Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-04-11
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Published March 20, 1871
CHAPTER l55

AN ACT limiting the term of imprisoruo..
persons committed to Jail for non-navma,'. VI
fines. VI
Inc people OF the state of Wisconsin, ren,..
sented IN senate and assembly, do enact =.
Section l. Whenever any person is conr,;...,
to the county Jail in any county in this state g..
non-payment of any fine assessed against H.,
or ner by any justice of the peace of said CONT,
on trlal and conviction, had before sp.h
justice Tor criminal offense, and such narSo-
SO imprisoned for non payment of sucb g..
snail make petition on oath to the Justice ne a.
peace by whom he or she was committed o- -
any other justice of the peace of the comfy
stating his or her inability TO pay such fine Z
shall be the duty of such justice to whom snch
petition is addressed to Immediately inform soma
other Justice of the peace of said county of tbs
fact of such petition being made. and tho ,rno
Justices shall iix up upon day for hearing said
petition and notify the petitioner of the day and
hour and place of hearing such petition, and also
notify the sheriff
Section 2. 1t shall be the duty of the sheriff ~
the county where such person is imprisoned q,
the keeper OF the jail, to produce such prisoner
before such justices at the place fixed upon for
the hearing of such petition.
Section 3. At the time for hearing the petition
said justices shall attend and receive such test,
mony as may be adduced in favor of such mis-
ouer, and also such as the district attorney Of
the county may offer against such application
Tor the discharge of such prisoner, and if uuon
the examination they are satisfied that such Der.
son Is a poor person, and unable to pay the fine
assessed against him or her, they shall order his
or her discharge from prison, upon such prisoner
having been confined in such jail, as provided in
the next section of this act.
Section 4. Persons imprisoned for non-pay-
ment of fine, may be discharged from imprison
hN grrah ..t
provisions of this act, only upon having been
confined in such Jail rs follows:
On imprisonment for non-payment of fine of
five dollars, ten DAYS.
On fine of ten dolla,s and above five dollars,
fifteen days.
On imprisonment for non-payment of fine
over ten dollars and not over twenty dollars,
thirty days.
On imprisonment for non-payment of fine
over twenty and not over thirty dollars, forty
days.
I'm imprisonment for non-payment of any
sum over thirty dollars, the person imprisoned
may be discharged in the manner now provided
by law.
On imprisonment for non-payment of fine
over thirty dollars and not over forty dollars,
sixty days.
For the non-payment of any fine exceeding
forty dollars, seventy-tive days.
Section 5. The fees of sheriff, witnesses and
justices of the peace in the proceedings under
this chapter, shall be the same as is allowed for
services in criminal cases, excepting that each of
the justices shall be allowed two dollars for
such day spent in hearing the application.
Section t. All acts and parts of acts contra
vening the provisions of this act are hereby re-
pealcd.
Section T. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March &, 1871. Ia COPY.