The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-23
GENERAL LAWS

No sso AN AcT GIT. 162. To prevent the discharge of conNlets In
 counties of more than lO0OOo popola-
 ton, except where the eohVlet Was
 convicted in such county Bt 1t en-
 acted by the Legislature of Alabama:
 Section | That after this act goes into effect no convict shall be discharged in any county in this State having more than 100000 population except in cases where the convict to be discharged was convicted in such county of more than 100 GOO population; provided, that all con- victs State and county. who may nave heretofore been hired or leased To any contractor to be worked or kept in any county having more than l0O,OOo popula- ton and all convicts. State and county, who may hereafter be sent into any coun- ty. having more than 100000 population to be there worked or kept by any con tractor pursuant to any contract hereto fore made may be discharged in the county where they are worked or kept Irrespective of it's population.
 Sec 2 That in all cases where State convicts are confined In the penitentiary or in any department of the penitentiary in counties having more than 100000 popu- lation and are there worked, employed, kept or imprisoned directly by the State and are so worked. employed, kept or i'm prisoned without the intervention of any contractor. 1t Is made the duty of the Board of Convict Inspectors to cause all such convicts al any time within fifteen days prior to the time they would be en- titled to their discharges. as now pro vided by law. to be transported under guard to the counties in which such con victs were convicted. and to be there i'm nedately upon arrival thereat discharged, provided that in cases where the county seats of such counties are on railroad the convict shall be discharged at the county seat of the county where he was convicted The cost of transporting State convlcts. under guard to the coun- ties where they were convicted. as pro- vided for in this section of this act shall be paid out of the convict fund in the same manner and subject to the same auditing and approval that is now re- uuired by Jaw In the case of the payment of other sums Olt of such fund. It shall be the duty of the said Board of Con vict Inspectors 10 cause as many con- victs. who are to be discharged in the counties where they were convicted. un- der this section of the act as may reason ably be so transported under the same guard or guards, and at the least cost the circumstances will permit of
 Sec g. That after this act goes into effect neither the State nor any county sboll make any contract for the lease or hire of any convist, nor shall any convict be 1eased or hired either the State or any county. to be, or who shall be. worked. employed, imprisoned or kept in any county having more than 100000 population. except in cases where the person. firm or corporation, to whom or which such convicts are leased or hired shall agree to transport such con- victs within 15 days prior to the time such convicts would be entitled to their discharges as now provided by law. to the counties where such convicts were convicted and to the county seats of such counties where the county seat Is on a railroad and all conviets who shall be leased or hired by either the State or any county, after the passage of this act to be worked, employed, kept or inn prisoned in any county in the State hav- Ing more than 100000 population or who shall be so worked, employed, kept or imprisoned, shall be, within Ia days prior to the time they would be entitled to their discharges, as now provided by law transported by the person, firm or cor poration hiring or leasing them, Chat Is by the bailee or lessee of such convicts) under guard. to the counties where such convicts were convicted, and be there immediately on arrival in such counties discharged, and If the county seat of the county where such convict was convicted Is on a railroad. then such convict shall be discharged at such county seat; and provided that all convicts who now are or may hereafter be worked, employed, kept or imprisoned in the same county where they were convicted may be dis charged in such county irrespective of its population.
 Sec. i. That any convict required under he provisions of this act to be discharg- d in the county wherein he was convicted may be transported to such county at any time within 10 days prior to the time he may be entitled to his discharge as now provided by law; that such convict may be discharged immediately upon reaching such county, unless the county seat of such county is on a railroad, in which case such convict shall be dis charged at such county seat; that after such discharge such convicts sen- tence shall be at an end.
 Sec. 5. That any person, firm or cor poration to whom any convict Is here after leased or hired who shall discharge any convict required under the provis- Ions of this act to be discharged in the county where he was convicted who shall discharge such convict elsewhere than as required by this act. shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and may be fined there- for not exceeding $100; and may be prose- cuted therefor before any court In the State having Jurisdiction of msdemean- ors and shall also forfeit $100 to any person suing therefor: of such suits the circuit courts of this State shall have jurisdiction.
 Sec 6. That any warden. of the peni- tentiary. superintendent or guard of con- victs, sheriff or other officer or employee of the State or any county who shall discharge any convict required under the provisions of this act to be discharged in the county where in he was convicted, who shall such convict elsewhere than as required by this act shall be guilty of misdemeanor and upon conviction there foy may be fined not more than $100
 Sec. T. That all laws and parts of laws. general and local, in conflict here with be and the same are hereby repealed
 Approved Oct. 10. 1903.
 Official. J. TEIOS. HEFL1N,
 Secretary of State. No. 434) AN ACT (H S3S To amend an act entitled an act to amend
 Section 1435 of the Code of Alabama of
 1896. approved March 3. 1903.