§ 21-855. Employment of prisoners - Disposition of wages - Parole on bond - Revocation of parole - Suspension of sentence - Who may inform against violator.

Every person convicted under the provisions of this act, upon the confinement of such person at the State Penitentiary, the warden thereof shall put the said convicted person to work at some suitable employment in the State Penitentiary, at a reasonable wage, not to exceed Two Dollars and fifty cents ($2.50), per day, and under such rules and regulations as shall be fixed by the warden of said penitentiary with the approval of the Governor, and such earnings shall, by proper authority, be paid to the said wife, or other person who is in charge of and caring for said child or children.

Upon conviction of any person, under the provisions of this act, the Governor may, before or after sentence, parole said person upon the recommendation of the trial judge in whose court he was convicted, upon said person entering into an undertaking in the form provided by the judge of said court, with two or more good and sufficient sureties.  Said sureties shall qualify and make a property statement as provided by law, and the said bond shall be approved by the trial judge before said application is made to the Governor, and a certificate that said bond has been approved by the trial judge shall accompany any application made hereunder.  Said bond shall be conditioned that the said convicted person shall within ten (10) days from the first day of each month, pay to the clerk of the court where he was convicted such amount as has been fixed by the court for the support of said wife or child or children, which money shall be paid by the clerk of the court as provided herein for wages at the penitentiary.

Upon the failure to pay said amount within the time provided for under this act, the said bond shall be liable to pay the sums due. Said money, when paid into the court clerk, shall be paid by said clerk to the wife or to any other person in charge of said minor child or children for the support of said wife or minor child or children.

When the terms and conditions of said bond have been violated the said trial judge shall at once notify the Governor, and the Governor may at once revoke said parole and confine said person to the penitentiary under the conditions provided herein, and the makers of said bond shall be liable under the terms and conditions provided in this act, and any person interested may sue on said bond.

Upon recommendation as provided herein for parole, the Governor may suspend the sentence under the terms and conditions of this act, and if the terms are broken and the suspension revoked by the Governor, then the time such person is out on suspension of sentence shall not be deducted from the term of sentence.  Provided, that no person shall inform against any one violating this act except the wife or guardian of said minor children, or those having said minor children in charge, or any public officer of the county.

Laws 1923, c. 78, p. 144, § 3.