The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-05-11
No. I9I 4.
Published April %, 1885.


CHATTER 30
An ACT to authorize tie establishment Of.
Wftbfn rla star" il which h. contiac certain
offenders sit hard labor. ami prescribing ami
guIatiug tie punishment for certain Offenders.
The people OF the state OF Nlse"4Slh, repre-
scented in Senate AID Assembly. do enact as
Section l. Authority is hereby conferred upon,
and powers in conformity herewith granted 10
any one. two or more counties in the state. sin
giy o. Jointly. 10 establish. erect anu LlllitlH
for the uses ana purposes hereinafter specll1ea'
an institution called q WuFAAolSe
Section :. LE"TE male person over sixteen ~
OF age who s4al, be convicted 10y any court Or
magistrate within county which wholly y
partially maintains workhcuse on the cAaIGe
Of vaEraney, vugabondage. petit larceny crunN,
enness. disorderly conduct. or shall hr eon'ig-sd
OF violating any Of the provisions OF chapter -;
laws OF 1881, and acts amendatOry thereof, shaLi
be punished by a fine not less than one dollar
nor more than one hundred dollars and on de-
fault Of payment thereof. by imprisonment in the
w0rhAUuse at hard manual labor mol 10 exceed
thirty days for the first orfeusn known to or
brought 10 the notice Of any Justice OF the peace.
magistrate or judge Of any court. ana iof IL
second or any subsequent conviction Of any Of
fender. upon default Of payment of any fine i'm
posed. he shall stand committed 10 such work
house at hard manual labor not TO exceed SIX
section ,. All persons committed to such work
house shall be employed at hard manual ia1"t
for not TO "Zrcct ten hours each day on Sa'll
term Of confinement teNcept sundays. at sHea
work labor or employment under thr SUPER l9to'
Of the superintendent as provided by the com
mission or committee appointed hy me respect
i've county boards or as nay be provided 10y res
olution Of each county hoari: and the product OF
such labor and employment shall be the property
Of and owned by the counties tHut may erect
may be sold by the superintendent according TO
the rules and regulations provided for the sale
thereof by the commissioners. committee OF
county board.
Section 4 No tobacco. liquor or other intoXi-
eating beverage shall be furnished to or used by
any person committed TO the workhouse curing
his confinement therein.
Section .. ANY person duly committed 10 me
workhouse of sufficient ability and who SAaH re-
fuse to work diligently may be punished 9y be-
!Hs Flateu IN sol!.4Iy yohIneue1I' III " ton
days for each refusal to work diligently. and
shall receive bread and water only during SAID
solitary confinement.
WoRKHOUSE MAINTAINED BY ONE COUN-
TY.
Section G. The county board Of any one county
may, by a majority vote Of the county board at
any general or special meeting thereof provide
for the establishment, erection and maintenance
within such county of workhoUse, the site OF
which shall comprise not less than one nor more
than forty acres of land.
Section i Such workhouse snail be under the
care ana management OF a superintendent, WHO
shall be annually elected by the county board,
and shall hold his office for year, commence
ing on the first Monday Of January, unless sooner
removed by said county board for incOmpetency,
improper conduct other causes. and who shall
receive for his services and the care and mainte-
nance of the persons committed to his charge, an
annual salary, TO be fixed by the county board,
and a committee of three Supervisors duly APP
pointed by the chairman of the county board at
each November session. said committee TO be
called committee. on workhouse." who shall
from time TO time. not less than twice each
month, inspect said wugkhouse and its manage
mepr and who shall report to the county board
each session thereof the condition and general
welfare, and shall suggest such rules and regula-
tious to govern the same as may be deemed nee
before entering upon the discharge Of his duties
such give TO the county board bond in such
proved by them. conditioned for the faithful per
Torrance Of the duties of his Office, and for the
faithful accounting for all moneys which shall
come into his hnndS. In case Of any vacancy oc-
curing In the Office OF superintendent such va