The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-13

Sec. 5549. Juvenils offenders against the laws of the United States, being uTI- der the age of seventeen years, and wilJ may hereafter be convicted of crime, the punishment whereof is :. Imprisonment, shall be, confined during the term of sentence in some reform school to be designated by the Attorney General. Eye cry sentence to the United States reform school of any male juvenile offender hereafter convicted of United States law shall be Q general sentence to iinprisurl- inent therein, and the United. states courts imposing such sentence shah, not fix or limit tho duration. thereof The term of such Imprisonment of any person so convlcted and sentenced shall be ter minated by, the Attorney General as aus tnorized by this Act, but such term of Imprisonment shall not exceed the max mum nor be less than the minimum term provided by law for the crime for which the person was convicted. If through oversight or otherwise any person be stDtenced in said United States reforn, school for definite period of time, said sentence shall not. for that reason X be void; but the person so sentenced shall fe entitled to the benefit and subject so the liabilities of this Act in the same manner and to the ssme extent as if sentence had been to general imprIson- ment therein. The transportation and delivery of such juvenile offender to the Superintendent of the United States re- form school shall be by the marshal of the district where such conviction has occurred. The actual expenses of such narshal. including transportation and subsistence. hire. transportation and sub- sistenee of guards, anS the transporta- tion and, subsistence of the prisoner or ' haH L~ of the Attorney General cut of the j'i. dietary fund.
 Sec. 5550. The Attorney General shall contract with ths ,naHagers or persons Having control of such reform schools for The Imprisonment, subs stence, and prop CT employment of 4uverile offenders sent. enced thereto, and shalt give the several courts of ths United States and of tho District of Columbia notices of the cIoces so provided for tie copfiDemeat of such offenders, and they shall be sentenced 10 confinement in tn, reform school neares. the place of conviction as designated by tho Attorney General"
 Sec. 6. That the Attorney General shall have the power to establish rules and regulations under which prisoners within the United States reform schools may be allowed to go upon parole in the legal custody and under the control of the Attorney General and subject at any time to he taken back within the said United States reform school: Provided, That no prisoner shall be considered eligible for parole and no application for parole shall be- considered bySthe Attor- ney General unless such ,lSrisoner shall have complied with the rules and regula- tions of the institution, and unless there Is, in the judgment hf the Attorney Gen. eral. reasonable ground to believe that he will. if pafoled, live and remain at liberty without violating the law. and that his Parole' is not incompatible with shall be construed to impair the nower of the President to grant a pardon or communication in any case, The Attof. ney General shall have full nower to on. force such rules and regulations and fc retEke- and Co rsimprison any prisoner SO upon parole. and bis written order fos