The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1917-07-27
"TRIP -924-(No. &C.

&C. 2. lhaI its passage and approval ny
, 'Sss;'11''a; May %, 1911:
F' or,pTER 7S24-(No, 66;) .a
Chh ,-.;ng to the Care, Maintenance
ACT Kela'i"S State Convicts, and Mak,ns
I'D Hiring ton for Carrying Gut the ff''
o3F; Da a4sdSfb By the Legislature OF the State
Of Florida, ,t on or before the hrst day DAY
lection l. Ia u l9l7, the State Prison rny,
August A. d 10 and grade all male
hans shall INTO three grades or classes
he convle's Class One, which snail CON
hit: Grade ,so'ibodied males; Grade or lass
Of all ap HtaiI consist Of all hospital SUD
70, which s S''a nrsoners unable to perform
Is and all labor, and Grade or LASS
|sOnable lllS', ehaIl consist OF all male con
fee, wh snye '', actually served for ten years
rs who l'a' ali male convicts VINO silali ho'
more ana 10 al a'thlebodied, but who are phys,'
classed az nerform reasonable manual Ia
b able 10 10 nublic roads. All Grade or
upon INC neovicts and all female convict
is Two u ~, nhysical condition snail pc KEEP.
tspectlye ; os pf at the State Prison Farm al
/ maintained ,hpr excepting such convlcts as
liable aoo oisrren temporarily. by the board
n be trall transfers Of State Institutions 10
COMMISSIONS under its management or
Der lnS'''n as their service may oe u'iiiZeh
Rdvlso'l ~. I in construction or other woih
snage0u':yo nnecte,. with such institutions.
neda'eE ,a a1 mon application OF the otate
&c = a rn on or before september 81
pd DeP paard Of Commissioners OF state IN,
the poA hereby authorized to reserve anu
rlionns d the use Of said Department not
aside ~ aOo ~ male State prisoners, 10 DC
tedl's ,L Wv construction, maintenance anu
IN INC roads which said Department
a' o. any ar hereafter be authorized 10 con,
now , =, or repair. Such prisoners
rct' mann aa,sn;ntained and worked under su en-
W Vi EQUATIONS as may be pfescflpeu 10y
anu o1 Commissioners OF otate lhs'i ~
bosIg u UhaIl be maintained and cared lot
anu ah innds as may now or heTeaiter pe
o. s y, ,be disposal Of said state ROAD DG,
GO .a a. u" which shall also nay from sue;
nei ~ synenses in transportating saia pr
y a' ~ and from their camps anu SUI
ds ~ as S NAV be incurred in advertising
ea l'.,re and effecting the recaptuTe Oh
ss.spe sscaping while in their CUSTODY IN
e gus reward 10 be offered by the BOARD oi
guy r, of State Institutions not eN-
l Enn soO in any one case, proViotu' no."
c'"s -, a. State Road Department shall no'
, s1 with the labot OF sad pIisoi'eiS
ua .,s ior their maintenance and o'her en-
,S o4, as nroyided in this Act. -, ca,+
"a That upon application OF tle eoolsg
s%s,;oners OF counties desiring. TO use
~ort State prisoners upon, theiT puoliIi
"V on OF before September lst, lsl', anu
n,,,v thereafter, and at such otheI times
.'' .;v,y davis notice of such ,applicationi'
i hard NJ Commissioners OF state lhsti,
,a D'' i hereby authorized to reserve ana
V ,o,rt for the use of such counties such
,bs- oi male State prisoners as may os
T,t t for this purpose. Prisoners assigned
oavnties under this Act shall be pald -, iol
t ioiiows for Grade or Class One, len
I,s oer month for each prisoner assigned ,
e. C,, F or Glass Three, One Dollar per
~" That all able,bodied negro, male
,orprs not needed by the Board OF Iom.
,iorers Of State Institutions, tor, work d.
State Prison Farm, shall be leased oy
Board provided, a satisfactory pilce can
attained, All excess prisoners may oe
IA counties. or placed upon the State ROADS
prisoners shall be sub-leased. Provided
counties now working State conVicts may
The right at the expiration OF their pres
contract to renew their contracts, Tor rne
rber Of convcts they, are now working a'
price now paid the State. ii,
tc s. That all prisoners leased under the
visions Of this Act whether to Boards OF
rry Commissioners or to private lessees
N be guarded, led, clothed, given proper
Eca attention, and otherwise maintained
HE expense Of the esSees, who shall also
all expenses Of transporting. such PRISON
from the State Prison to their respective
hos and return at the expiration OF the
IL All State convicts shall be at al
les under the supervision OF the tommiS
Der Of Agriculture and the Board OF Com
SiOAers OF State Institutions, who shall pre-
be such rules and regulations as may Dc
med necessary Tor their safe keeping, man
snce and discipline; and said Board shall
cute such contract with the lessees anc
uiTt such bond for the performance o
as shall be necessary to carry out the
bose Of this Act. White and colored priS
s worked upon the public roads OF tht
lie or Of any county of this State, shall bt
fksi in separate squads and confined II
srate vans, stockades or other structures
ec That no State prisoner shall be re
rei to work more than sixty hours il
Wit MVeh VI UlOlt lIdll ClCNCI iiot'iS -
one day, which time shall include tn,
spent in going to and returning from
and no prisoner shall be required tt
FORM during such time any labor in excess
bis ability to perform such labor in sucl
without impairment Of his physical con
kc That the expense for maintenance
he conyctS at the State Prison Farm ant
the Nf v1,l E,r,,, aud FIN
expenses Of the State Prison system
be paid IRON the proceeds of the hire o
e Conricts and the receipts from sale
and an appropriation of said funds, o
nach thereof as may be necessary, is here
made for such purposes; provided, tina
a such funds become exhausted or in
Eent to meet said expenses, then sucl
ehtS so Tar as necessary shall be pait
The General Revenue Fund, and thu
,ant necessary for this purpose is hereb!
FopHaed
'C'N hat all existing laws insofar as the,
\" conflict with the provisions of this Ac
remain IN full force and effect, and al
40d parts Of laws insofar as they do con
WIN the provisions OF this Act, be an'
same are hereby repealed.
b" That this Act shall take effect upol
smage and approval by the Governor o
" becoming law without his approval
proved June >. 1917.
,cnC CHAPTER 7325-(No. 60.
All to Create a State Convict Roa'
W and to Authorize the Working O
s8 Prisoners on Same; to Provide 70
4 housing, Feeding, Clothing, Guarding
uTneFal Care; to Provide for thei
TIcT sl Supervision and the Gener
O ,EIng'onS Under Which They Shall b
EEnacted by the Legislature of the Stat
Saon / There Shall be and is hereb
State Convict Road Force, whic
NJ n' nut not more than 300 State prisoner
S s u dong dong road work in the opinion c
S@F Prison Physician
/" !. Inc said State Convict Road Fore
hi aifectly under the supervision an
W 81 the State Road Department sui
Nv me supervision OF the Board of Con
p's, OF State Institutions; and the sal
nn TUta Department is hereby authorize
bs Hl|! SaCh additional assistants and cler
Sa,s, employ such guards and make sue