The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-02-21

ungovernable or unfit for the labor
required of such convict or convicts,
the said supervisor may commit such
convict or convicts to the State
penitentiary or county Jail. And it
shall he the duty of the superintend-
ent Of the penitentiary. OF the sheriff
of the county. as the case may be, to
receive any such convict or convicts
so committed. When said chain
gang is not employed, or when
convenient and practicable, they shall
be confined in the county Jail for safe
Keeping under direction of said super.
visor.
Section q. That the county board
of commissioners shall be authorized
and required to employ a 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 pre-
sc:ibed, to be paid out of the road
fund as other claims are paid against
| said funds.
Section 90 The county board of
commissioners shall have general
supervision over the paupers and the
poor house and farm of the county,
and the said board shall provide all
necessary buildings for the accommo.
dation of the poor of the county, with
sufficient tillable land to give
employment to all paupers able to
work. and said buildings and lands
shall be designated as the poor house
and farm of the county
Section 29. 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 beneeded,
to provide means for the employment
as may be best suited to the inmates
of the poor house, to see that every
pauper able to work is employed, and
to appoint one or more physicians to
the poor house, who shall furnish
medical aid to the INDECENT sick
Section 80. The county board of
commissioners shall have power to
demand, sue for ard receive all such
gifts, legacies. fines. forfeitures and
all other moneys or things which may
be given or coming to the use of the
poor.
Section 81. 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
apprentice to some person of good
moral character until such child, if he
be male, shall arrive at the age of
l6 years, and if it be female until
she arrives at the age of IA, or shall
marry. The said board shall have
power to bind out to service, under
some person ofgood moral character,
any illegitimate child or children
likely to become chargeable to the
county or liable to be demoralized by
| the immoral conduct or evil example
of their mother or other persons hav-
| ing 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 provisions of this section.
Section SS. Any money becoming
due on any recognizances given for
the maintenance of any illegitimate
child or children, if such child or
children shall be bound out to service,
shall be paid to and received by the
supervisor, to be invested and
expended 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 to
make all contracts in reference to
supplying the poor house and inmates
thereof, repairing buildings and other
necessary expenses incident to the
care and maintenance Of said poor
house and farm Where any contract
shall exceeded the sum of twenty
dollars they shall advertise and
receive bids for same, and shall
accept the lowest bid from respon.
sib!e person.
Section IS. All accounts, claims
demands of whatever nature against
the county in reference to the poor
house or farm for the maintenance
and support Of parpers shall be
presented, duly attested, to the
board of county commissioners and be
by them audited, allowed or rejected,
and for the amount of any claims SO
audited and allowed the county
o,ro.r;eor shall 1roxu his warrant