.
Section 81. The county board OF
commissioners shall have power tc
make all contracts in reference to
supplying the poor house and inmates
thereof. repairing buildings and othel
necessary expenses incident to the
care and maintenance OF said poor
house and farm. Where any contract
shall exceed the sum of twenty dollar:
they shall advertise and receive bids
for same, and shall accept the lowest
bid from responsible person.
Section 35. All accounts, claims
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