The Portland daily press., 1901-02-20
Prisoners to Be Boarded by
Commissioners.

The following Is the full text of the bill
relating to ths compensation and du-
ties of the sheriff of Cum bsrland county
which puts the sheriff on salary and
provides that all the liquor fees shall be
turned into the county. now Ebefore the
judiciary committee. A public hearing
Will be given on it Thursday altsrnoon.
The first four sections of the bill were
prepared under the direction OF the ooun :
ty commissioners, and the remaining sec
tions constitute the bill introduced by
Representative Allan sometime ago The
bill will be presented to the judiciary
committee by Attorney Charles A. True,
representing the county commissioners.
SEUT.ON /. The sheriff OF the county
OF Cum mberland shall receive AS full COM
pensation for services In attendance upon
the supreme judicial and superior courts
In said county, iailsr, master or keeper
of the county jail In said county, for re-
ceiviug ana committing prisoners there
in, and for the services OF all criminal
processes anu the performance OF all
duties rotating to the enforcement OF all
criminal laws. an annual salary of three
thousand dollars year, to be psid from
the county treasury In equal quarterly
T1yueDIS on tut uEbh Qdy OA 1AuuuAgt
April, July and October, together with
the free rental of the house or liv-
Ing apartments connected with the
county Jail in said county, includ'
ing ths stable. and including
necessary light and fuel. Snch necessary
incidental expenses as are just ana prop
er, incurred ia the performance OF his
public duties shall he allowed by the
county commissioners of said county, and
paid from the county treasury.
SECTION All fees ohsrgeahle I'M
der the statutes of the State for the pr
formanoe OF any OF the duties prescribed
in the preceding section, except for tbs
board of prisoners. shall be CT argei and
collected by said sheriff as now provided
by law, and an aoou rate account thereof,
ard OF 1hose sEecited In section three OF
Ihis act, Kent and transmitted TO the
county treasurer on the last days of
March, june September and December
annually and the amount deducted from
the quar- .er's salary flor the quarter then
ending. III such ices are In excess of the
amount OF salary, then due said sheriff,
hs shall pay said excess to tho county
easurer, And NO county tres surer shall
pay any quarters salary until said state
me~r 4hsli tavs been t1led.
ECTION For all prisoners COM
mh ed from other counties or from any
courts Of tine United States, and Tor all
other persons confined tor debt and on
lect the same fees for their entire support
as are now provided by law, or may be
liked by the county commissioners under
the authority vested III them by statute
and include the same In the statement
provided tor in the preceding section, and
the same shall be deducted from the sal
airy as herein prescribed. He shall not
make any charge or oollecb any fees for
the support OF prisoners committed on
criminal process from any court in the
county in which SAID jail is 81 tuatsd.
SECTION The county commissioners
OF the county of Cum berIand shall with
out extra charge or commission to them-
seIvs or to any other person, procure or
cause to be procured, all necessary sup
plies, including necessary food, fuel, bed
ding and clothing, for the Jail ana the
prisoners therein, in said county, to be
furnished and purchased under their
direction and at the expense OF the conn
ty. They may employ, or cause TO be en-
ployed, a suitable person to prepare the
food of the prisoners. at the expense of
the county. They may authorize a COM
missary. or the jailer, master or keeper OF
the Jail to furnish food for ths prisoners,
and the service of the food to the prison.
ers shall be under the general direction
Of the jailer, master or keeper. The conf
psn satlon of the commtssary, or of the
Jailer, master OF keeper, shall be hxef by
the county commissioners. II any person
have authority from the county commits
slonsrs to purchase such supplies, his
bills and accounts shall be presented to
the county com mtssioners every three
months, and oftener II they deem 1t neces-
sary, and be examined, audited and ap-
proved by them before they are paid by
the county treasurer. The county COM
missioners shall have authority at any
time TO direct specific rations, or articles
OF TODD, clothing, soap, fuel or other
necessaries, TO be furnished to the prison
ers, and the person employed by them
to furnish supplies shall conform to said
direction. When the county commission
ers take Immediate charge OF the board of
prisoners, the bills and accounts for sup