Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-03-14

Of the penitentiary, but shalt not ex-
coed Gfty dollars per month and
board The warden of the penitenti-
airy his assistants or guards. at the
request Of the state road bureau, may
so far as practicable make TRUSTEES
Of the convicts Of said state prison
road force employed under this act
Sec 20. The warden Of the peni-
tentiary shall provide suitable and
movable quarters, said quarters to
be built, so far as can be, with con
yict labor, and snail supply all ne
cessary cooking utensils, beds and
bedding, aad wagons for transporting
the convicts. and camp fixtures for
the camps or stations OF said prpison
and road force
Sec. Il. All conyicts forming the
state prison road force shall be
transferred to and from the iails and
the penitentiary and the expense Of
such transfer shall be paid in the
same way as is now provided by law
for Transporting convicts to the pen
tentiary, except that the prisoners
of the state road force may be trans
ported anywhere in the state, under
The direction of the warden of the
pententiary.
Sec. %. Said state prison road
force shall work under the direction
and control of said chief engineer.
or such assistant as may be selected
by said chief engineer, who shall be
a civil engineer, or person well vers
ed in road building; and the said
road force shall do all such proper
and necessary work on such roads
as the engineer having direction and
control Of same may direct for its
proper construction and improve
meat. Should any question arise as
10 what work is included in road
building Improvement, Or should be
done and performed by such state
prison road force, or the place where
the same should be performed or the
number of conyicts to be employed.
such questions snail be decided by
the governor.
Sec, 80 The warden Of the peni
Tertiary shall provide in the same
manner he now provides for convicts
in, the penitentiary, all clothing, food,
quarters and guards for the state
prison road force when at work on
the public roads of any county in the
state; provided that the state road
bureau may require any county to
pay for the food and quarters for the
road force when the work being done
by such road force in such county is
in the Judgment of said board chief.
ly of local importance.
Sec. "a Whenever any prisoner
working on county roads Or bridges
shall become sick. or shall be dis
abled by accident or otherwise, he
shall be attended by the physician
employed by the county court to
take care of the poor in the county
on whose roads the prisoner is work
ing at the time, or by the Jail ply
sician in such county, and the fees
of such physician shall be paid by
the county BIT such sum as may be
agreed by the county court with such
physician. In any case of emergen
cy, tho physician who can be most
conveniently reached shall attend such
prisoner until the physician for the
poor or the jail physician can attend
and the reasonable fees of the ply
stefan first called shall be paid by
tho county court Of such county.
Sec. %. Any county court desir
ing TO obtain convict labor on its
roads. under the provisions of this
act. shall agree to supply all neces'
sary material to be approved by said
chief road engineer tools and teams
required by the plans and specifca-
lions of the chief engineer.
Sec. 26. After the expiration Of all
contracts now existing between the
state and any person, firm or eorpor'
alton for the employment of convict
labor at the penitentiary, only such
contracts shall be renewed or ne"
contracts made under the provisions
of law as may be necessary to EN-
ploy all convicts not otherwise EN-.
ployed under the provisions of this
act.
Sec. 27. If the local road authori'
ties of any county propose to improve
permanently any public road or part
thereof. and desire to avail of the