Nothing in this article shall prevent any county of this state from working its county convicts according to the law as it now exists or may hereafter be enacted, but no county convict shall be worked in any coal mine or worked under lease to any person, firm or corporation; provided, however, that any county or counties shall have the authority to work such convicts retained by it in and around the courthouse, in and around the jail or any other public building or works of the county.
Ala. Code § 14-5-5
County Convicts - Authority to Work Generally; Lease to Persons, Firms or Corporations Prohibited; Working in and Around Public Buildings and Works.
(Acts 1927, No. 72, p. 52; Code 1940, T. 45, §100; Acts 1955, No. 307, p. 705.)
Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.