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No. s.-An act in relation to house of col

No. Am act in relation to house of cor
rectiOn.
| 1t is hereby enacted, ETC..
Sec l. An net entitled "An act for the es-
| tablishment and construction of workhouse,
| approved November -, 1876 and all acts in
| amendment thereof, and an act entitled IAN act
| relating to commitments 10 the workhouse.
approved November ~, 1876, are hereby
| amended so that wherever in said acts the word
| .'w orkhouse" occurs there is substituted the IL
| tie House of Correction"
See. >. The first section of said first-named
| act Is hereby amended so TO read rs follows
| Sec |. There shall be established, rs is herein
| after provided, an institution for the safe keep
| ing, correction, employment and reformation
| of all persons above the age of sixteen years
| convict of ofen>es for which the punishment
by law is only by fine or Imprisonment In the
| county Jail, or by both fine and such imprison-
| ment, with or without cost of prosecution; and
also of all persons not less than sixteen wears oi
| age at the time of conviction, convicted oi
| otlenses punishable by law by imprisonment in
| the State prison, whom the court, in its discre-
| ton shall sentence to such institution.
| See. 3. The second section of said act shall
| be amended so rs to read follows: Sec. !
| Whenever any person above the age OF sixteen
| years at the time of conviction shall be, after
| the DAY when the governor shall issue his proc
| lamatiOn that said house of correction is ready
| for the reception of prisoners, convicted of an
| otiense for which the punishment by law Is only
| by fine or imprisonment i'll the comfy jail, or by
| both tine and such imprisonment, with or with.
| out costs of prosecution, and the court sh;i ]
sentence the respondent to pay fine only with
| or without costs of prosecution, the court shall
| further order that, in ease such fine or line and
| costs shall not be paid according To such order,
| within twenty-four hours after such order, the
| respondent be confined at hard labor i'll such
| house of col rection for as many DAYS as thrice
| the number of dollars of such line or fine and
| costs, including the costs of commitment under
such order, which costs of commitment shall
| be- ii>certaincd and determined by said court
| and included in the sentence and warrant OF
| commitment. And the court may, in lis discre'
| tion, issue a warrant of commitment forthwith
| and the officer holding the same is hereby ati-
| thoriled and empowered To apprehend the per-
sou therein named Immediately by virtue there
| 0t,and him securely keep until the expiration OF
said twenty-iOur hours, or until the said hne, OF
| tine and costs are paid. And the officer shall
| he entitled 10 ten cents an hour for every houI
of such detention, and TO twenty-five cents ior
cach meal furnished the prisoner, and shall Ger
| tiiy the amount in his return upon the warrant
| uf commitment in case the same is not paid by
the prisoner, aud the sum certified shall pro
| lon. the prisoners confinement i'll the house O
| correction ON the basis above prov IN cNst
Of Tine and costs. And il, in the eases mention
ed in this section, the court shall sentence the
| respondent to Imprisonment only, with or With
| oul the payment of costs of prosecution, the sen
said house OF correction, Instead of i'll the
| county Jail. Any person sentenced TO said
house of correction for nonpaymept of !. tine
and costs, or luth, may hc discharged nj an,
time on payment Of the balance of the fine and
COSTS after deducling thirty-ihree and one-third
cents for each day such person has been impris
| oncd under such sentence.
See. l. The third section Of sgid act shall be
| 40 amended u, tu read IL follows; Sec i. When
over ANY person, above thu age of sixteen year
| at the time OF conviction shall be cony cted U
| an on.n-r, the punishment of which is impriS.
oumcnt in the State prison, or by iro, or by
| both said punishments the court, in its discre
ton, may sentence such respondent TO continc
mcnt at hard labor in such house of correction
for u term not shorter nor longer than the term
ul m;pri.GnuIell To which such respondent
might have been sentenced in the state pris-
on.
See. :. In all eases where the penalty Is
wholly or partly 10y line which is payable TO the
treasury of any town, II the respondent is com
mitted in default Of paymept, the line an. costs
uf prosecution AMI commitment shall be- paya
hle .,ner commitment 10 the State, and such
costs shall be- paid from the State treasury IL
the several persons entitled thereto, Upon the
hccu audited aud allowed bv the court auditor
ior the county in which such on,iction took
place, in the manner proNi tor in other cas-
es where the costs are TO he paid out of the
State treasury.
net Is hereby amended 50 ~ read Us follows
Sec. 8. The said commissioners are hereby au.
thorized and empowered TO purchase land fol