148-68. Payment of contract price; interest; enforcement of contracts.
The corporate authorities of any city or town so hiring convicts shall pay into the treasury of the State for the labor of any convict so hired such sum or sums of money at such time or times as may be agreed upon in the contract of hire; and if any such city or town fails to pay the State money due for such hiring, the same shall bear interest from the time it is due until paid at the rate of six percent (6%) per annum; and an action to recover the same may be instituted by the Attorney General in the name of the State in the courts of Wake County. (1881, c. 127, s. 3; Code, s. 3451; Rev., s. 5412; C.S., s. 7760; 1925, c. 163; 1931, c. 145, s. 35.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 148 - State Prison System
Article 5 - Farming Out Convicts.
§ 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[Effective until January 1, 2023]