The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-01-07

That all persons committed
to Jail to await trial, except those
charged with capital felony, be
given the privilege, with the
consent of the State authorities, :
to join the nearest established !
misdemeanor camp as a member
and subject to the rules and dis
cipline thereof until the time OF
trial; and, if convicted, the SEN
tence given to be shortened by
the length of service before con-
viction; and, if acquitted, to be
paid by the State authorities the
same wages a day for the service
rendered before the trial that is
being received for misdemeanor
prisoners, less the cost of trans
portation.
THAI all persons serving SEN
fences for crime, whether felony
or misdemeanor, shall be under
the management, direction and
control of the board of State pris-
on directions as fully and COM
pletely and exclusively as the
State prison now is.
THAT the said board of direc-
tors shall have full authority to
transfer misdemeanor prisoners
from one point in the State to
the State farm or to any other
point, in their discretion, either
for work or for hospital atten-
ton; but shall not be authorized
to mingle together persons con-
: victed of felony and those con-
victed of misdemeanors either at
the farm, in camps or upon any
!. kind of work.
THAT all misdemeanor prison
6 ers be required to wear an adopt
l. ed uniform, but not the regula-
ton convict stripes.
Il THAT a competent civil engin'
= eer be employed by the State anC
: paid an annual salary, whose du
; ty it shall be to lay out in a pro
:, per and scientific manner an!
: public road or highway in thu
e State which is proposed to b.
y constructed or improved will
> convict labor.
''That any county in the Stat
that desires to use convict labo
, in the construction or improve
~ ~ ment of it's highways shall ap
- ply first to the State engineer t
~ lay out and make plans for sal
&c work, or to approve plans made
70 THAT the said county sha
te then apply to the board of Stat
r. prison directors for the numbe
u of convicts desired for the work
!; this number in no case to be les
y. II than fifty.
~ THAT the board of director!
10 as soon as possible after the RI
nc ceipt of the application and tn
vi approval of the State enginee
~ snail furnish the labor requisite
' te and proceed to construct or in
5 9 prove the highway under dire
aS ton of the State engineer.
sh THAT all applications fro
I'd counties for convict labor shs
'ea be honored in turn according
" date of their receipt, except tn;
no county may use at any tin
~ w more than one hundred if an a
"a plication from another county
ne pending and no labor is avail
he, he BILE for it.
~ THAT counties using convi
NJ NJ labor shall pay to the State Their
-, for the sum of 81 day for eat
G laborer, shall pay all transport
on ton charges one way, shall fur
:hn ish quarters to be approved ]
,he the board of prison directors, f
'uo prisoners and employees, shall ;
he he so furnish pure drinking wat
=, necessary firewood for camp US
w ~ and shall furnish overseers to {
oh rect the work. All other e
) penses of every kind whatev
tho shall be borne by the prison
, ,n rectors."
10 10 Attention is calledtothe fact tn
A. the hospital for the dangerous
If sane, located in the west ring
7,1a the States prison, has not sui
;ch Gent accommodations for the a
son erage number of insane patien
, M, and that some of them have
he ha be locked at night in prison eel
he and an appropriation of $7,E
oso per year is asked for instead
ere S., 900. The appropriation
mi S., 900 would be sufficient for
md support of the institution up
the its capacity, SO patients.