The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-22
Published in The Topeka State Journal
March %, 1881
SENATE BILL NO. 712.


AN ACT providing for the working OF
the conVfcts in the Kansas State Peni-
tehtiary upon the public roads and high
ways within any county, and upon the
streets and alleys within the cities AM
Incorporated towns located within tile
state of Kansas. and to repeal all acts
and parts of acts in conflict herewith
De II ehacted by the Legislature of the
State of Kansas:
section l. Upon the written request OF
Ine BOARD of county commissioners of any
county or of the mayor and counciln1 n
or mayor and commissioners of any cItv
Of the state of Kansas. the warden of tn
Kansas State Penitentiary NAV detail
such conVicts as in his judgment shall
seem proper, not to exceed the number
specified in said written request to WORK
upon such public roads and highways of
such county or streets and alleys of anv
city or Incorporated town within surh
county, as shall be designated in said
written request of said board of county
commissioners; provided, that such county
shall pay all additional expenses of guard
ing said convicts while working upon SAID
public roads and highways within such
county, and shall furnish all tools and
materials necessary in the performance
of said work: and provided that when
said work is done within the limits of any
city or Incorporated town within such
county or city or Incorporated town where
said work shall be done, shall likewise
pay all additional expenses of guarding
such convicts while performing said work,
and shall furnish all necessary material
used in said work; and provided, that the
board of county commissioners of any
county, or the proper municipal authori-
ties in any city or incorporated town.
snail pay to the warden of the state penn
etnuary a sum of one dollar per day TO-
each convict so furnished by said war
den to said authorities: and provided.
that the earnings of such convicts, after
deducting sufficient thereof to pay ant
satisfy the cost of maintenance and re-
tention, shall be given to the family CT
such convict, or dependents of there be
any; if there be none the sums accumu-
lated shall be paid to such convict upon
his discharge from the penitentiary.
Sec. 2 1t shall not be lawful for tie
warden to detail on public road work any
convict whom he believes to be danger
Gus to himself or to his fellows 10 the
public. nor shall such a number of con
victs be detailed to this work will i'm
pair the efficiency OF any industrial un-
penitentiary a matter of prison dise.-
pline and penal servitude.
Sec. 5. Said convfcts. when employed
under the provisions of section one ~
this act, shall not be used for the pun
pose of building any bridge or structure
of i4Ne character. which requires the en-
ployment of skilled labor.
Sec 4. The board of directors of the
penitentiary are hereby empowered g
adopt a special rule applicable solely to
convicts employed upon the public work
herein authorized and contemplated
whereby convicts SO employed shall be
granted one additional day as good time
allowance out of every three while so err
gagged on the pubic work herein author
lied and eontem plated. conditional upo1i
their good behavior and cheerful compii-
arce with all the rules that may be made
ny tie said board said superintendent
for the management and control of
victs so employed. which, additional good
time allowance shall be in addition to
good time allowance otherwise provided
by law.
Sec. 5. All acts and parts of acts in
conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Sec 6. This act shall take effect ard
be in force from and after it's publication
in the official state paper
T hereby certify that the above Bill Of
igfnated in the Senate, and passed that
body March 3. 1913.
Senate concurred in House amendments
March II, 1913.
SHEFFIELD INGALLS,,
Pro sident Of the Senate.
BURT E. BROWN,
Secretary of the Senate.
Passed the House March II, 1913.
w. L. BROWN,
Speaker of the House
GEO. E. ROGERS.
Chief Clerk of the House.
Approved March II, 1913.
GEO. II. HODGES
Governor.
State Of Kansas
office of the Secretary of State
T. CHAS- II. SESSIONS, Secretary Of
State of the state of Kansas, do hereby
certify that the above and foregoing is
correct COPY of the original enrolled bill
now on file in my office
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have
hereunto subscribed my name
and affixed my official seal.
this 18th d~y of March. 1918
CHAS. II. SESSIONS.
Secretary of State.