The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-01-02
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lion 81 Thatifrom and after the
lpaSzRge of this Act all the courts of
this State and municipal authorities.
which under e~xistingflaws have power
TO sentence convicts to confinement in
prison with hard labor, shall sentence
an a~ble-bodied male 4convicts TO hard
labor upon the public works of the
county in which said person shall have
been convicted, and In the alternative
Ito imprisonment in the county Jail or
State penitentiary at hard labor: Pro-
vided, Thatttnunicipal authorities may
sentence ~teonvictS to work upon the
l~streets and public work of the munich
pality In which they have been con-
vieted, and such convicts when 80
lgsentenced shall work under the direc-'
ti0n and ,control(of, the, municipal, au-
,thority imposing sentence. Provided,
That no convict whose sentence shall
be for period longer than Two years
shall be so sentenced" ~ sn|oi
Section "a. That all, ccoonvicts SO. sen.
fenced shall be under the supervision
and control OF the county supervisor
and by Him formed into o county chain
gang and required TO ''perfornI hard
labor Upon the public highways, roads,
in the county he shall direct the
nnrforme5 hv cold ohain.uom~ pro.
vvidea fSSt saiT 1cbainananS sha,l not
he work ed IN 9TH or naar
any road contfactorSo Or DIVERSIFIED. $500,
| iSeGtfo1 25.s That the county board of
| commissioners shall diet and provide
suitable and efficient guards and ap.
pliances for the safe keeping of said
convicts They shall likeWise provide
Mia n,achinaa ornarfo,nn inn TIC 49,
\ reoilirad of said oonvictsa aI3 costs Ard
1 e~kpensssRof which shalI1ba naidso,f ~
the county road fund in the same man.
ner as other cold fnnd
are paid.
Section 28. That in.case anv convict
or c6nyicts 40 emnloued bG tho cn,,ntv
supervisors shall become i~,ng5yeTnabIee
or unfit for the la~borMren,ared Oh sSnh
connyict n cSconVfcts, fRe SID s;,5ervSs ofs
NAV commit snch ]oonvi"t 90 pponu;ots
to, the State neuitentiarv or count
iai) And r. hall he the 3utv ~ ~
Es,iperintendent Of the n~enitentierv or
the sheriff of her onntv no the Iaasa
NAV be. to receives anv S;1ch \
4 conyicts 81 onmm;tiSd T wbpn oajd
4 Chain Gangi Is notI emSi nJGed inf. whan
4 c~onyenient and nIacticabIe 4nay shaai
Y b~e7coafined "a the coIntv fail forssafe
Keeping under direction 81 said s1ns,.e
visor.
Section az. That the county hoard Of
cominissioners shall he amth9riyed and
reouired to empiow q nbvsicion nr INV
sicians whenever neeessaST I'll faeppdss /
medical aid tosicEc6on1ie And 10 nrei
serve the health Of the chain rano
The fees and expenses of the same 20
we'll as for medicines ny,escr;hed ~ he
! paid out of the road fund 40 other
claims are paid AGAINST said funds,
Seetion IS. The county board If com
sioners shall have ge1.eral super-
uover, the lpaupers and the 'poor
md farm Of the county. and the
"a shall provide ali necessary
for the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES nj thee
~ comfy, With q smeic; ert
nd TO give emuIovment to ali
.pers able to work. and said mild
- and lands shall be DESIGNATED as
.Ie poor house and farm Of the county.
Section 20. That said board shall lie
empowered to make ali necessary rnles
and regulations for the government of
the county poor house and farm. to nm.
point alsuperihtendeht. with snohI ns-
sistants as maysbe needed. 9to ibroyide
meansifor the employment as NAV he
best suited to the inmates of the poor
house. to see that everv manner hi
+. work is employed, aud to appoint
OuS vi more physicians TO The Door
house, who shall furnish medical aid
to the.indiaentIsick. al 5lHITfCT
Section 81, The county board Of COM
m~issiouers shall have power todemand.
sue for and receive ali such Gifts lega.
cies, fines, fo~rfeitures and ali
moneys or things which may be given
Section 3d. In case ,ahy poor child or
children shall be, or become. charge
able to the county the comfy f,onrd of
commissioners NAV bind ont 'anvl snch
Child or 'chiidren as. an ,apprentice tn
some persouof good moral character
until such Child, IF he Be q male. shall
arrive atthe ageFof 10 Years and if II
be a female until she arrives at the aee
of IA, or shall marry. The said board
shall have power to bind ont to service.
runder some person of GOOD, morall char,
acter, any illegitimate child or chill
tdren likely to- become ,~charpeable
to tho county or liable to be democrat
lied by theiiminoral conduct Or evil ex-
iample of their mother or other persons
Having in charges in the manner
and for the timet prescribed Iforpauper
children, and they shall have power to
issue all necessary wlits to %.enforde the
provisions of this section,
Section 33. ANY money becoming due
on any recogni2ances given for the