Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-08-22

court held in his county Of the fact and
thereafter whenever any male person
over sixteen years Of age shall be con-
victed within such county of any Of
Tense Of which a justice Of the peace
under the general law has jurisdiction
to hear, try and determine or any per-
selonS Wbers d n amy eeu of
by the court, he shall be. punished by
Imprisonment in the workhouse or in
the county Jail as provided in the next
subsection in the discretion Of the
court, at hard manual labor, and the
commitment shall be to such work
house at hard manual labor. Any per-
son committed to such workhouse who
shall, being of sufficient ability to do
So refuse to work diligently may be
punished by being placed in solitary
confinement therein not to exceed ten
days for each refusal to so work, the
period of such confinement being dis
cretionary with the superintendent,
during such time. No intoxicating
beverage shall be furnished to or used
by any person committed to any work
house during his confinement therein.
workhouse such sentence shall be to
the county Jail at hard labor. Any per-
son SO committed shall be required to
do and perform any suitable hard labor
for not to exceed ten hours each day,
except In case Of farm labor, not less
than ten hours nor more than twelve
hours each day, Sundays and holidays
excepted, provided for by the sheriff
anywhere within said county The
court sentencing such persons shall
is imposed or at any time thereafter
during the time Of such sentence, to
direct the kind of labor at which such
person shall be employed and the ma
person shall receive during such sem
tence. Such direction of such court
shall be based upon reasonable con-
sideration Of the health and training
of such person and his ability to per-
form labor Of various kinds and the
ability of the sheriff to find and fur
nish various kinds Of employment. The
county Jail Of such county is extended
to any place within the county where
said work is SO provided by the sheriff.
The sheriff shall at all times have the
custody of such convicted person.
CD Every person employed under
the provisions of this subsection who
shall perform faithfully all the duties
assigned to him, shall, for willingness,
industry and good behavior in such
performance, be entitled to a deduction
from the time of his sentence Of one
fourth of the time thereof. Any such
person who, being of sufficient ability
shall refuse to work diligently may be
punished by being placed in solitary
confinement not to exceed ten days for
each refusal so to work, and shall re-
such time. Any such person who shall
escape or attempt to escape shall be
deemed guilty Of a crime and on con-
viction thereof shall be punished by a
fine of not more than five hundred dol
lars or by Imprisonment in the state
prison or county Jail not more than one
year.
(c) Any person who shall knowing
1y furnish to such convicted person,
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 not more than six
months.
(d) 1t shall be the duty of the sher-
iff to make contracts in writing for the
employment of all such convicted
6 1eiFs9ns' work Whef fer not employed in
to make all needful regulations
for the profitable. employment of
such persons and for the collection
of their earnings. And for unreason-
ably neglecting or refusing to carry
out all the provisions of this section
the sheriff shall be subject to a fine of
not to exceed one hundred 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 a 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 on the docket of
said court and also in the commit
ment of such person to the county jail.
And the court shall at the same time
designate the person to whom pay
mentS are to be made for such de-
pendent person or persons, as herein
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son shall also appear in the docket of
said court and in said commitment 1t
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 persons so found to
be dependent on such convicted person
for support, sum equal to the value
of the earnings Of such person, COL
person has worked for the county,
then the sheriff shall, at the end Of
each week deliver to the person 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 per-
son has actually worked for such
county. Said order shall state who
has earned said money and who are
entitled to same for support.
CD 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 pre-
scented 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, Returned over to
the county treasurer of said county as
the property of said county, together
with an itemized statement showing by
whom same were earned and paid
(h) 1t shall be the duty Of the sher-
If to render to the county board at
each session or meeting thereof a
sworn itemiZed statement of all mon
eys 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.
G 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
compensation as may be fixed by the
county board of any such county; pro-
vided, 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
provisions of this subsection, which
compensation shall be paid by the
county.
Section g. This act shall take effect
upon passage and publication.
Approved July 10, 1913. Copy Law.