Year: 1870

s. 1870.


Ed WRIGHT. Secretary of State.


CHAPTER 60.


AN ACT to authorize the working of


pcrsens confined in the Jails of the


State, and to protect prisoners.


SECTION l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the state Of
Iowa, That any able bodied male
person, over the age of sixteen years,
and not over the age of fifty years,
now or hereafter confined in any Jail
in this State, under the judgment of
any Court of record, or Of any other
tribunal authorized to imprison fer
the violation Of any law, ordinance,
bylaw, or police regulation. may be
required to labor during the whole
part Of the time of his sentence. as
hereinafter provided, and such Court
or other tribunal, when passing final
judgmen Of Imprisonment, whether
for non-payment of fine or otherwise,
shall have the power to determine,
and shall determine whether such i'm
prisonment shall be at hard labor or
not as contemplated in this bill.


Sec. .. Such labor may be on the
roads, streets, or public highways,
on or about public buildings or
grounds, or at such other places in
the county, where confined, and dur
ing such rea s6nable time of the day,
as the person having charge of the
prisoner may direct, and not exceed
ing eight hours per day.


Sec. 3. In the.case the sentence
be for the violation of any of the
statutes Of the state, the Sheriff of
the county where tho Imprisonment
is, shall superintend the performance
Of the labor authorized by this Act,
aud shall furnish the tools, and mate
rial, if necessary to work with, at the
expense of the county in which the
convict is confined, and such county
shall be entitled to his earnings.


Sec. 4. When the Imprisonment
is pursuant to the judgment of any
Police Court, Police Magistrate,
Mayor, or other tribunal of any in
corporatod city or.town, for the vic.
lation of any ordinance, bylaw, or
other regulation, the Marshall shall
superinted the performance of the
labor authorized by the provisions of
this Act, and shall furnish the tools
and materials necessary, at the ex.
pensc of the city or town requiring
the labor, and such city or town shall
be entitled to the earnings of its con-
victs.


Sec. 5. The officer having charge
Of any convicts for the purpose spec
ifiea in this Act, may use such means
as, and no more than are necessary
to prevent escape, and if any con-
Wet attempt to escape either while
going from or returning to the Jail,
or while at lator, or at any time, or
if he refuse to labor, the officer hav-
ing him in charge, after due inquiry,
may, to secure such person, or to
cause him to labor, uso the means
authorized by section 5134 of the Re-
vision of 1860, Provided, such pun
ishmcnt snail be inflicted within the
Jail or Jail inclosure, Provided fur
ther that tho time spent within the
Jail enclosure for refusal to work
shall not be considered as any part
of the time for which the prisoner is
sentenced.


Sec. 6, For every days labor per
formed by any convict, under the
provisions of this Act, there shall be
credited on any judgment for fine and
costs against him, the sum Of one
dollar and fifty cents, and no person
shall be entitled to the benefit of
Section 50O5 of tho Revision of 1860.
if in the opinion of the Sheriff, The
Judgment may be satisfied by the Ia
Dor of the person as herein auther,z
ed.


Sec That if any officer or per
son treat nny prisoner in a cruel o


inhuman manner, he shall be punish
ed by fine not exceeding one thousant
dollars, or by Imprisonment in th'
county Jail not exceeding twelv'
months, or by both such fine and i'm
prisonmcnt.


Sec. s. It shall be the duty 0
such officer having such prisoner il
charge, to preserve the same from
, insult and annoyance, and communi
cation with others, while at labor
r and going to and returning from tn
same, and may use such means a
t are necessary and proper therefor
: and any person persisting in insult
: ing. and annoying or communicative
: with any prisoner after being com