The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1914-07-22
Will Now Be Worked On
County Roads.
THE COUNTY JUDGE IS GIVEN
Supreme Power In the Con.
troll of the Working
Of Prisoners.
FULL TEXT OF THE NEW LAW


for the working OF misdemeanor
convicts on the county roads under
the direction OF the county judge,
who is authorized to employ a man
ager for each squad of prisoners
and az many guards as may be nee
essary to properly guard them while
they are at work on the public
roads. The matter of combining,
keeping and dieting the prisoners
is taken from the jailer and placed
in the hands of the county judge
and his appointees. The law which
became effective June Is reads as
follows:
In all cases in which a court or
jury shall provide that the defendant
shall work at hard labor until his
fine and costs or imprisonment or
both are satisfied. the defendant
shall be placed in the workhouse. if
work upon some public work or road
of the county, or he may be placed
upon the public works OF any city
or town of the county. The place
OF working such prisoners shall be
determined by the County Judge
and it shall be his duty TO enter an
order on the Order Book OF the
County Court. specifying the manner
in which such prisoners shall be
worked and he shall give preference
TO work on the roads of the county,
whenever the weather will permit
"(2) Where prisoners are by or
der OF the county court committed
to the workhouse, they shall be fed
and lodged according to the provi-
sions OF Section 1868 of Kentucky
Statutes. When prisoners are plac-
ed upon the public works of any city
or town in the county, said city or
town shall provide and pay for the
food and lodging and cost of guard
ing such prisoners. When prisoners
are placed upon the county roads.
or shall do work of any character
connected with the building or main
tenance OF the public roads of the
county, the cost of the feeding,
lodging and guarding of such pris-
oDers while actually engaged in
labor on the public roads shall be
paid out OF the road funds of the
county; while not so engaged, the
expense of guarding. lodging and
feeding such prisoners shall be paid
out OF the county funds usually
drawn on for prison purposes.
"(3) In order that prisoners may
be safely and comfortably housed at
night near the places where they
may be engaged in work, the county
court is authorized to rent suitable
buildings, or prisoners may be kept
in camps. or otherwise.
"t4) The County Judge shall have
power to appoint manager for
each crew of prisoners who shall
also act as guard. and the County
Judge may also appoint such addi-
tiOnal guards as may be necessary,
provided that crew shall consist of
not less than three prisoners and
not more than one man shall be paid
TO guard and manage less than ten
prisoners. The managers and
guards appointed under this section
shall give bond in a sum to be fixed
by the County Judge. for the faith
full performance of their duties
they shall take an oath to faithfully
perform the duties of manager or
guard, as the case may be. They
shall serve during the pleasure of
the County Judge and may be re-
moved for neglect of duty or ineffi-
cheney.
They shall be peace officers with
power TO make arrests. They shall
be paid for their services not less
than ten cents nor more than TWEEN
ty-five cents per hour while on duty,
the amount TO be paid TO be fixed In
the order of appointment
The manager OF each crew shall
see that the prisoners are comforta-
bly, fed and lodged, and have proper
attention. medical and otherwise.
when sick. and see that they work
according TO prescribed regulations. |
The manager shall receive and safe
ly keep all prisoners committed to
his custody He shall report to the
County Court in regard to such mat
tiers as the court may direct. and he
and the guards shall in all respects
obey such orders as the court may
make respecting their duties.
"t5) The County Court shall have
power to prescribe by an order OF
record. regulations for the govern
ment OF prisoners and those in
charge OF them. and shall prescribe
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