Any superintendent, warden, or other correctional official who causes any inmate to do any work on Sunday, except works of necessity, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
History. Ga. L. 1908, p. 1119, § 14; Penal Code 1910, § 420; Code 1933, § 26-6909; Code 1933, § 26-9909, enacted by Ga. L. 1968, p. 1249, § 1.
Law reviews.
For comment criticizing judicial intervention in Brown v. Teel, 236 A.2d 699 (N.H. 1967), and advocating deference to legislative determination of Sunday business law, see 19 Mercer L. Rev. 445 (1968).
For comment on Hughes v. Reynolds, 223 Ga. 727 , 157 S.E.2d 746 (1967), holding the Sunday Business Activities Act of 1967 (Code 1933, Ch. 96-8) unconstitutional, see 19 Mercer L. Rev. 479 (1968).
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 5 - Correctional Institutions of State and Counties
Article 2 - Wardens, Superintendents, and Other Personnel
§ 42-5-32. Bonds of Superintendents, Wardens, and Other Officials and Employees
§ 42-5-33. Submission of Monthly Reports to Commissioner by Wardens and Superintendents
§ 42-5-34. Powers of Arrest of Wardens, Superintendents, and Deputies
§ 42-5-38. Making False Statement as to Age to Procure Employment
§ 42-5-39. Refusal by Officer to Receive Inmates in Correctional Institution
§ 42-5-40. Requiring Inmates to Do Unnecessary Work on Sunday