The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-20
GENERAL LAWS
Enacted by the Legislature of Alabama

county convicts. Be 1t enacted by
 the Legislsture of Alabama:
 Section |. Laws concerning State convicts applicable to county conyicts. All laws Of the State and rules of the Board of Inspectors in regard to state victs as far as applicable, except as otherwise provided by law.
 Sec. 3. Under control of the Coun- ty Commissioner. Hard labor for the county shall be under the supertntend- sncs and control of the Court or Eoun- ty Commissioners. or Board or heve- nus, who shall determine in what man labor shall be performed, and all con victs sentenced to hard labor for the county shall be under the direction and control of the Court of County Com missioners, or Board of Revenue. when worked or hired in the county where convicted. but otherwise they are to pc thunder the superintendence and control of the Board of Inspectors or con victs.
 Sec. 3. when supplies, etc., furnish cd by county; labor on county works. 1t shall be the duty of the Court oi County Commissioners, or Board or Revenue, to make provision out or the county treasury for suitable fooc' clothing, lodging. medicine ana meo.-
 
 scntenced to hard labor for the county as are not let to hire under the pro- visions of this article, and from tlme to time rive directions. general or spe- ciaI. for the employment of such con yicts sentenced to hard labor TOT tne county, as are ordered to labor on 'ho public works of the county.
 Sec. {. Record kept or conVlcts su enced to hard labor; report or Juas, of Probate or agent. A, record snaii also be kept in the ofice Nof the bosro of Inspectors. similar to that provioeo fo be kent for State eonvicts. or all persons who are sentenced to haru labor for the county. and who, under the provisions of this article may pc confided to their supervision: anu tne Judre of Probate, or agent or nara Ia hor for the county. shall report to the board, at such times as the board may prescribe, the name. age, sex ana rsce of each person sentenced to nara ia- hor date of conviction, crime. term If sentence, additional term Tor costs, date of expiration of sentence, anu amount of costs any Judge or Fropa.e failing or neglecting to make or 70 have made by the agent of hard labor for his county, the reports required py law may be impeached as in other casss. and he and the sureties on ms of5ciaI bond shall be liable to any per- son for all damages sustained py req son of such failure. The moneys aris- ing from the hire of county convicts shall be collected and dispurseo mcers ,r rs a provided by law now in force in the respective counties.
 Sec s. Record of convicts kept by Judge of Probate. The Court or Soun- tv Commissioners. or Board of Reye- nue,I shall provide g weil-hound DOOR, to be kept in the office of the Judge of Probate. subject, during omce hours fo the inspection of the public, Tn which he shali enter the name of each convict sentenced to hard labor for the county, the date of hire, the name or the hirer, the place where convict iss 2 ro Iabor. the length of sentence, ana the sum for which the convict was hired, and he shall also Keep a recoro of the convicts sentenced to the pen stenfiary, showing the name, the or :. fsnse of which he was convicted, and fine date and termination Of his sent ence. victs: stipulation in contract or nire removal of convicts. when consiSts are sentenced to hard labor Tor tne county, and hired out by the court ol Cn,,rtv Commissioners it shall be the S,,tv If the inspector of State convicts to visit such convicts whenever they shall deem it necessary, and they snaii riridIv scrutinize and inquire into the Treatment and management or sucn convicts. and shall report to the Judge of Probate, in writing, the conoition and treatment of such convicts. No contract shall be made by sucn cour. n for hiring county convicts. without 2 stipulation therein that the contract shall end if the bond. in the opinion of the Judge of Probate, becomes in- suficient. or if any convict is treated cruelty or inhumanly by the hirer or his employees. Whenever the Board or Tnspectors shall notify the Governor that convicts who have been sentsnce"o " fo hard labor for the county should De removed from the place where they are at labor, or from the control of the person who has them hired, it shall pc bis duty to order the Judge or Fro hate of the county where said convicts were convicted. to remove them rom such place, or to annul such contract as the case may be. and any Judge oi Probate neglecting or refusing 10 opey such order Shall be liable to impeach- menf and removal from office. as provid- cd for in other cases, and when Tn case Inc contract is annulled, or the con- yicts removed under this section, they may be kept in any jail in the State until they can be hired out again or disposed of in some other legal man. ner. 4. ,,,s;, ana report upon convicts hired within tbe county, The Court of County Com. missioners or Board of Revenue oi each county, the convicts of which are hired within the county and not en- ga aed in mining, shall designate one oi tbeir number, or some other suitable nsrson. to visit and inspect Nsuch con yicts once a month. The person de- signated shall make monthly reports of the treatment of such convicts to the President of the Board or lnspec' tors and shall receive such compensa- tion. to be paid out of the County Traaaurv. as may be allowed by the Court of County Commissioners oi Board of Revenue.
 Sec. &, To whom not to be hired when convicts not to be guardeu' NC person sentenced to hard labor snail he hired to any person related to him by consanguinity or affinity, or who II unfriendIy to him, or who has not proper prison, or immediately VIII pre- pare one for the confinement Of sucf convicts at night. or when not at work wherein he must be kept confined al such time. But in case of a convict convicted of a misdemeanor, and hired fin the county where convicted, the birer shall not be required to keep sucf convict confined or attended by guard unless so requested by an order Of the Court of County Commissioners, incer' porated in the contract of hiring
 Sec. g. County convicts may be worked on public roads. Whenever the Commissioners of Roads and Rev: eneus of county deem that It IS to m th' Nest interest of the county to use the Ns.-,, convicts in buiIdinR Hepairine