Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1908-05-07
PAblissed By Astherity.)
Public Local Law.
CHAPTER 332.

CHAPTER 332.
An ACT TO provide for the employment
on the public streets Ind highways Of
Sc. Aary's County Of . certain class Of
prisoners who may be confined In the
Jail OF st. Mary's County under sentence
imposed by the Circuit Court for St.
Aary's County, or any Of the justices
OF the Peace for said County having
criminal jurisdiction.
Assembly OF Maryland, That the Sheriff
OF St. Mary . County or his iailor, upon
the demand OF the Bailid OF any incOr-
porated town in said County, or OF any
supervisor OF any public road Of said
County. or other person duly authorised
10 superintend the repairing OF thepublic
streets Of said town, or the public roads
OF said County, 10 hereby authorized and
required TO deliver TO such person, or
official, any male prisoner over sixteen
years OF aye, or under tity years Of age,
who may % confined i'm said jail under
sentence imposed by the Circuit Court or
any Justice Of the Peace Of said Counts.
IN any case Of drunkenness, disorderly
conduct, disturbing the public peace. va
grancy, petty larceny, carrying conceal
cd weapons, gaming or playing at
crap, In order that sad Bailiff, or supsr-
visor or other Official i'm charge of said
public streets, or highways, may en-
ploy such prisoner on the public roads
oil st. MarY's County. or on the public
streets oil any Incorporated town OF said
County.
Section 2. And be itenacted, That the
employment provided for in the preced-
ing section shall be performed, il within
the corporate limits of any Incorporated
town, under the supervision and discre-
ton oil she town commissioners and
Baiilh oil such town, and il ON the public
roads DIST. Mary Q County, then under the
direction and supervision Of the County
Commissioners, Or the road Superyis
of any District who may be authorized
by the county Commissioners to work
same. and the labor performed by such
prisoners may include every service ne
eessary Tor the purpose Ofdraining, grad
ing, Smelling, paving or repairing such
public streets or other highways Of st.
Aary's County within or without the
limits of any Incorporated town therein.
section 3. And be IL enacted, That
the officer or other person having such
prisoners in charge, shall have power
and authority TO compel such labor, and
shall be responsible for the safety and
return TO prison of such convicts to the
custody Of the sheriff at the end of each
day labor, which days labor shall be
within the discretion of the officer or
other person 30 supervising at the time,
but shall not exceed ten hours work or
labor fUr any day ne may be SO EN- ployeu;
no prisoder shall be employedto perform
such labor whose health is not in a condi-
ton to allow the same, and the certificate
Of the ply siciau 10 the Jail shall he surti-
Gent To excuse such labor.
Section 4. And be il further enacted,
That if any officer or other person hay.
ing such prisoner in charge for the per-
Torrance OF such work or labor. con-
nive at Or by his willful neglect, permit
the escape OF any such prisoner, be shall
be guilty Of q misdemeanOr and upon
indictment and conviction OF such offenss
In the Circuit Courtfor st. Mary O County.
be fined ROt less than twenty dollars
l$2U.OOD or more than fifty.
Section 3. And be it etaeted. That
this ACT shall take effect from the date OF
its passage.
Approved April d 1908.
AUSTIN l.. CROTHERS,
Governor
JOSEPH b. SETH.
President OF the Senate.
j. ENOS RAY,
Speaker of the House of Delegates.
Office of the Secretary Of the Senate:
Hereby Certify, That the aforegoing
IL = true copy OF an Act of the General
Assembly OF Maryland, passed at the
January Session, 1908.
ROBERT Moss.
,, Secretary.