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An Act to enable the corporation of the city of Savannah to obtain and collect the Jail Fees of prisoners committed to the jail of Chatham county, to authorize the erection of a Tread-mill therein, and in the jail of Darien, and to subject offenders and negroes to work thereon, and to enable jailors of other jails to collect their jail fees. 1835 63 (1835)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsga0271 and id is 1 raw text is: CORPORATIONS. AN ACT to enable the corporation of the city of Savannah to obtain and collect the Jail Fees of prisoners committed to the jail of Chatham county, to authorize the erection of a Tread-mill therein, and in the jail of Darion, and to subject.offenders and negroes to work thercon, and to en- able jailors of other jails to collect their jail fees. Whereas, the said corporation, under the actof the 8th of December, 1S34, is vested with the charge and control of the jail of Chatham county, and is obliged to provide neces- saries for the prisoners therein confined, and it is but just that each county should bear the charge of its own prisoners whilst in said jail, or in any other jail in the State- SEc. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and flouse of'Re- presentatives ofthc State of Georgia in General A/ssem- bly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That any and all prisoners heretofore or hereafter committed to said jail on other than civil process, or process from the corporate authorities of the city of Savanaih, shall be a charge on the county from which said prisoir or pri- soners was sent, and that the corporation & Savannah shall have authority to demand and receive from the ruspective inferior courts of such counties, periodical payments for the fees accruing on such prisoners ; and it shall be the duty of such respective justices of the inferior courts of such coun- ties to make periodical settlements and payments to the said corporation; and persons confined in any other jail in this State shall be a charge on the county from which he or she was committed, and the jailor thereof shall be entitled in like manner to recover and receive periodical settlements and payments. SEc. 2. And be itfurther enacted, That in case of neg- lect or refusal of any such inferior courts to make such settlements and payments for fees heretofore due, or which shall hereafter accrue, it shall and may be lawful for the superioi court of such county by mandamus or other pro- 6s

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