The Forrest City times., 1909-05-21

A Dill iOr the WORKING OF C0HNlctS
on Public Roads.
Be it Enacted by the General As
sembly Of the State Of Arkansas:
Section |. That at the July term
Of 1909, Of the county courts of this
State. and at every regular term there
after, Tie county court in any two or
more counties Of this State, lying
contiguous to each other, may form
such counties into road and a con-
Wet district, to be known and styled
4 as lie Convict Road District Of --
4 Counties, and all orders of such courts
made therein, shall be by the clerks
Of saeh courts indexed under the head
Of Road and Convict District Of -
counties In case any county is un-
abe . join in a satisfactory agree
ment with contiguous county, the
county court of such COUNTY
may declare such county road
and convict district of itself
under the style of Road Convict Dis
tflct Of -- County, and all orders
pertaining thereto, shall be 50 indexed
and proper accounts shall be by the
county clerks and county treasurers
duly opened with such districts.
Sec ,. The county judges of this
State may, before the July term, 1909,
and every year thereafter enter into
an agreement with one or more county
judges ofcounties lying contiguous for
contract between such counties for
the formation Of a road and convict
district 10 be composed Of such coun-
ties, and al such July term the county
judge Of each county composing such
district shall enter into an appro-
pirate order setting forth the agree
ment and terms thereof TO become a
part Of the district proposed. and
shai transmit a copy Of such order,
under the hand of the clerk and the
sea Of such court, TO each Of the
|other courts in such district, and it
|sha.I be placed on record in the res
pectiye counties.
Sec. ;. The county courts Of the
respective districts shall provide for
tie care and maintenance Of all pris-
toner's and pay the expense Of same
Willie working in their respective
|eoanties convicted in such district of
|al misdemeanors and felonies, whose
term Of sentence is two years or less
In he penitentiary, and for all pris-
|oners now confined in the peniten-
tiafy upon conviction for term of
two years or less by the employment
Of a convict warden by majority
vote Of the courts of the district and
tie said courts shall have power to
Suspend or discharge such warden for
good and sufficient cause, and guards
TO be selected by the warden, sub
lect TO approval by majority Of the
Judges of the courts Of such district,
and the purchase of necessary supplies
d food, clothing and medicine and
tie erection and maintenance Of suit
ab.e stockades and camps in addition
10 tie county jail where such are
necessary.
Sec 4 Thereafter it shall be the
duty Of the sheriff OF each county in
each district TO receive all persons
eenyicted of felony and those now in
Tie penitentiary from such counties,
whose term does not exceed two years,
ami shall deliver the same to.the war
aeA Of such road and convict district,
taxing the receipt therefor in dupli-
cate, one of which shall be filed with
Tie county clerk, and the county clerk
snail Immediately credit the said
sherlif with the fine and costs adj
judged against him upon such convic-
IONS and shall debit the said road
district with the number of days re-
q1lfed for the payment of said fine and
costs by said convict at seventy.fiye
cents per day together with his term
OF imprisonment, where imprison-
hent is adjudged, and the unex-