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court. A lot of ground on which to work such prisoners at crushing rock may be pur- 
chased or rented, and the rock so crushed may be sold by the sheriff to any incorporated 
town or city, or, by order of the county court, it may be turned over to any road over- 
seer for use on the public roads. A person is prisoned for nonpayment of a fine shall 
be credited $1 on such fine for each day he shall so work. (Rev. Stat. 1909, sees. 
3732-3733, 4915-4916.) 
Montana. 
Counties. — Persons convicted of crime and sentenced to the county jail may be 
required by the board of county; commissioners to work on the public roads under 
such rules and regulations as said board may prescribe. The sheriff may employ 
guards and shall provide necessary clothing, food, and bedding for all prisoners com- 
mitted to jail and shall be allowed such fees therefor as said" board may determine. 
Boards of county commissioners may do work on State roads with convict labor. 
(R. C. 1907, sees. 9772-9776; Acts 1913, ch. 78.) 
Nebraska. 
State. — The board of commissioners of State institutions shall provide labor for the 
prisoners; andno prisoner shall be hired out to contract, except as herein provided. 
Any county, city, or village, through its proper officers, may contract with the warden, 
subject to approval of said board, for prison labor to be used in building or repairing 
roads or streets, or on other public wOrks, at a wageto be agreed upon; and such 
county, city, or village shall make satisfactory provision for boarding, lodging, safe- 
keeping, and guarding all such prisoners. As a matter of discipline, the warden may 
make deductions from the earnings of convicts for violation of a rule or for any mis- 
conduct. One-half the amount credited to each convict shall constitute a fund for 
the relief of those dependent upon him, and shall be paid to such dependent persons 
on order of the board of commissioners of State institutions. Said board may grant 
to prisoners employed outside the prison inclosure and to those making satisfactory 
progress in the prison school a deduction of time from their sentences, in addition to 
that otherwise granted by law, conditioned on good behavior and obedience to rules, 
but such deductions shall not exceed one month from each year of the sentence. 
(R. S. 1913, sees. 7317-7318, 7320-7322, 7324, as amended; Acts 1915, ch. 137, and 
ch. 240, 1915.) 
Counties. — The county board of each county having a population of over 2,000 and 
under 100,000 and the mayor and council or legislative body of any city having a 
population of over 5,000 and less than 100,000 shall provide for the employment of 
prisoners sentenced to the county jail or committed to jail for nonpayment of any 
fine. (Acts 1915, ch. 70.) 
Nevada. 
State. — When any prisoner shall be discharged from the State prison, either by 
expiration of sentence or pardon, the warden shall furnish him $25 in cash, to be paid 
out of the State prison fund. (R. L. 1912, sec. 7596.) 
The board of State-prison commissioners shall detail for work on the public high- 
ways of the State such male convicts in the State prison asit may deem suitable for 
such detail, excepting prisoners under death sentence; provided that such detail shall 
be voluntary on the part of the convict. Convicts so detailed shall be under the 
general direction of the warden and guards appointed Joy him and subject to such 
rules and regulations as said board shall establish. Prisoners shall not be required 
to wear stripes, and for infractions of the rules the maximum punishment shall be a 
return to confinement in the penitentiary and forfeiture of credits. For good behavior 
and faithful work, convicts so detailed shall be allowed 10 days' time off their sentences 
for each month of work in addition to the time off otherwise allowed by law; and. in 
addition thereto each convict shall be allowed 10 cents for each day's labor, which 
may be paid those dependent upon him for support or allowed to accumulate and be 
paid to him on his discharge. Said board of prison commissioners, on recommenda- 
tion of the State engineer or the county surveyor, shall determine upon what roads 
such convicts shall be worked and shall pass upon the plans and specifications of said 
engineer or county surveyor in respect thereto. The State engineer shall have general 
supervision and direction of the road work done. Counties shall, at their own expense, 
construct bridges or other structures requiring skilled labor, but no convict shall be 
employed thereon. Counties may be required to contribute in part to the expense 
of ^ maintenance of convicts. All expenditures necessary in carrying out the fore- 
going, including tools, implements, horses, wagons, tents, bedding, clothing, tobacco, 
medicine, and commissary materials and supplies shall be paid from the general 
