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


 bond. The bond of the superintendent may be put in suit and prosecuted in all respects as is provided in this article for suits on bonds given by hirers of con- victs.
 Sec 3. Duties of superintendent. The duties of the superintendent of public works are: Faithfully to obey and carry out the orders and directions of the Court of County Commissioners. or Board of Revenue; to see that the eonvicts com mitted to him labor faithfully; not to oyerwork or maltreat the eonvicts; to see that the food and clothing delivered to him for the convicts are given to them at the proper time; to see that they are properly housed in indictment weather; to have proper medicine and medical atten- tion bestowed on them when necessary; and not voluntarily or negligently to per init them to escape.
 Sec. 24 Duty of Judges to report con victions to Judge of Probate. All judicial officers shall immediately upon the sen- tenee of any person to hard labor for any county report in writing to the Judge of Probate of the county for which such sentence is made, the name of such person, the length of his sentence, the date of it's commencement, and the amount of costs. But any judicial officer, presiding over court that has a clerk. may order such report to be made by such clerk.
 Sec. 20. Convict must be returned to county at expiration of sentence. It shall be the duty of any person who l ba in. h is
 tfoi. any State or County convict, to discharge such convict at the expira- : tion of his term of penal servitude. and to furnish him with transportation to the county seat of the county in which such convict was sentenced to imprls- onment. And he shall also furnish to such convict one good suit of clothes and fifty cents day for each estimated days travel from the place where he is discharged to his destination, and one hat and pair of shoes. But if such con- vict be charged with the commission Of any other criminal offense he must pc delivered to the proper sheriff, or officer to answer such charge, under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the board of inspectors. That after this act goes Into effect no l county in this State having more than 100000 population except in cases where the convict be discharged was convicted in such county of more than 100000 population; provided that all convicts, State and County, who may have heretofore been hired or leased to any contractor to be worked or kept in any county having more than 100 900 population and all convicts, State and County, who may hereafter be sent into any County having more than 10000 opulation to be there worked or kept by any contractor pursuant to any contract heretofore made may be dis charged in the county where they are worked or kept irrespective of it's pop ulation. That in all cases where State convcts are confined in the peniten- tiary or any department of the peni- tentiary in counties having more than 100000 population and are there worked, employed, kept or imprisoned the duty of the board of convict in- spectors to cause all such convicts at any time within fifteen days prior to the time they would be entitled to their discharges, as now provided by law, to be transported under guard to the counties in which such convicts were convicted, and to be there immediately upon arrival thereat discharged, pro vided that in cases where the county seats of such counties are on a rail- road the convict shall be discharged at the county seat of the county where he was convicted. The cost of trans porting State convicts, under guard, to the counties where they were con vcted as provided for in this section of this act shall be paid out of the convict fund in the same manner and subject to the same auditing and ap- proval that is now required by law in the case of the payment of other sums out of such fund. 1t shall be the duty of said Board of Convict 1nspec- tors to cause as many convicts who are to be discharged in the counties wh ere they were convicted, under this section of this act. as may be req sonably so transported under the same guard or guards, and at the least cost the circumstances will permit of. That after this act goes into effect neither the State nor any. County shall make any contract for the lease or hire of any convict, nor shall any convict be leased or hired by either the State or any County, to be, or who shall be worked, employed, imprisoned or kept in any county having more than 100000 population, except in cases where the person, firm or corporation to whom or l which such convicts are hired or leased shall agree to transport such convcts within fifteen days prior to the time such convicts would be entitled to their l discharges as now provided by law to the counties where such convicts were convicted and to the county seats of such counties where the county seat is on railroad and all convcts who l shall be leased or hired by either the | State or any County, after the passage of this act to be worked, employed, kept or imprisoned in any county In 1 the State having more than 100,0 population or who shall be so worked, employed, kept or imprisoned, shall be within fifteen days prior to the time | when they would be entitled to their discharges as now provided by law, transported by the person, firm or cor poration hiring or leasing them Chat is, by the bailee or leasee of such | convicts), under guard to the counties | where such eonvicts were convicted, and be there, immediately on arrival In l such counties discharged, and if the , county seat of the county where such | convict was convicted Is on a railroad, then such convict shall be discharged at such county seat; and provided that all convcts who now or may hereafter be worked, employed, kept or impfis- oned in the same county where they | were convicted may be discharged in such county irrespective of it's popu- lation. That any convict required un- der the provisions of this act to be dis charged in the county wherein he was convicted may be transported to such l county at any time within fifteen days prior to the time he may be e:.titled