Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1902-01-04
ORDINANCE NO. So.


Town Conviots.
Section /. Be it ordained by the Mayor
and Board OF Aldermen of the town OF Ma
con, that il shall be the duty of said Board
to require each convict sentenced to I'm.
prisonment Ia Jail and the payment Of tn
costs; or to the payment of a fine and costs
or sentenced to imprisonment in the Jail
and the pay ment of fine and costs, to
work cut such sentence in one OF the three
following modes
lst. BY hiring out such conylcts 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
Sd. 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.
Se3. 2. The conyicts are diyidsd into two
classes, for the purpose Of fixing their wa
ges, when worked on public streets, or
works of the town, or hired out.
First class conyicts, male and female, o.
yer eighteen and under tiny-iVe wears OF
age second class, all other convicts, male
and female, able to work. CoDvicts OF the
first class between five and fifteen dollars u
month, and OF the second class between two
and ten dollars per month: but In indiVid-
ua cases the Board may designate higher
wages on account of special skill, or other
good reason. for any convict, and the Board
sha, provide for allowances OF so many
DAYS IN each month for good behavior and
faithful labor, and may discharge convict
for meritorious service.
Sec 3. If the tonvicts are not hired out
or worked on the public streets, as proyi-
ded in Dir I 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 q price to
be agreed upon by said Board, hut the con.
yict shall be entitled to receive a credit,
not less than the minimum prices provided
in preceding sections.
Sec 4. The SAID Board shall advertise for
sealed bids, in the manner 1t w0mld adver-
tise for public work, stating the amount Of
the bond required and the date of the open.
ing of bids, and at the time specified, or as
soon hereafter as practicable, shall open
the bids in secret session and award the
contract to the best bidder, being the per.
son who will agree to pay the highest u
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 Il better offer than any Of the reject
| ed 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 sureties. to
be approved b, said Board. with such pen
atty rs the Beard may prescribe. payable tc
the state of Mississippi, and conditioned
for the faithful performance Of his CONTRACT
according to law, which bond shall be filed
with said Board, and shall stand Us secur
ty for, and may be sued Oh by, any one az
grieVed by breach OF its con Iitions,
Sec. 6 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 Il
Imprisonment in the city Jail, or to such i'm
pr:sOnment and the payment OF fine, o
held for fine, costs or Jail fees, during tn
time of his contract, TO provide In the cOun
" Il suitable prison Tor the safe and com
Portable keeping Of the ceavicts, to employ
sufficient guards and to safely keep all con
vicls, to 'reat the convicts humanely, an,
to provide each convict with sufilcien
wholesome food and the proper clothing
bedding and fuel, and with medicine an
medical attention when sick, and In even
OF escape of any convict to pay for the ex
penses of his recapture and return. and nc
to work any convict more than ten ,urs
day. or from sunup to shutdown. Wage
, allowed convlcts of the first and secon
classes shall net be below minmums prov
ded in sections two and three OF this ord
nance. Said convict contractor Town
!, shall pay wages for each convict during tn
term of his or her sentence to imprisonmer
and for Ieriod in addition thereto sufiic
ent, at the rate agreed upon, or ut the raj
allowed the convict to pay the fine, cost
ana Jail fees in the case provided the add
tienal period for fine. costs and Jail fe,
shall not exceed two years. The cOntrac
l. or shall be liable on his bond for the wage
d he agrees to pay. and shall settle with th
Mayor and Board OF Aldermen, and npo
the order Of the Board pay over such way,
at the December meeting OF said Boar
each year. the costs to be paid to the Gil
or Town Marshal aud the balance into II
town treasury.
Sec. 7. Within twenty-isur hours aft,
any convict shall become subje to delv
!. ry to the convict contractor, the Marsh
shall notify him to take tn; convict. TT
notice may be verbal and personal, or
depositing written one In the postoffic
postage paid. addresst d to the contrauto
at his postofiice. and the fact In either Gu
noted on the.jail docket. If the contract,
fail to take tie convict within twenty-fo,
hours after notice, the Marshal shall mott
thu clerk of the Board of Aldermen H. WI
:. ting OF such failure, and render therewi
y true statement Of the fine. costs and i,
fees due by the convict. and the Clerk shi
>, at once charge the contractor with the
mount aud notify him Of the fact. II h
=. clerk shall not within five days thereaft
N receive notice that the contractor had taxi
L the convict, he shall cause suit to be ms
tuted on the contractors bond fer the
mount, recover and pay the same into [
treasury, but If he receive such notice
shall credit the contractor and charge I
n marshal with the amount.
" Sec. 8, The hirer and contractor sh
take the risk OF the convict's escape aft
delivery. but II the convict be pardone
=, or discharged on appeal or writ of hab.
III corpus, or becomes permanently disabl
Ill or dies, without fault Oh hirtr's or contr,
n. tors part, the Board Of Aldef s0n -
y. credit the hirer or contractor WA IA +
" mount unearned by the convict
la Sec. 8. The convict In the ctiatasle 81
hirer or contra tor. or working II .pt
streets or works, who has GERS Il 8ut
~ imprisonment sentence, NAV pay ont s !
DC time by paying TO the biTer q, sontPaet
or into the town treIsury.the sNaant
an earned by him, and ne reasonable value
." all clothing furnished aim, TIC mount
os be ascertained by the Marshrl in case
Ia disagreement.
nd Sec. 10. BE II iurlner Ordained, the oc
Oh sion being urgent. this ordinance take
feet and be In force from and after It's D,
ia age.
approved 10y ME N December tho h
lWl' y d FAsER, Mayo