The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-07-30

al of the Board of Commissioners of State Institu
tons. and the Commissioner of Agriculture, with
the approval of the Board of Commissioners OF
State Institutions shall have the power to enforce
all such rules and regulations Upon the failure
of any lessee or other person in charge of said
county convicts TO comply with such rules and
regulations, the Commissioner of Agriculture,
with .he approval of the Board of Commissioners
of State Institutions shall have the right to re-
quire said county comvicts returned at the ex-
penSe of the party or parties working the same to
the county jails of the county in which they were
convicted; Provided. That before hiring, leasing
or letting out such prisoners, the said Boards of
County Commissioners shall advertise for at least
thirty days in one or more of the county papers
their intention to lease, hire let the said prison
ers, thereby giving those who desire TO bid for
such prisoners an opportunity to be present,
either IN person or by attorney, and submit their
respective bids therefor.
In the event county convicts are leased under
the provisions hereof. the proceeds arising there
from shall be paid into the county treasury as a
special fund to be expended under the direction
of the County Commissioners solely for the pur-
pose of maintaining, working and repairing the
public roads, bridges and river crossings of the
county and purchasing suitable tools, implements
and materials therefor.
Il shall be the duty of supervisors of State con-
victs to inspect and supervise all county convict
camps. whether said camps are maintained by
lessees or Boards of County Commissioners, under
the direction of the Commissioner of Agriculture
Commissioner of Agriculture and shall send duph-
cate copies of said reports to the Board of County
commissioners OF the county IN WfnCn SalQ con-
victs so inspected were sentenced.
1t shall be the duty of the Board of County Com
rnissioners when working county prisoners on the
public works of the counties, TO provide clothing
Shoes etc, for said convicts, and when leased out,
the lessee company shall furnish clothing shoes,
etc. III either case, required tor State prs
oEeTS in this State
IL shall be the duty of all Boards of County
Commissioners hiring out convicts for work to
make provision for each convict so leased or hired
out. to receive upon being discharged transporta-
ton back to the G lace from which he was SEN
fenced, or its equivalent in money tor such pur-
pose. and in addition the sum Of three dollars
fS3 COZ when his sentence is for less period than
four months and for all prisoners whose term Of
sentence shall be more than four months, the sum
Of five dollars .ool, the same TO be paid out OF
the hire derived from the lease of said convicts.
And when the County Commissioners work
their prisoners on the public works of the county
the same amounts shall he paid to the prisoners
discharged from said works out of the Pine and
Forfeiture Fund of the county, the same As is
above provided when the convictS are leased.
This law shall become effective uoon its passage
and approval by the Governor. or its becoming
law without such approval
Approved June 3, 1909.