The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-16
COUNTY BOARD
WOMEN
IN COUNTY JAIL
Plans For Such Move Were
Inaugurate6 at a Spe-
cial Session.
BIDS ASKED, TO BE
OPENED ON NOV. 6.
Board Adopts Resolutions
Asking All Liquor Be
Accounted For.

At a special meeting OF the Board
of County Commissioners held yes
terday morning in the court house de-
tails of the plan for leasing women
convicts of the county were outlined,
and completed as far as possible. The
board visited the Jail to ascertain
those available for leasing, when bids
are asked on November 9th.
Before making the trip to the jail
the board adopted two resolutions
both introduced by Commissioner
Soderlind one requesting the nardon-
ing board to pardon the women held
in Jail serving an alternative sentence
after the raid on the restricted dis
trict, and the other requesting Judge
Jones of the Court of Record to issue
an order that all liquor seized by the
sheriff shall be safely kept until or
dered destroyed.
The second resolution states that
information has come to the board
that some of the liquor stored in the
Jail has been stolen, and given to
prisoners confined there. The reso-
luton reads as follows:
THE FIRST RESOLUTION.
Whereas. 1t has been reported to
the Board of County Commissioners
of Escambfa County, Florida, that
large quantities of Intoxicating Ii
quors have been taken by the county
officers in raids upon persons en-
gagged in the illegal sale of liquors,
wines and beers; and, whereas, it
has come to the attention of the
board that intoxicating liquors have
been passed to prisoners now in the
county Jail by irresponsible persons;
and, whereas the holding and keeping
of such Intoxicating liquors, wines,
and beer is likely to tempt irrespon-
sible persons to purloin such liquors,
wines, and beer. and pass same to
prisoners in the Jail.
Therefore, Be 1t Resolved by the
Board of County Commissioners, that
it is the sense of this board that the
Judge of the Court of Record be re-
quested to make an order that all in
toxicating liquors seized by the coun-
ty officers, shall be safely stored
and kept by such officers, in their
possession, until the same shall be
used as evidence, and when so used,
the same shall be detroyed and
poured out by such officers under the
direction of the court.
Be 1t Further Resolved, That a
copy of this resolution be transmitted
to the judge of the Court of Record
OF ESCdnlDla county. t lOTIud
THE SECOND RESOLUTION.
The other resolution reads:
Whereas, The pardoning board of
the State of Florida has pardoned
a number of the women from the re-
stricted district, who were serving
the six months alternative sentence;
and, whereas there are quite a num-
Der of women, white and colored, now
in the county Jail who have not been
pardoned; and, whereas, as this tard
is advised there are number of these
women who have expressed a desire,
as expressed by those who were par
doned, to lead lives of purity.
Therefore, Be 1t Resolved by the
Board of County Commissioners of
Escambia County, Florida,
That the pardoning board of the
State of Florida be requested by
this board to grant pardons to each
and every one of these women now
in the county Jail who have so eX-
pressed the desire to lead a good life.
and such pardons to by upon the
condition that they shall strictly
conform to the condition in the par
don.
Be lit Resolved Further: That the
clerk of this board be instructed to
transmit a copy of this resolution,
under the seal of the Board, imme-
diately to the State Boaro of Par
dons at Tallahassee.