Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1901-12-21
ORDINANCE NO. SO.

con, that it shall be the duty OF SAID Board
| to require each convict sentenced to I'M
prlsonment 10 Jail and the payment of tn
| costs; or to the payment of fine and costs
or sentenced to imprisonment in the Jail
| and the payment of fine and costs, TO
| work out such sentence in one OF the three
following modes
LIST. BY hiring out such cOnvcts to the
best bidder, either to an individual or q
corporation in the county of conviction, to
| do such legitimate work as The hirer may
require.
I'd. By delivering such convict to the
| Town contractor. to work out such sem
tence according to Law
| 3D.. Said Board of Aldermen shall require
such convict to work out such sentence,
under the direction Of said Board, On the
public streets or works of the Town.
See. 2. The conyicts are dividsd into two
classes, for the pui pose of fixing their wa
ges, when worked on public streets, or
works of the town, or hired out.
| First class convicts, male and female, o.
yer eighteen and under titty-tive wears of
| age second class, all other convicts, male
| and female, able to work. Conyicts OF the
| first class between five and fifteen dollars
| month, and OF the second class between two
and ten dollars per month: but in lndlyid-
ual cases the Board may designate higher
wages on account of special skill, or other
good reason. tor any convict and the Board
shall provide for allowances OF so many
DAYS in each month for good behavior and
faithful labor, and may discharge convict
| for merit0riOus service,
Sec. 3. If the tonyicts are not hired out
or worked on the public streets, as proyi-
ded in Dir t and third modes in first section
of this ordinance, the Mayor and Board of
| Aldermen may agree with person as con-
| wet contractor to work them, at price to
be agreed upon by said Board. but the con-
Wet shall be entitled to receive Il credit.
not less than the minimum prices provided
in preceding sections.
See 4. The SAID Board shall advertise for
sealed bids. in the manner it womld adyer-
tise for public work, stating the amount CT
| the bond required and the date of the open.
ing of bids, and at the time specified, or as
soon thereafter as practicable, shall open
the bids in secret session and award the
contract to the best bidder, beint the per-
son who will agree to pay the highest a.
mount for the two classes OF cOnvicts by
the month; but the Board may reject all
bids and agree with some person who Will
make better offer than any of the reject
cd bids.
Sec 5. The term of the contract with the
contractor shall not exceed two years. to
be fixed by the Board and the contractor
shall give bond, with sufficient snreties. to
be approved by said Board, with such pen
aIty as tae Beard may prescribe. payable Ia
the state Of Mississippi. and conditioned
for the faithful pei iormancv Of bis contract
accord ny to law, which bond shall be filed
with said Board and shall stand as secur'
ity for, and may be sued or by, any one az
crieved by a breach of its con thiOns,
Sec. The Town convict contractor
shall be bound, without the same being eX
pressed in writing, to take and receive al
conyicts Except the intirm) sentenced tt
Imprisonment in the city Jail, or to such i'm
pT!sonnent aud the payment OF fine, OF
held for fine, costs or Jail fees. during tht
time of his contract, TO provide IN the eoun
ty suitable prison Tor the sale dnd com
Portable keeping Of the csA}icts, to employ
sufficient guards and to safely keep all con
victs, to 'reat the convicts humanell. anC
to provide each convict vita sutlicten
wholesome food and the proper clothing
bedding and fuel, and with medicine ant
medical attention when sick, and in even
| OF escape of any convict to pay Tor the eX
penses of his recapture and return. and no
to work any convict more than ten urs
day, or from sunup to shutdown, wage
allowed convlcts of the first and Secont
classes shall not be below mnimums proyi
ded in sections two and three Of this ordl
nance Said convict contractor Clown
shall pay wages for each convict during tn
term Of his or her sentence to lmprlSoumen
and for a eriod in addition thereto >uliicl
ept, at the rate agreed upon, or at the rat
allowed the convict to pay the tinc, cost
an lai i.eS in the case provided the addl
tional period for fine. costs and Jail fee
shall not exceed two wears. The contract
or shall be liable on his bond for the wage
he agrees to pay, and shall settle with IN
Mayor and Board OF Aldermen. and npo
the order of the Board pay over such way e
Mt the December meeting OF said Board
each year. the costs to be paid TO the tlt
or Town Marshal aud the balance into th
town treasury.
Sec. I. Within twenty-lour hours aite
any convict shall become suhie to deilVe
nv to the convict contractor. the Marsha
shall notify him TO take III convict. Tn
notice may be verbal and personal, or b.
deposting written one in the POSSIBILITIES
hostage paid, addresst d to the contractor
nj his postotIiee. and the fact IN either car
noted on the Jail docket. II the contrncto
fail to take Il convict within tWenty-fou
hours ufto notice, the Marshal S3ail nolll,
the rleik of the Board OF Aldermen wr'
lng OF such failure, and render lherewlii
a trae statement Of the fine costs and lai
ices due hy the convict. ana tue clerk shai
It once churge the contractor with the Il
mount aud notify him Of the fl {. II IN
9trk shall not within five days th-realie
receive notice that the cOutrat tor had taAel
tb,, canyief, he shall rause sliu 10 be lHstr
tuted on the contractors bond for the a
mount, recover and pay the me into IN
treasury. but If he receive such notice NJ
shall credit the contractor ana charge I'M
marshal with the amount.
Sec. s. The hirer ami contractor shat
take the risk OF the convict's escape ate
delivery, but il the convict be pardoned
or discharged on appeal or writ OF ha0ea
CORPUS, or becomes permanently DISABLED
or dies, without fault Oh hirtr's or contrac
TORS part, the Board of Aldermen shat
credit the hirer or contractor with the
mount unearned by the convict,
See. o, The tonyictin the custody OF IN
hirer or contra tor. or working on pu0ii
streets or works, who has served out nj
Imprisonment sentence, may pay out at an
ltime by paying TO the hi"er OF contractor
or into the town tire lsury. the amount un
earned by him, and the reasonable value 0
all clothing furnished him, the amount I
be ascertained by the Marshal in case 0
Disagreement.
Sec. 10. Be II further ordained. the occa
sion being urgent. this ordinance take ei
feet and be in force from and after Its pass
age. 70,
Approved by me this December ,hc ntf