The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1914-04-15
Object To Law Passed By
Last Assembly.
PRISONERS MAY Be. WORKED
On the Public Roads and
Town Streets When Kept
Under Guard.
PROVISIONS OF THE NEW LAW


mer, providing for working county
prisoners on the public roads and
keeping them in camps under
guard. Jailers, who receive rs cents
a day for feeding each prisoner, de-
clare it will deprive them of the
principal part of the emoluments of
their Office.
The act gives all control of pris-
oners sentenced to hard labor to the
County Judge, who may take them
away from the iailer or restore
them to the jailer at liberty The
County Judge appoints the manag-
ers of work crews, and guards. and
any manager of workhouse or
work crew may receive such pris-
oners from an arresting officer just
as a iailer might do.
The bill repeats and re-enacts
Section 1879 Kentucky Statutes.
and provides that "In all cases In
which court or jury shall provide
that the defendant shall work at
hard labor until the fine and costs
of Imprisonment or both are salts
fed. the defendant shall be placed
in the workhouse, if there be one in
the county, or at work upon some
public work or road of the county,
or he may be placed upon the public
works of any city or town in the
county. The place of working such
prisoner 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 prisoner
shall be worked and he shall give
preference to work on the roads of
the county whenever the weather
will permit.
Where prisoners are by order of
the County Judge committed to the
workhouse, they shall be fed and
lodged according to the provisions
of section 1865 Kentucky Statutes.
When prisoners are placed 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 the 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
maintaining of the public roads of
the county. the cost of feeding,
lodging and guarding of such pris-
oners while actually engaged in la
Dor on the public roads shall be
paid out of the road funds of the
county; while not so engaged. the
expenses of guarding, lodging and
feeding said prisoners shall be paid
out Of the county funds usually
drawn on for prison purposes.
In order that prisoners may be
safely and comfortably kept and
~ hS"t' near Tue places
where they may be engaged i'm
work, the county court is authorized
to rent suitable buildings or prison
ers may be kept in camp or other
wise.
The County Judge shall have
power to appoint a manager for
each crew of prisoners, who shall
also act as a guard and the County
Judge may also appoint such addi-
tional guards as may be necessary
provided that no crew shall consist
OF less than three prisoners and not
more than one man shall be paid TO
guard and manage less than ten
prisoners. The manager and guards
appointed under this section shall
give bond in sum to be fixed by |
the County Judge. They shall serve
during the pleasure of the Judge
and may be removed for neglect of
duty or ineiIiciency. They shall be
peace officers with power to make
arrests. They shall be paid for
their services not less than 10
cents nor more than 25 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
md otherwise demean themselves
according to prescribed regulations.
rheA manager shall receive and safe
y keep all prisoners committed TO
ais custody. He shall report to the
county Court ia regard to such mat
ers as the court may direct. and he
md his guards shall in all respects