Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1905-09-08

| ulating the Discipline providing TOR Ul
| Proper Management OF Said Reform
| School. and Appropriating Money for th
| Benefit OF Said Institution
BE II Enacted by the Legislature Of th'
| State Of Florida:
Section 1. when a person is under the
age of eighteen years Is convicted befor'
| any court OF an offense punishable by I'm
prsonment In the county jail. or In the
state prison, not for life such court may
sentence him to the state Reform School
or TO such other punishment provided hN
law for the same offense. II to the Re-
form School the sentence shall be condition
ed that II such person Is not received OF
kept there for the term OF their sentence
unless sooner discharged by the Board OF
Managers. he shall then suffer such alterna
tive punishment as the court or Justice may
designated in or by such sentence; but no
child shall be committed to the Reform
School who is blind. deaf and dumb. non
compos or insane.
Sec 2. when any child under the age
OF eighteen years shall be sentenced by any
court OF competent Jurisdiction. TO impris
onment In any county Jail, or TO the State $
prison, II shall be lawful for the Governor
upon application OF such child, his parents
or guardian, to commute the punishment
such child to the Reform School. DURING
the minority OF such child. unless sooner
discharged by the Board Of Managers But
II such child after being sent to such In
stltution, shall persist In a depraved course
or escape therefrom. IL shall be In IN"
power 81 the Governor to revoke said com
mutation, and to remand him 10 tho State \
prison or Jail whence he came. TO serve
out his unexpired term, and the time 81
spent by him In the Reform School or
while n refugee therefrom, shall not be con
sdered part OF the original term or com
mitment
Sec. g. Every child convicted and sent
to said Reform School shall there be kept,
disciplined, instructed, employed and gov .,
erned, under the direction OF the Board o'
Managers until the age OF twenty-one years,
or until he IL discharged as reformed, or re-
manded to prison under the sentence OF the
court, lncorrigible, upon information OF
the Board OF Managers as hereinafter pro-
vided.
Sec. 4. When a child Is sentenced to said
school. and the Board OF Managers deem
It inexpedent TO receive him or he Is found
school is deemed Injurious to its manage
ment and discipline they shall certify the
same upon the mlttlmus upon which ne
II held, and the mittimus and convict shall
be delivered 20 any proper of'icer who shal
forthwith commit such child 10 the jail
or State prison. according to his alternative
sentence. The Board Of Managers may
discharge any child as reformed; and may
authorize the Superintendent under such
rules as they prescribe, To refuse 20 re-
ceive any person sentenced to said school
and his certificate thereof shall be as ef-
fectual as their own.
Sec. o. All commitment Of children shall
be during their minority, unless sooner dis
charged by the Board OF Managers as herein
provided and when child is discharged
therefrom at the expiration OF his term.
or has reformed, II shall be full and
complete release from all penalties and dis
abilities created by hts sentence
Sec. 8. The Board OF Managers may COM
nit any inmate on probation, and upon
such term as they deem expedient, 70 any
suitable inhabitant Of the State, for a term
within the period OF his sentence, such pro
baton to be conditioned upon good behavior
and obedience to the laws Of the State.
Such child shall during the term for which
II was originally sentenced TO the Reform
School. be also subject 90 the care and con
troll of the Board Of Managers. and on their
being satisfied at any time that the welfare
OF the child would be promoted by his
return TO the school they may order it,
return and may enforce such order by APP
piication 20 the Judge OF any court having
original criminal Jurisdiction, or Judge 81
the police or municipal court for a warrant
for such purpose. which may be served BY
any officer authorized 10 serve criminal pro-
cess. On his recommitment 70 the school