The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-20


March 90 1881
HOUSE BILL No. 1.
AN ACT relating to municipal farm homes.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
Section / The board of county COM
missioners in all counties is hereby au-
thorized to purchase not to exceed 16O
acres of land, erect and maintain thereon
a municipal farm home for the purpose of
compelling all prisoners who may have been
convicted of any offense of less grade than
a felony, to work out the amount of any
fine fine and imprisonment that may
have been adjudged against such person
by any court sitting in said county:
Sec ,. The mayor and commissioners
or mayor and councilmen of any city of the
first class in this state are hereby au-
thorized to purchase not to exceed 160
on a municipal farm home for the purpose
of compelling any person who may have
ordinance of such city, to work out the
amount of any fines or fine and imprtson-
ment that may have been adjudged against
such person by the police judge or police
court of any such city
Sec s. The board of county commits
sioners of any county may, by mutual con-
city of the first class therein, join in the
purchase of the necessary land, not to
exceed 160 acres. and the conducting and
maintenance of a municipal farm home,
and the cost of the land, the necessary
buildings ard the equipment of the same
in proportion to the number of the in
habitants of said city and the remainder
of the Inhabitants of said county outside
See T. Any county or city may use
such amount of the general fund of such
county or city as may be necessary to
procure the land, buildings and necessary
equipment for such municipal farm home !;
of such county city may issue and sell
such bonds as may be necessary for said
purpose in like manner as bonds are is
sued for the erection of other public build
Sec. g. Any person convicted of any Of
Tense in any court sitting in any county
in which there is a municipal farm home.
may be- by the judge of said court,
fenced to the municipal farm home, for
such time as he might otherwise be SEN
fenced to the county jail.
The court. at the time of the trial of the
accused, shall make a careful investiga-
ton of the financial and property condi-
ton of said accused, and shall adjudge
that a reasonable and proper percentage of
said persons allowance, while such per
home, shall be paid by the governing body
of said municipal farm home, if the person
confined is married man. to his wife
for the benefit of his wife and children,
if such person be unmarried and is the
father of minor children, then such amount
shall be used for the benefit of said MINOR
children.
The governing body of such municipal
the allowance per day that the person SEN
fenced to said municipal farm home shall
be allowed and after deducting from said
allowance the amount allowed by the court
to the wife and children of such person,
and cover the remainder of said allowance
or earnings earned by such person, into
the fund for the maintenance of such
municipal farm home
Sec G. All persons committed to any
municipal farm home shall be imprisoned
and be required to work there for the full
term of their sentence fixed by the
court sentencing such persons. unless soon
er discharged by due course of law.
Sec Z. In any city of the first class hay-
ing a municipal farm home or having a
mutual contract with a county for
farm home. the police judge of
such city is hereby authorized to sentence
any person to the municipal farm home
in the same manner and under the same
conditions as he may sentence such person
to the city jail.
Sec s The board of county commits
sioners in any county in which there is a
farm home, are authorized to.