The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-10-17
Disposal Of Parish COnviCts.
Passed Wednesday, October 18th, 1908, and
Omitted from Minutes Published
Last Week.

SECTION l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State OF
Louisiana, That when any person
shall be convicted and sentenced by any
court of the State, Parish Of Orleans
excepted, to Imprisonment in the Par
ish Jail, or to such Imprisonment and
the payment of fine, or to such I'M
prisoment in default of the payment OF
fine, he shall be committed to such
Jail there to remain in close confine-
ment for the full term specified by the
Court. provided that all able-bOdied
males, over the age of eighteen years
andunder the full age of ffty-fve years
shall be worked upon the public
roads, public works, or shall be hired
or leased out to any one person for
the purpose of working them within
the Parish, such COnvictS to be kept
at work until the expiration of the
sentence of Imprisonment, provided
further, that where in the discretion
of the Court the person so convicted
and sentenced should be kept in close
confinement the court may so order,
and provided further, that cOnvictS
sentenced to Imprisonment alone, or
to Imprisonment and fine, shall not be
hired ont for less sum than the ag-
gregate of their fine, costs OF court
and fees of the officers.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, ETC.,
That when any person shall be SEN
fenced to pay a fine, or to imprISon-
ment in the Parish Jail and to pay a
fine, and shall not pay such fine,
costs and fees, the police jury may
hold him in custody and work him on
any public road or public work, or, if
able-bOdied and over the age OF eigh-
teen and under the age OF titty-t1ve,
NAV hire or lease him out to any one
person who shall work him in the par
ish until he shall work out the amount
due by him for such fine, costs and
fees, at the price and rate of wages to
be fixed by the police jury, subject to
the limitations hereinafter fixed, but
no convict may be held in custody for
fine and costs for more than two
wears; provided this act shall not APP
ply to person sentenced to pay fine
and to be confined in the State Peni-
T. Tertiary.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, etc.,
That such convict shall be allowed to
pay the amount of his fine, costs and
fees at any time, and shall not be held
in custody therefor after he shall have
paid the same to the Sheriff.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, ETC.,
That the person who leases the con
victs shall furnish said COnvictS with
sufficient wholesome food and with
proper bedding and lodging, and he
shall treat the convict humanely anC
use only such discipline as may bt
necessary to secure his diligent labor
for not exceeding ten working hour!
of each twenty four, keep said convic
under proper control and prevent hi
escape.
SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, etc.
That out of the revenues derived from
the leasing of convicts the police jur,
shall provide proper and suitabl
clothing and medicine and medical at
tentiOn, the same to be under the su
pervision of the coroner of the Parish
SEC. 8. That any convict workin
under the direction of the police jur
who renders efficient services and CON
plies with all necessary rules an
regulations shall have deducted frOr
his term of Imprisonment one sixt
thereof.
SEC. 8. That all convicts are di
yided, into two classes, to-wit: Firs
All able bodied males, over the az
of eighteen and under the age of fifty
five years.
Second: All other convicts, and n
convicts except those falling in elias
first shall be leased out, all other
shall be confined in the Parish Jail
or worked by the Parish under tn
supervision of the police jnries an
proper officers appointed by said pc
lice jury.
SEC. 10. That the wages of convict
when worked on public roads, othe
than public works, or other wise undo
the supervision of the police jury, sha
be fixed by the police jury within tn
following limits: Convicts in elias
first not less than five dollars pc
month nor more than sixteen dollar
per month, and in class second nc
less than two dollars per month nc
more than ten dollars per month, an