Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-20
REP. FELDER'S PLAN FOR A NEW
CONVICT SYSTEM IN GEORGIA

the money arising from the hire of the
convicts, hired under this act, shall be
collected and paid into the treasury of
the state in the same manner as the hire
from coHvicts is now collected and paid
in and the same shah, after deducting the
legitimate expenses incurred by the pris-
on commission, be set aside by the treas
urer as a special fund to be known as
the prison fund" to be used for inn
proving and lettering the convict system
of the state of Georgia, and in the pur-
chase and equipping of lands on which to
place the convicts not worked by the sew
eral counties as hereinbefore provided.
1t shall be the duty of the prison COM
mission to purchase, as soon as a sufficient
fund is in the treasury to the credit of
the prison fund, tract or tracts of land
in the same or different parts OF the
state and erect on the same suitable
buildings, stockades and appurtenances
for the safe keeping and care of all felony
convicts not worked by the several coun-
ties; and it shall be the duty of the prison
commission to purchase lands from time
to time for the accommodation Of the
convicts under their management and con-
troll. as the fund to the credit of the
prison fund accumulates, until suffcient
land has been purchased and equipped
for the accommodation of all felony con-
victs not worked by the counties. In pur-
chasing land it shall be the duty of the
commission to. proceed in the same man
ner as is provided in section OF said
act creating the prison commission.
Sec. 10. Be it further enacted, That
the convicts placed upon the lands pur-
chased as above provided shall be under
the MANAGEMENT and control of the prison
commission, and worked in the same
manner as the convicts are now worked
upon the present prison farm, and the
proceeds of their labor shall be disposed
of in the same manner by said commits
sion But it shall be the duty of the
prison commission as soon as practicable
to work a portion of the convtcts in man
to this end, the commission is authorized,
like character to be used by the convicts
and the inmates of the state sanitartum,
the Academy for the Blind and the School
for the Deaf; and convicts may also be
used by the commission in the making Of
furniture and articles of like character
to be used by the public institutions and
in the public buildings of the state. And
to this end, the commission is authorized
as soon as sufficient funds are in the
treasury to the credit of the prison fund,
to purchase the necessary machinery and
appliances for manufacturing purposes
The commission shall not sell or offer for
sale any article so manufactured; nor
shall the commission gin cotton for the
public or use any other of the states
machinery or appliances in competition
with private individuals.
Sec. IL. Be it further enacted, That
the prison commission shall have general
supervisory powers over all the felony
convicts worked by the counties, just as
1T now has supervisory powers over the
management of misdemeanor convicts,
and it shall be the duty of the prison COM
mission to as often as practicable inspect
the chain-gangs of the different counties
in which convicts are worked to see that
they are humanely treated.
Sec II. Be 1t further enacted, That
all parts and provisions of the said act
creating the prison commission, shall be
and remain of full force and effect, ex-
cept where same conflicts with this
amending
Sec 12 arther enacted That
all laws g laws in conflict with
this act l. same are hereby re-
pealed.