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on his discharge, in addition to the sum of money ordinarily given discharged con- 

 victs. On petition of any convict, the warden may pay such sum, or part thereof, 

 in support of those dependent on such prisoner. Convicts shall for good conduct and 

 faithful work be granted such good time in addition to that allowed by law as the 

 governor may order, not to exceed 10 days in any calendar month. Convicts so 

 employed shall not be used in building any bridge or other structure of like character, 

 or do any work in connection therewith which requires the employment of skilled 

 labor. (Acts 1915, No. 359.) 



Every male prisoner in any jail or workhouse may be worked eight hours daily, 

 but no steam, electricity, or other motive power shall be used in conducting such 

 work. Such labor shall be classified, fixed, and established by a prison board, created 

 for each county, and shall be performed in accordance with rules and reguulations 

 prescribed by said board, and may be performed on the public highways. Preference 

 shall be given to roads leading to county seats. Said prison boards are authorized to 

 spend such sum of money, out of any money in the county treasury not otherwise 

 appropriated, as may be required for the purchase of materials and tools adapted to 

 the work, as per classification. The respective prison boards may employ such depu- 

 ties and other officers as shall be necessary for the supervision, safe-keeping, and good 

 conduct of such prisoners. Any prisoner who shall escape while so working shall be 

 deemed to have committed a breach of prison, and shall be subject to the penalty 

 provided therefor. (Acts June 18, 1897; Apr. 29, 1899; and Apr. 24, 1901.) 



South Carolina. 



General. — Any person serving a sentence of six months or more, life sentences ex- 

 cepted, either in the State penitentiary or any county jail, or upon the public works 

 of any county, shall be entitled to have one-tenth of such sentence deducted for good 

 behavior. (Acts 1914, No. 352.) 



State. — The county supervisor from each coimty in the State may be allowed to 

 use without charge, for the purpose of working the roads of the county, any of the 

 convicts he may. select of those sentenced from his county to the State penitentiary. 

 Said convicts shall be under the absolute custody and control of the supervisor and 

 whatever guards he may appoint. (Actsl914, No. 366.) 



The punishment for arson shall be death by hanging, but the jury may find a special 

 verdict with recommendations to mercy, whereupon punishment may be reduced to 

 a term of imprisonment in the county jail or at hard labor in the penitentiary or on 

 the pubhc highways, in the discretion of the court. (Acts 1915, No. 133.) 



"Whiere punishment of imprisonment is provided for crime, all able-bodied male 

 convicts shall be sentenced, without regard to the length of sentence, to hard 

 labor on the public works of the county in which convicted, if such county maintains 

 a chain gang, and in the alternative to imprisonment in the county jail or the State 

 penitentiary at hard labor. Races and sexes shall be kept separate. Should the 

 supervisor or commissioner of any county find it impracticable or inconvenient to 

 work any such convict, he may turn him over to the penitentiary authorities. (Acts 

 1914, No. 291.) 



Counties. — All courts and municipal authorities having power to sentence convicts 

 to imprisonment at hard labor shall sentence all able-bodied males to work upon the 

 public works of the county or of the municipality. All such convicts shall be under 

 the exclusive control of the county supervisor and by him formed into a county chain 

 gang and required to work on the highways, bridges, ferries, and other public works 

 of the county. Municipal couAdcts shall be so worked under proper municipal authori- 

 ties. The county board of commissioners shall feed and provide suitable guards and 

 appliances for safe-keeping said convicts, and shall provide all necessary tools and 

 implements, all costs and expenses of which shall be paid out of the county road 

 fund. Municipal authorities shall make like provision for municipal convicts. If 

 in the judgment of the board of county commissioners the number of convicts avail- 

 able is insufficient to warrant the expense of maintaining a chain gang, the supervisor 

 of such county may contract with the supervisor of any other county for hiring or 

 exchanging such convicts. (Codeof 1912, Vol. I, Title VI, sees. 956-962.) 



The county commissioners shall not let to contract the repairing or building of any 

 bridge which can be repaired or built by a chain-gang force. (Code of 1912, Vol. I, 

 Title VI, sees. 1079-1081.) 



South Dakota. 



Counties. — ^Able-bodied male prisoners, over 18 and not more than 50 years of age, 

 confined in any county jail, or any prison or lockup of any city or town, may oe 

 required to labor not more than eight hours per day upon the public roads or streets, 

 or other public works. Persons awaiting tnal may, at tlieir request, be allowed to 



