Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-04-06

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as provided by section four of thi
act, and the cost thereof to be pai
out of the appropriation herein pro
vided.
4. Provided, however, tba
all Jail convicts shall, when not a
work on the roads, or engaged il
making road material, be returne,
to the jails from which they wer
taken, and that all felons sentence,
and committed to hard labor on tn
roads, when not at work thereon O
engaged in making material there
for, shall be kept in the penitentiar,
until the expiration of their respec
tive terms, but such prisoners shal
not be subject 10 any contract o.
hire, heretofore entered into by tn,
State or by any of it's officers OF
agents for prisoners coufiued in the
renitentiary, but in all other re-
spects, while in the penitentiary
they shall be treated as other con.
victs therein.
z. The State convict road forcs
shall be guarded when at work on
the roads of the State, and in
making road material therefor, by
guards furnished by the superinten-
dent of the penitentiary, who shall
detail from his regular guard suffi.
cient officers and men for this pur-
pose.
8. The superintendent of the PEN
itentiary shall provide suitable and
movable quarters, said quarters to
be built, as far as can be, with con-
victs' labor, and shall supply all
necessary cooking utensils, beds and
bedding, and wagons for transport
ing oonvicts and camp fixtures for
the camps or stations of the State
convict road force.
10 Wherever the State highway
commissioner shall make reouisi-
tion upon the superintendent of the
penltentiary for a designated mum.
Der of the State convict road force
to be employed upon the roads Of any
county of this State, which requisi-
tion shall state the number of con-
victs wanted aud the point in the
State at which they are to be deliv-
cred, the uperintendent of the
penitentiary shall send to such
county such number of the State
convict road force so required under
proper guard and officers and with
all necessary paraphernalia for a
movable camp for such road force.
IL. The superintendent of the PEN
itentiary shall provide, in the same
msnner he provides for convicts in
the penitentiary, all clothing, food,
quarters and guards for the State
convict road force when at work on
the roads of any county in this
State.
l3. Whenever any person held to
labor in the State convict road force
shall become sick he shall be at
tended by the physician for the Jail
of such county on whose road he is
working at the time, or if there is
no jail physician, then by the physi-
clan for the poor of such county,
whose fees shall be paid by the
county at such sum as may be agreed
upon by the physician and the board
of supervisors.
IA. The sum of twenty five thous-
and dollars annually, or SO much
thereof as may be needed, is hereby
appropriated out of money not other
wise appropriated, which, in addi-
ton to the fees allowed for keeping
and supporting prisoners by the
third section of this act to be paid
out of the regular appropriation for
criminal expenses, shall be held by
the superintendent of the peniten-
tiary as the State convict road force
fund, and shall be paid out as pro-
vided by section five of this act.
15- If the local road authorities
of county, proposing to improve
permanently any main travelled
road, or part thereof, and desiring
to avail of the services of the State
highway commission under the terms
OF the act creating that commission.
and to have the benefit of this act
creating the State convict road force.
shall perfer to make such improv-
ments by contract, then the State
highway commissioner may, upon
request, furnish such local road au-
thorities, in advance of the letting
of the contract, an estimate of the
number of convicts available for use
upon such proposed permanent road
Improvement.
To Raise load Funds.
CHAP. 107-Provides for a bond