Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1913-08-06

vlct, snail % ne1d civllly or cflm-
lnally liable for any wound or
other injury which he may infiict
upon such convict while attempt.
ing to arrest him, if he shall have
had reasonal le grounds to believe
that it was necessary to resort to
such means in order to make such
arrest.
Sec. Z. That ell persons con.
fined in the county jall under .
final sentence of the court for
crimes, or imprisoned for non.
payment of costs or fines, or under
final judgment in cases of bastar-
dy, or under the vagrant acts, all
insolvents who shall be imprisoned
for non. payment Of costs, all per-
sons who shall be sentenced to the
state prison for . term of not
more than ten years shall be
| worked on the public roads of said
county unless otherwise ordered
in the Judgment of the court. and
all such oonvicts shall be fed,
clothed and otherwise cared for
ct the expense of said road fund;
provided, that in the case of serious
physical disability, certified by
the county physicisn, persons con.
victsd in any court may be sen.
tenced to the state prison or the
county Jail.
Sec. 8. That the said board of
county commissioners 10 hereby
anthrized to accept oonviots from
other counties of the state SEN
tenoed by superior court judges.
whenever in their Judgment it is
deemed sdvissbls to do so, and
the cost cf transporting and main
taining such convicts or prisoners
shall be paid from said road fund
provided in section ono of this aot.
Sec. 8. The superintendent of
health the county shall at
tend the coEvicts as though
they we're confined in the
county Jail. If the superin.
tendent of health shall be unable
to attend the oonviots, from any
cause, the county commissionera
are hereby authorized S, contract
with = physician to attend such
convicts.
Sec. 10. The board of county
commissioners of Rowan County,
may in its discretion, work said
convicts on the streets within the
corporte limits of the city of Sal.
isbury and upon the streets within
the corporate limits of any other
incorporated town in Rowan
County.
SEQ. II. If the board of com-
missioners of Rowan County elect
. superintendent of roads of Row
an County under section three of
this sot, then and in that event
the said board of oommissloners
shall provide for the supsrinten.
dent of roads an Office where he
shall file copies of ell oorrespon.
dence, letters. contracts, pro-
posals, plats and surveys of
roads, and shall keep an ac.
curats record of all accounts
and contracts with the supervisors
or any other person who 10 deal.
ing with the said board of com-
missioners in matters rslsting to
the public roads Of said county.
The said superintendent of
roads shall set apart at least
one day in every week
when he shall be in his Office
to attend to such road matters as
may come before him, and the re.
mainder of the time the said sup
erintendent shall either be super.
vising the building of the public
roads of said county or directing
the Management of the convict
force and making provisions there.
for. The said superintendent of
roads shall not purchase any pro.
visions, materials or other things
for the building and repairing of
the roads of said county or any
provisions for convict force from
himself or from any firm or cor.
poration IN which he may have an
interest or hold any stock, nor
shall the said superintendent of
roads hire or employ his own
teams to do any work for the
county or upon the public roads
thereof. Any supsrinten dent of
roads violating the provisions of
this section shall bs guilty. Of .