The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-31

Club of Wilmington and has many goot
points which insure It's passage by boil
Houses at this torn,
Tho act pr Divides that within 80 days af
ter its passage the Judges Of the Superior
Court Of Now Castle County shall appo
int 8 persons two Of whom shall be womer
to be trustees Of the New Castle Work
house. Atno timo shall all the trustee:
be of the same political party, and the'
shall be elected for one, two, three, -four
and five years. to be determined by lot
/ They will receive no compensation for
services.
Tho Levy Court of Now Castle County
is to be authorized and directed to borrow
upon The credit Of tho County such sums
OF money as directed by tho board of trus-
| tees not exceeding in the aggregate $50.
900 with which to establish the workhouse.
For such purpose they shall issue certif-
Gates of indebtedness Of which denomina.
! tion and in such form as by the Levy Court
may bo denied expcdient.
The certificates shall bear the date July
1899. and shall bepayable on or before July
1919 They shall bsar interest at u rate
not exceeding four per cent, payable semi.
annually.
This loan shall be known ma he New
Castle County Workhousc Loan and shall
he kept separate from all other indebted
ness of the county The money realized
from the sale OF the certificates shall be
applied by the Trustee, to tho purchase
of the necessary land for a workhouse. and
toward tho erection and furnishing of tho
workhouse with Implements and applian-
COS necessary for the succesfn! establish.
ment and operation Of the Workhousa, al
30 the payment OF interest on the loan as 1t
falls DUE, until tho workhouse Is built aud
in operation.
Tho act directs that the trulte, immeai-
ately after its passage shall procure tho
land and erect within two years the work.
house, and within ten days after notice in
writing of the completion has boon served
upon the sheriff Of Nav Castle county by
the trustees, the sheriff shall de'iverto tho
trustees at the workhouso all the prison.
erS in the jail or in his charge. With re-
spect to such prisoners and also t, tho
workhouse and lands, tho trustee, are
clothed wiib ell tho powers vested in no
sheriff of Now Castle county, in he COM
missioners Of the Jail and in The Levy
Court.
On or boforo January l. in each voar the
Board Of Trustees shall makea report in
writing to the Lew Court showing tho
condition of the wogkhouse together with
detailed statement Of all rocsipts and cx-
penditures. and with such suggestions
and expenditures as may be deemed neces-
sary. No trustee shall bo interested d.
rcctly in any contract relating to tho
workhnuse. nor shall any member of his
or her family be apposnted to, or hold any
position or Office under tho board.
A further provision of the act requires
that all persons sentenced in any cou t in
tho county shall be delivered to the ward
en-, or authorized custodian at the work
house, and they shall be oompsllel to
labor at some suitable employment eight
hours each secular day unless physically
disabled. Prisoners will be compelled to
labor eight hours day and If nny shall
W"fk "'er 'ha' tihe, snail DO pa'd' ana
'rr money no earned l.,"y AZ tne option OF
the prisoner b, sent to his family, BE- ex-
pended for such articles as he may have in
prison under tho rules, or it may be ac-
c"hn"'"'e" anu n' pau 10 nun III lump a'
''e e'fhe he 's"'sch"rgeu'
Ihe cost OF ma'ptehahoe" III prisoners sh"'i
DC PAD by the county at the ra'e OF ="
cents per c"pi aa'iy "ht'' 'h' loan IS ''q-
as Will pay tho actual cosf OF maintenance
The trustees shall before the irst DAY III
January in each yea subhitto tho Levy
Court an amount necessary for the WORK
mouse ior tha' year. ana inc Levy .ourt Is
ciothed with iuli power 60 levy such
amount IN tne t"Aes anu rroV'o" Tor ths
payment OF the same to the t"hsteos.
Inc payment must DO made before May
10 IN each year next sncceed!ne the levy
IN ihs'hlimehts az heeooa py "ae trustees.
pStore inc h'se aay OF september OF the
y'"' e'ch 'evy IS 'li"ue' o"' "' e"'S mo-
my i''o,''u ,oh' '"' Ne'S oo"f' '"o
'.us'ee' 'n'''' '''' p'o'"' 'oi 'no p"y'h'"'
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'"e ''"''
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fidelity. for ono month. he shall be allowed
a reduction of five days from The period of
his sentence.
The nc. also provides that IL the convict
serves within flye days of th. .rod OF his
sentence wi hout viola ion of the disrip.
line or rules, the board of trustees shall
him for a pardon and re-
,tora,ion TO citizenship.
The act conclusion empowers tho b ard |
Of trustees to have complete con'ro' and
of tho workhnusc, and they |