The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-20

l est of the county to use the county con-
 yiets in building, repairing and working l the public roads of the county, they may so work them under rules and regu- l lations to be prescribed by the Board of 1 Inspectors, which shall be uniform l throughout the State for working county l oonylcts on the public roads
 l Sec. 10. Hard labor; what included. Hard 1 labor for the county includes labor on I the public roads. public bridges and other i public works in the county; and author
 izes the letting of such convicts to hire 1 to labor anywhere within the State as may be determined by the Court of Coun- l ty Commissioners or Board of Revenue l Sec. Il. Women not to labor on public | highways. No woman convicted of a l public offense shall be required to work 1 as a laborer on any public highway in l this State.
 l Sec. 12. Commencement of sentences on two or more convictions. When a con l vict is sentenced to hard labor for the 1 county. on two or more convictions, the l punishment of the second or each .subse- l quent conviction must commence on the l termination of the sentence for the pre- I sentenced to hard labor for the county
 so that the aggregate of the sentences on two or more convictions shall exceed two l years for the crime, and the aggregate sentences for costs shall not exceed 15 | months.
 l Sec. 13. Sentences for costs; not to ex- l ceed 10 months. Fees same as in cases
 of county convicts provided by law
 now. in force in the respective counties. l Whenever any convict is sentenced by l the court and required to do hard labor ! for the county, an additional sentence not | to exceed 10 months in any case for the payment of costs of conviction may be 1 imposed; and the court must determine | the time required to work out such costs at the rate of 40 cents per day. The costs 1 of conviction of county convicts shall be | the same as provided by law now in force
 in the respective counties.
 Sec. A. County convicts under 16 may
 be sentenced to reformatory. County con- l vcts under 16 years of age may be sen- | fenced to a term in the reformatory pro- vided for in this chapter, or to hard labor l for the county in the discretion of the presiding judge; and in such event the costs of conviction, not exceeding fifty dollars, shall be paid out of the convict | fund as provided in cases of sentence l to the penitentiary.
 Sec. 15. Place and kind of labor ex- 1 pressed in contract; when changed. Every l contract for the hire of county eonvicts l must express the kind of labor, and the
 place at which it is to be performed; and l such convict must be restricted to such l place and labor, which must not be
 changed except upon the recommendation ] of the Court of County Commissioners,
 and county conviets can only be subject | or re-hired in the same manner.
 l Sec. 16. Hiring of convicts; how made.
 Should the Court of County commis- l sioners or Board of Revenue determine to 1 let convets. or any part of them, to hire, | they may do so by themselves or by some
 member of their body. or other person, to
 be appointed by them.
 Sec. IT. Bond of hirer; how conditioned;
 when required clothing specified. The
 contract of hiring shall be secured by bond in writing, in a penalty double the
 amount agreed upon for hire, payable to | the county, with two good and sufficient
 sureties, and conditioned to pay the ! amount of hire agreed on, and also to furnish the convict with a sufficiency of l good and wholesome food. and with medi- 1 cine and medical attention when neces- | sary, and to treat the convict humanely; l and said contract may be for one more l years; and if the hiring be for longer 1 term than two months, or If the condition l and comfort of the convict require it, the hirer may also be required to furnish to
 the convict specified clothing. which shall also be expressed in the bond. The Attor- | ney General shall prepare form of con- l tract and bsad which shall be furnished | to the Judge of Probate of each county by the President of the Board of Inspectors. | which shall be used in all cases of the
 hiring of county convicts.
 I Sec. 1S.-Action on hirer's bond. Such | bond may be put in suit in any court of I the county for which the convicts were l sentenced to hard labor having jurisdic- tion of the same; and the suit shall be l governed by the rules governing other l suits on penal bonds: and the recovery, ] if any, shall be paid Into the county I treasury for the use of the party for
 whose benefit the recovery is had.
 l Sec. 19. If employed public works, superintendent appointed: term of office and compensation. Should the Court of 1 County CommissiC iels. or Board of Rev l enue, determine to employ persons sen | fenced to hard labor for the county, or l any part of them, in work on the public roads. public bridges or other public I works of the county, then they are au- thorlzed to appoint superintendent of l public works whose term of office shall l expire when his successor is qualified | and who shall receive for his services such compensation as shall be fixed by l the Court of County Commissioners, or l Board of Revenue.
 l Sec. 20. Form of official oath required l filed in the Probate office. The superin- l tendent of public works, and each person l employed as guard over convicts sen | tenced to hard labor for the county, be- | fore he enters upon the discharge of his | duties. shall take and prescribe the fol- ! lowing oath before some officer author 1 ized to administer the same: I do sol- emnly swear that will support the Con- l stitution of the United States and the l Constitution of the State of Alabama, so l long as I remain citizen of said State, and that I will faithfully execute and