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ORDINANCE NO, 1 :JAIL KEEPER AND PRISONERS. AN ORDINANCE CONERNING„ THE KEEPER OF .JAIL, MANAGtENT AND CONDUCT OF PRISONERS.= -Passed July 3, 1894. Conviction--Committal--Time. Section 1. Any person upon whom any fine or penalty shall have been imposed shall, upon the order of the court or magistrate be- fore which the conviction shall have been had, be committed to the town calaboose, or other place provided by the town for incarceration of offenders until such tine, penalty and costs shall have been fully paid. Provided that no such imprisonment shall exceed ninety days for any ,one offense. Town Marshal --Keeper. Section 2. As far as the purposes of the town are concerned, the Town Marshal shall be the keeper of any such place and at any time, as the case may require, the Board of Trustees may appoint one more assistant keeper thereof, who' shall be subject to the order of the Town Marshal; he shall have the authority to exercise all the power's of the said Marshal, in his capacity as keeper of such place, as far, as the exercise of such powers shall not be inconsist- ent with or contrary to the order of such Marshal. Employment of Convicts. Section 3. As fax as practicable the Town Marshal shall keep all persons committed as aforesaid employed for the city at such use- ful labor as his or her strength will permit, within or without any such place of incarceration, eight hours each working day, and for such work the persons so employed shall be allowed, exclusive of his or her board, two dollars per day for each day's work on account of such fine and costs, but should the prisoner fail, through no fault of the said prisoner, to work the specified number of hours in any day, he shall receive credit in a ratable sum for the time during which he shall have been thus engaged in such day. How Employed Section 4. When not otherwise directed by the Board of Trustees, such prisoners shall be employed in some public work for the town. Refusal to Work --Close Confinement. Section 5. Any person who shall refuse to work or shall behave in a riotous or disorderly manner, or shall resist or attempt to es- cape from the place of incarceration, may be committed to close and solitary confinement, and may be fed on bread and water until he shall have consented to perform his duty, and may if necessary, be put in irons. Payment of Fine --Release.