The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1906-11-07
Police Jury Ordinance.
LAFAYETTE, La. DC


LAFAYETTE, La, Oct. 8. 1906.
Pursuant to adjournment the Police
Jury met this day in special session
for the purpose of considering the
adoption of an ordinance relative to
the working or leasing of prisoners in
the parish Jail, and such other bust
mes as may come before the body.
The members present we're: NJ. Bill
leaud. Jr., presiding, J. H. Connolly,
Cornelius Spell, l.. G. Breaux, j.
Edmond Mouton, Valery Boudreaux,
Albert Theal, P. r. Landry, Absent;
Alfred A. Delhomme.
AN ORDINANCE Relative to the
hiring and letting of ~convicts sem
fenced to the parish prison or to
the payment of a fine and costs and
in default of such payment to i'm
prisOnment in the parish Jail.
Section l. Be it ordained by the
Police Jury of the parish of Lafayette
in regular session assembled: That
all persons sentenced by a competent
court to Imprisonment in the parish
Jail of said parish or sentenced to pay
a fine and costs and in default of such
payment to Imprisonment In said Jail,
shall there remain in close cOnfine-
ment for the full term specified in said
sentenced if the judge in passing SEN
tence shall SO specially order.
Section II. Be it further ordained
that all persons sentenced to imprison-
ment in the parish Jail or to payment
of fine and costs and in default of such
payment to Imprisonment to said Jail,
shall if not otherwise ordered in the
sentence of the judge as provided in
section one of this ordinance, be hired
to one person only by the president of
this Jury by a contract oflease of said
prisoners for a term of twelve
months, such contractor to pay for the
services of all of said prisoners at the
rate of so. 90 per month for men and
So. 90 for females, and hold said pris-
Oners in actual confinement: and any
violation of this agreement on the
part of the lessee shall ipsO facto
avoid and annul the contract and the
said contractor shall by means of said
violation forfeit to the parish the sum
of five hundred dollars ($5OO) recover
able at the suit of the Police Jury upon
the bond of such contractor.
Section III. Be it further ordained
that lessees of convicts sentenced to
mp lSObhIOhU III Vic parish oil III ut-
fault of n payment of a fine, or fine and
costs shall have the right to pay the
sheriff the amount of such fine, or fine
and costs, at any time and shall not
be held in custody after such payment
shall have been made in full.
Section Nv. Be it further ordained
that the lessees of convicts under this
ordinance shall furnish such cOnvicts
with sufficient wholesome food and
with proper clothing, bedding, medi-
cine and medical attention when sick:
and shall treat them humanely and
only use such discipline as may be ne
cessary to prevent their escape and Sc
cure their diligent labor for not ex-
ceeding ten hours a day.
Section V. Be it further ordained
that said lessee or contractor shall al
ways keep said prisoners in actual
confinement at all times when not at
work either in the parish Jail or at a
place to DE determined in the contract
of lease or hiring; said place of con-
finement to be well ventilated, pro-
tected from rain, cold and wind, and
guarded by night and by day to pre-
rent the escape of the prisoners; and
any violation of this section by said
contractor shall ipsO facto annul and
avoid the contract and the said con-
tractor shall by means of said viola
ton forfeit to the parish the sum of
800. 90 recoverable at the suit of the
Police Jury upon the bond of such
contractor.
Section vi. Be it further ordained
that said convicts shall be leased as
aforesaid by the president of the Po-
lice Jury, and the lessee shall fur
nish a good and sufficient bond in the
sum Of 5000 for each prisoner so
leased in favor of the Police Jury for
the safe keeping of such convicts and
for the faithful performance of all the
conditions of the contract of hire: the
Police Jury to be the judge of the SUI
ficiency of the bond.
Section VII. That the lessee oil
such cOnvicts shall assume all risks of
the escape of such convicts after they
have been delivered to him; bat in the
event that said convicts be pardoned
otherwise disabled or die, before
the expiration of the term of such SEN
tence of Imprisonment, and without the
fault of said lessee, the Police Jury
shall credit the lessee with the amount
earned by such convict.
Section VIII. Be it further or
dained that on delivery of a convict to
the lessee or other person authorized
by the Police Jury to have charge 'of