Evening journal., 1899-02-08


completed shall be known as the New
Castle County Workhouse.
Section T. That after the first day
of January A. d. 1901, il shan be and
may be lawful for any court n New
Castle county. having competent juris-
dicGon in the matters Of obtaining
money under false pretenses pointing
a deadly weapon. carrying concea.ed a
deadly weapon, gambling, lottery po.-
icy writing, assault and battery, as
saults, drunkenness, disorderly con-.
duct and vagrancy. and of such other
crimes the punishment for which, in
the discretion Of the court passing
sentence, should be hard labor, 10
sentence any male person or persons
convicted as aforesaid to imprison-
ment in the New Castle county work
house at hard labor In the quarry
aforesaid. in addition to the penalties
prescribed by law; provided neverthe-
less that such imprisonment al hard
labor. for drunkenness, disorderly con-
duct and vagrancy shall not exceed
ninety days.
Section s. That all beggars and
vagabonds who roam about from pace
to place. without any lawful business
or occupation, sleeping in outhouses'
barns. market places, sheds. railroad
cars and IN the open air. and not Civ
Ing a good account Of themselves.
shall be deemed Migrants aud habe
to the penalties Of this act.
Section 9. That Il shall be the duty
CT the super.. lndent Of the work
house 10 be appointed as hereinafter
| provided. to receive all persons who
may H. sentenced under the provls-
ions hereof. and to keep them safely
and at hard labor as herein provided.
Section TO- That all persons com
mitted to said wOrkhouse snail be put
ana kept at hard labor breaking stone
i'm said quarry. so that the same can
he used for road macadam.
Section IL. Eight hours shall con-
eitute a days work at hard labor. and
such hard labor shall be performed be-
| tween the hours Of O'clcck in the
/ morning and O'Clock In the evening,
No person sentenced under this act
shall he exempt from said labor except
through physical disability properly
certified to the superintendent OF the
workhcuse by the jail physician.
Should any prisoners prove refractory
and stubborn, and refuse to work or
perform his or their work In a proper
manner. the superintendent Of the
workhouse shall have power to place
such prisoner or prisoners in SOLITARY
confinement, there to be kept on bread
and water until he or they shall sub
mitto perform his or her tasks and 10
obey his orders. Every action of the
superintendent under this section shall
he reported Immediately to the Jail
b commissioners. who shall have power
to revise the same.
Section 12. The commissioners OF
the Jail and workhouse. as established
: by law, shall have supervision and
control Of the said woTkhouse and
quarry in the same manner as they by
law have supervision and control OF
the Jail Of New Castle county. and in
consideration for the extra duties i'm
3 posed and services required Of the
said commissioners Of the Jail and
I workhouse by the provisions Of this
= act, the said commissioners shall b'
paid, in addition to the salary fixed by
law, such an amount as the Lew
y Court commissioners OF the saiI
county in their discretion, may deea
proper.
Y Section 13. That a5ter the construc
ton OF the workhcuse af9I esa' q, ant
every two years theiec.tes. the Lev.
Court commissioners of New Castl
= county, shall appoint a superintendent
+ of the New Castle County WOrkhouse
who shall have the sole care and Gus
d tody of the persons lodged therein AM
e sentenced to hard labor, and he shal
manage and direct the work which b.
+ this law the said persons are require
y to perform
e Section a. That said superintend
/ ent and his successors in Office sha
l. be eappointed and hold office for tw
a years or until the appointment an
e, qualification of his successor or sue
l. cessors, and every superintendent sha
give bond with approved sureties unit
% the State CT Delaware, in the sum
ten Thousand dollars, conditioned
Ie secure the faithful performance OF HI
d. duties.
ut Section Is. That the salary Of tn
4 suparintendent of she New Cas-
D. workhouse shall be fixed and paid p
at the Levy Court commissioners of Ne
Castle county, but shall not exceed u
" sum Of -. dollars per annum.
e. Section 16. That the said superb
Sc tendent shaN reside at the workhoul
D. aforesaid and shall perform such dl
E. ties as may be required Of him by la'
an and by order of the Levy Court con
OF miss,oners Of New Castle county.
a Section a. The Levy Court cca
y, m.ssoners aforesaid are hereby en-
lie powered TO employ and pay such a
w s.sGance, guards, bailffs or other Pc
he sons. as may be by them deemed ne
Id, essary to properly care for and ma
n aga the prisoners aforesaid and to p
W, into execution the provisions Of th
he law; no salary that may he paid
nd any assistant, guard, hailiff or 9th
le- person, shall equal or exceed the So
airy paid the superintendent.
irt Section Is. That on the Monday ne
OF before the first Tuesday in January,
to D. 1901, the sheriff Of New Cast
on county shall deliver to the sad S
IN perntendent at the worlyhouse, TO
or butt as herein directed, all the pr