The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-07-24

may be punished by being placed in
solitary confinement not to exceed ten
days for each refusal so to work, and
shall receive bread and water only
during such time. Any such person
who shall eseane or attempt to escape
shall be deemed guilty of a crime and
on conviction Thereon shall be pun
ished by a fine of not more than FIVE
hundred dollars or BY Imprisonment
in the state prison or county jail not
more than one year.
{cl Any person who shall knowing
" furnish to such convicted persons
and any such convicted person who
shall use any Intoxicating liquors or
drinks shall on conviction be punished
BY commitment to the county jail at
hard manual labor for not less than
thirty days and no more than six
months
ld) 1t shall be the duty of the
sheriff to make contracts in writing for
the employment of all such convicted
persons, where not employed in doing
work for the county, and to make all
needful regulations for the profitable
employment of such persons and for
the collection of their earnings. And
fer unreasonably neglecting or refus-
| ing to carry out all the provisions of
this section the sheriff shall be sub
Ject to a ine Of not to exceed one humid
red dollars, and for second offense
shall be removed from office on
charges duly preferred against him
and proof Of such failure.
(e) At the time of sentencing such
person to hard labor the court shall by
the taking of such proof as may be
necessary, same to be part of the
costs in said action, determine what
person or persons if any are actually
dependent on such person for support
and the names Of such person or per-
sons shall be placed in the docket of
said court and also in the commitment
| OF such person to the county jail. And
the court shall at the same time desig-
nate the person to whom payments are
| to be made for such dependent person
or persons, as hereinafter provided, the
name of which person shall also appear
| In the docket of said court and in said
commitment. It shall be the duty of
| the sheriff at the end Of each week to
| pay over to the person designated in
| said commitment for the person or per-
sons SO found to be dependent on such
convicted person for support; a sum
equal to the value Of the earnings of
such person, collected by him. In case
such convicted person has worked for
the county, then the sheriff shall, at the
end of each week, deliver to the per-
son so designated to receive same an
order on said county, payable to the
person, for an amount equal to one
dollar per day for the number of days
that such person has actually worked
flor such county. Said order shall
state who has earned said money and
lwho are entitltd to same for support.
(f) And it shall be the duty of the
county treasurer of said county to pay
said orders out Of any available funds
of said county on same being present
ed to him for payment.
(g) All money collected by the
sheriff by virtue Of this section and
not otherwise disposed Of shall at the
end of each month, be turned over to
the county treasurer of said county as
the property of said county, together
with an tented statement, showing
by whom same were earned and paid.
(h) 1t shall be the duty of the sheriff
to render to the county board at each
session or meeting hereof, a sworn
itemized statement Of all moneys so
collected, by whom earned, by whom
paid and also all sums paid out, to
whom paid and for whom, including
the orders, drawn on said county as
provided herein.
(D In counties in which sheriffs are
paid salary, sheriffs shall receive no
extra compensation in carrying out the
provisions Of this subsection; and in
counties in which sheriffs are paid fees
such sheriffs shall receive such com
pensation as may be fixed by the
county board of any such county; pro-
yided, that until such time as such
compensation shall be so fixed, such
sheriffs shall receive FIVE cents per
mile for each mile actually and neces-
sarily travelled in carrying out the pro-
visions Of this subsection, which COM
pensation shall be paid by the county.
Section ?. This act shall take effect
upon passage and publication.
Approved July 10, 1913.
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NOTICE.