The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-01-15

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to employ and discharge them at j
pleasure on such salary as may be
fixed by the Board of Supervisors ]
from time to time. (3). The su-
perintendent shall have the right ]
to infict such corporal punishment
on the convicts as may be neces-
sary TO insure faithful labor and
suppress refractory conduct by
the convicts, but IN no instance ,
shall the punishment be unreason-
able or inhumane. (4) It shall be
the duty of the superintendent to
see that all convicts are humanely !
treated and provided with suffi-
cient and, wholesome food, cloth
ing, fuel, shelter, bathing faeili- ,
ties, medicines and medical atten-
tion when sick.
5. The superintendent is es-
peclally charged not to detain any
convict longer than the term of
commitment evidenced by the
detention warrant, signed by the
duly and properly constituted Off
Ger. 6. The superintendent shall |
never receive convict without
detention warrant. Z. The super
intendent shall see that all able
bodied convicts shall labor dill
gently from sun-up to -snn-down
each day during his confinement
on the farm, except Sunday, al
lowing one full hour for dinner,
but in no case will he allow the
convicts to work more than 10
hours a day. s. The superin-
tendent shall never allow any con-
vict to leave the farm either day
or night unless he is trusted in
hauling or driving the teams on
the farm to and from BrookhaVen
under the instructions of the su
perintendent. 8. The superin-
tendent is strictly en]oined and
charged to keep the sexes and
races confined in separate apart
ments at all times and under all
circumstances. 10. For a wilful
breach of the foregoing rules and
regulations, the superintendent
may be removed upon five days
notice in writing first being given
or served upon him personally
and the charges investigated in
open court by the Board of Super
visors.
Paupers. The rules and regu-
lations for the comfort, care and
control of the paupers on the farm
heretofore adopted by the Board
are still in force, subject to the
further orders of the Board.
Guards. II. The guards en-
ployed by the SUPERINTENDENT of
the county convict and poor farm,
shall be under bis exclusive con-
troll. 1t shall be their duty to
guard the convicts under tie d.
rection Of the superintendent and
duly report to him the names of
all convicts who refuse to labor
diligently, undertake to escape, or
are otherwise meritorious or re-
fractory. No guard shall be al
lowed to maltreat or whip a con-
vict. 2. Any guard who violates
any of his duties or shall whip a
convict or treat him inhumanely,
shall be discharged by the super
intendent and may be prosecuted /.
therefor before court of cOmpe-
tent jurisdiction. .
ConVicts. The conviets are
chargeable with the wilful break
age, loss or destruction of vessels, .
vehicles, tools, farm implements
beds, bedding, clothing and prop
perty and may be prosecuted there
for in court of competent luris-
diction in the discretion of the
Board of Supervisors. All con- ,
victs may be allowed four days in
each month for good behavior and
faithful labor on the farm and
may be discharged by the Board
for meritorious conduct.
Janitor. 1t is ordered by the
Board that the sheriff of Lincoln
county be and he hereby is allow
ed the use and services Of jeff Nc
lCulIongh, county convict during
the entire term of his commitment
on the Comfy Convict Farm, for
cleaning up, keeping fires in each
and every Office and room in the
court house, up stairs and first
floor, and for the cleaning of all
closets in the court house and on
| the court house yard. To do and
perform all things else necessary, I
to keep the offices and rooms in
the court house clean and tidy, +
under direction of the Sheriff; the
said sheriff is required to furnish
him with such necessaries as are
usually furnished to county con-
victs, without expense to the
1county.
To the Hon. Board of Supervisors,
| Lincoln County:
| Gentlemen I beg leave to re-
Iport that since last meeting, / I
| built with the labor of the county /
lconyicts one new bridge at Ma
lson's, SO feet long; put new floor
on bridge at Tom Hilton's and
lput new floor and six sIeepers on
/ bridge at Mr.. John Mays place,
land built two new bridges in Dis
ltrict No. 5, at request Of John
Walker, member of District No.
l3. most respectfully submit
THAT / have inspected all roads in
District No. /, heretofore assign
| ed to me to be worked by the la
Dor of the county convicts and re
I oraf I'd have To state that they are |