1717ORDINANCE NO . l ~ ~ r
AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE THE USE OF CITY PRISONERS AT
MANUAL LABOR IN ANY WORKHOUSE, FARM, STREET, ROAD,
BRIDGE, OR OTHER PUBLIC WORK IN CRITTENDEN COUNTY WHICH
SHALL BE OWNED, OPERATED, OR CONDUCTED BY THE STATE OF
ARKANSAS, CRITTENDEN COUNTY OR THE CITY OF WEST MEMPHIS,
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, A.C.A. § 12-42-105 provides that any person who may
be convicted of a misdemeanor or petty offense by any court in
this state and who shall be committed to jail to serve a sentence
imposed by any court of competent jurisdiction or who shall be in
default of the payment of the fine and costs adjudged against him
may be required to discharge the sentence or fine and costs by
manual labor in any workhouse, farm, street, road, bridge, ar
other public work in the county where the conviction and committal
were had, provided that the workhouse, farm, road, street, bridge,
or other public work shall be owned, operated, or conducted by the
State of Arkansas, any county thereof, or a city or incorporated
town within the State of Arkansas; and
WHEREAS, the mayor, when authorized to do so by an ordinance
duly adopted by the city council, is authorized and empowered to
~,,, make a contract with any other county, city, or town for the
maintenance, safekeeping, and working of prisoners committed to
the city jail except prisoners awaiting trial; and
WHEREAS, if the mayor is unable to make a satisfactory
contract with some county, city, or incorporated town, or if the
contract does not cover all persons committed to jail to serve a
sentence or in default of the payment of a fine and costs adjudged
against him, the city council or the mayor may order the prisoners
worked on any public streets, alleys, public buildings, public
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parks, or any other public improvements of the city or may order
them to perform any other lawful labor for the benefit of the
city, under such rules and regulations not inconsistent with the
provisions of A.C.A. § 12-42-101 et seq., as the mayor and city
council may prescribe; and
WHEREAS, the Police Commission of the City of West Memphis
has considered and recommended to the City Council the adoption of
a program for manual labor to be performed by city prisoners in
conformance with the provisions of A.C.A. § 12-42-101, et seq.;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WEST MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS, THAT:
1. Any person who may be convicted of a misdemeanor or
petty offense in the West Memphis Municipal Court and who shall be
committed to jail to serve a sentence imposed by any court of
competent jurisdiction or who shall be in default of the payment
of the fine and costs adjudged against him may be required to
discharge the sentence or fine and costs by manual labor in any
workhouse, farm, street, road, bridge, or other public work in
Crittenden County, Arkansas, provided that the workhouse, farm,
road, street, bridge, or other public work shall be owned,
operated, or conducted by the State of Arkansas, Crittenden
County, or the City of West Memphis.
2. No city prisoner shall be allowed to work on any public
work or improvement whatever where there may be a danger of his
escape; nor shall he be compelled to labor at any kind of business
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or in any avocation that would tend to impair his health or
strength.
3. An inmate performing such manual labor as herein
authorized shall receive compensatory time in the amount of one
(1) additional day's credit against his sentence for each day's
labor. The Municipal Court shall determine what constitutes a
day's labor.
4. The mayor is hereby authorized and empowered to make a
contract with any other county, city, or town for the maintenance,
safekeeping, and working of prisoners committed to the city jail,
except prisoners awaiting trial, in accordance with the provisions
of A.C.A. § 12-42-101, et seq.
5. In the event the mayor is unable to make a satisfactory
contract with some county, city, or incorporated town, or if the
contract does not cover all persons committed to jail to serve a
sentence or in default of the payment of a fine and costs adjudged
against him, the city council or the mayor may order the prisoners
worked on any public streets, alleys, public buildings, public
parks, or any other public improvements of the city or may order
them to perform any other lawful labor for the benefit of the
city, under such rules and regulations not inconsistent with the
provisions of A.C.A. § 12-42-101, et seq., as the mayor and city
council may prescribe.
PASSED AND APPROVED t h i s ~_ day o f ~Luc.er*~~`~ , 19 9 5.
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AL BOALS, MAYOR
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ATTEST:
DAN , CI E
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