§ 148-66 Cities and towns and Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services may contract for prison labor
§ 148-67 Hiring to cities and towns and State Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
§ 148-68 Payment of contract price; interest; enforcement of contracts
§ 148-69 Agents; levy of taxes; payment of costs and expenses
§ 148-70 Management and care of inmates

Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 148 > Article 5 - Farming Out Convicts

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • in writing: may be construed to include printing, engraving, lithographing, and any other mode of representing words and letters: Provided, that in all cases where a written signature is required by law, the same shall be in a proper handwriting, or in a proper mark. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3