Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1908-05-14
(RblisAed By AHtAority.)
Public Local Law.


An ACT 60 provide for the employment
on the public streets and highways Of
st. Mary's County OF o certain class Of
prisoners who may be confined i'm the
jail Of Sc. Mary . County under sentence
imposed by the Circuit Court for Sc.
Mary's County, or any Of the Justices
Of the Peace for said County having
criminal jurisdiction.
Section 1: Be enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland, That the Sheriff
Of st. Mary's County or his iailor, upon
the demand OF the Bailin OF any incor-
porated town in said County, or Of any
supervisor Of any public roAd Of said
County. or other person duly authorised
TO superintend the repairing OF the public
streets OF said town. or the public roads
of said County, In hereby authorised and
required TO deliver to such person, or
official, any male prisoner over sixteen
years OF age, Or under fifty years of age,
who may be confined in said jail under
sentence imposed by the Circuit Court or
any Justice of the Peace OF said County,
i'm any case of drunkenness, disorderly
conduct, disturbing the public peace. va
graney. petty larceny, carrying conceal
Cd weapons, gaming or playing as
crap, I'm order that SAID Bailn, or super
visor or other official In charge Of said
public streets, or highways, may en-
ploy such prisoner on the public roads
Of st. Mary's County, or ON the public
streets Of any Incorporated town Of said
County.
Section 2. And be it enaeted, That the
empioymen provided for i'm the proceed
Axs,.
the corporate limits vi any Incorporated
town, under the supervision and discre-
ton of the town commissioners and
Bailin of such town, and II ON the public
roads st Mary . County, then under the
direction and super vision of the County
Commissioners, ga the road supery lsor
uf 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
cessary for the purpose ofdraining, grad
ing, Smelling, paving or repairing such
public streets or other highways Of st.
Mary's County within or without the
limits of any Incorporated town therein.
Section y. And be it enacted, That
the officer or other person having such
prisoners In charge, shall have power
and authority to compel such labor, and
shall he Responsible Tor 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 80 supervising at the time,
but shall not exceed ten hours work or
labor for any DAY he may be 30 empioyeu;
no prisoner shall be emplOyedto perform
such labor whose health is not in condi-
tion To allow the same, and the certificate
vi the phi slci al ~ The jail shall he sufti-
cient TO excuse such labor.
Section 4. And be it further enacted
That il any officer or other person hav-
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, he shall
be guilty of misdemeanor and upon
indictment and conviction OF such offenss
in the Circuit Court for st. Mary D County
be fined not less than twenty dollars
($2U.OO) or more than fifty.
Section B. And be it etacted, That
this ACT shall take effect from the date of
it's passage.
Approved April o 1908.
AUSTIN l.. CROTHERS,
Governor
JOSEPH Is. 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
is u true copy OF an Act OF the GENERAL
Assembly Of Maryland, passed at the
January Session, 1908.
ROBERT Moss.
Secretary.