The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1906-10-10
POLICE JURY.
Ordinance for Hiring Prisoners.
Acceptance of Public Road.
Assessments 1905 and 1905 by
Wards Showing Increase.


Wards Showing increase.
Lafa yette. La, Oct. 8. 1906.
Pursuant TO adjournment the Police
.Jury met this day in speciai 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 busl-
mes as may come before the body.
The members present w-re: M. Bill
leaud. Jr., presiding, }. Ii. Connolly,
Cornelius Spell, l.. G.. Breaux, D..
Edmond Mouton. Valery Boudreaux,
Albert Theal, P. r. Lardry, Absent:
Alfred A. D%elhOmme.
The following ordinance, prepared
bv Judge c. II. MoutOn and j. Ed
mond Mouton. Committee, after due
reading was adopted section after
section. after which a motion to
adopt the same AS n whole, duly
seconded was carried as follows:
Yeas: Billeaud, Landry, Connolly,
Mouton, Breaux, Spell, Theal, Nays:
Valery BOudreauX, Directing to part
of section 2 only. Favoring the leas-
ing of prisoners at $500 per head in
stead of $1,000.
AZ ORDINANCE ISldtltc W UilC
hiring and letting of convicts SEN
fenced to the parish prison or to
the payment OF a fine and costs and
in default of such payment to inn
prisonment in the parish Jail.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the
Police Jury of the parish of Lafayette
in regular session assembled: That
all persons sentenced by q competent
co,vt 70 innr;cnnrop in tho noriSh
Jail of said parish or sentenced to pay
q 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 il not otherwise ordered in the
sentence of the Judge as provided in
section one of this ordinance, be nired
to one person only by the president OF
this Jury by a contract nf lease of said
prisoners for q term of twelve
months, such contractor to pay for the
services of all of said prisoners at the
rate of 30. 90 per month for men and
$5.O 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 sun
of five hundred dollars $4,000 recover.
able at the suit of the Police Jury upor
the bond of such contractor.
Section III. Be it further ordained
that lessees OF cOnvicts sentenced t.
Imprisonment in the parish Jail in de.
fault OF y 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 no
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 convict.
with sufficient wholesome food anl
with proper clothing, bedding, medi
cine and medical attention when sick
and shall treat them humanely ant
only use such discipline as may be ne
cessary to prevent their escape and Sc
cure their diligent labor for moi ex
ceeding ten hours a day.
Section V. Be it further ordained
that said lessee or contractor shall al
ways keep said prisoners in actua
confinement at all times when not a
work either in the parish Jail or at &
place to be determined in the cOntrac
of lease Or hiring: said place of con
finement to be we'll ventilated, pro
tected from rain. cold and wind, ant
guarded by night and by day to pre-
vent the escape of the prisoners; AMI
any violation of this section by sait
contractor shall ipso factO annul ant
avoid the contract and the said con
tractor shall by means of said viola
ton forfeit to the parish the sum o
800. 90 recoverable at the suit of tn
Police Jury upon the bond of sucl
contractor.
Section vi. Be it further ordained
that said convicts shall be leased a.
aforesaid by the president of the Pc
lice Jury, and the lessee shall fur
nish q good and sufficient bond in tn
sum OF 5000 for each prisoner 81
leased Ia favor of the Police Jury TO
the safe keeping of such convicts ant
for the faithful performance of all tn
conditions of the contract of hire; tn
Police Jury to be the judge of the SUI
ficiency of the bond.
Section VII. That the lessee O
such convicts shall assum all risks o
the escape of such convicts after the,
have been delivered to him; but in tn
event that said convicts be pardonet
or otherwise disabled or die, befor,
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