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


Who Shall he Committed, and for What
Time. and Upon what Conditions, Reg
ulatlng the Discipline, Providing for the
Proper Management Of Said Reform
Benefit ~ Said Institution.
BE It Enacted by the Legislature Of the
state ~ Florida:
Section I. when person Is under the
age Of eighteen years Is convicted before
any court OF an offense punishable by i'm
prisonment In the county Jail, or In the
State prison. not for life, such court may
or To- such other punishment provided by
law Tor the same oncnsc. II TO the Re
form school. the sentence shall be condition
ed that II such person Is not received or
kept there for the term OF their sentence.
unless sooner discharged by the Board OF
Managers ne shall then suffer such alteIna-
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, :. when any child under the age
Of eighteen years shall be sentenced by any
court Of competent Jurisdiction. TO mprs
oumcnt In any county jail. or to the state =
prison. II shall be lawful for the Governor
upon application or such child, his parents
or guardian. to commute tho punishment
by substituting therefor the commitment Of
such child to the Reform school. during
the minority NJ such child, unless sooner
discharged ny tho Board OF Managers. BuN
II such child. after being sent To such in
stitution shall persist In depraved course,
or escape therefrom, II shall be In the
power 80 the Governor To revoke said com
mutation and TO remand him 10 the state =
prison or tail whence he came, IN serve
Gut his uneXpircd term, and the time so
spent by him In the Reform School, or
while a refugee thcrefrom. shall not be con-
sidercd a part Of the original term Of som
mitmeut
Sec. g. Every child convicted and sent
To said Reform School shall there be kept
disciplined. instructed. employed and gov
crned, under the direction Of the Board OF
Managers. until the age ~ twenty -one years
or until he Is discharged as reformed, or re-
manded to prison under the sentence OF the
court, as incorrigible. upon Information OF
the Board Of Managers as hereinafter pro-
Nided.
sec T. when a child Is sentenced to said
school. and the Board OF Managers deem
It inexpcdlcnt to receive him or he Is found
incorrigibe. or his continuance In the
school II deemed injurious to Its manage
ment and discipline they shall certify the
same upon the mittimus upon which he
is held and the mittlmus and convict shall
be delivered 10 any proper officer who shall
forthwith commit such child TO the jail,
or state prison, according to hts 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 TO re-
ceive any person sentenced to said school
and his certificate thereof shall be al ef-
fectual as their own.
See g. 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. IL shall be a full and
complete release from all penalties and dis
abilities created by his sentence.
sec 8. The Board of Managers may COM
init any inmate on probation. and upon
such term as they deem expedient, To any
suitable inhabitant OF the State, for term
within the period OF hts sentence such pro-
baton TO be condition ed ucon 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 10 the care and con-
troll OF the Board OF Managers, and on their
being satisfied AZ any time that the welfare
Of the child would be promoted by his
return TO the school they may order It's
return and may enforce such order by APP
plcation TO the judge Of any court having
orr ginal criminal Jurisdiction. or Judge OF
the police or municipal court for warrant
TOR such purpose. which may be served by
any officer authorized TO serve criminal pro-
cess on his recommitment 70 the school