Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-05-15
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and for Keeping Them at Labor.
The Village of Cheboygan Ordains:
Section l. When any person shall be con.
victed before a Court Of competent Jurisdiction,
| upon a trial for a violation Of the provisions OF
any OF the ordinances or bylaws Of this vii
lage, and sentence OF imprisonment shall be
adJudged, for nOn-payment Of a fine or other
wise, the court before whom such conviction
shall be had may, and in case of q second OF
subsequent conviction for the same offence
shall, make a further sentence that the person
so convicted shall be kept at hard labor during
such Imprisonment.
Sec. 2.Whehever any person shall be sentenced
to be kept at hard labor under the provisions
OF the preceding section, and who shall be ca
pable OF performing such labor, it shall be the
duty OF the Marshal Of the village to see that
such person IL kept at hard labor during the
term OF his Imprisonment so far and to such
an extent as is practicable, either within or
without the place Of his confinement.
Sec. 3. The Marshal shall cause all persons
sentenced to be kept at hard labor, and who
shall be capable OF performing such labor, to
be employed upon any Of the public avenues,
streets, alleys or other works of the village,
whenever it shall be practicable in the judg-
ment of the Marshal to cause them to be so
employed; and whenever in his judgment it
shall be impracticable to cause such persons to
be employed on the public avenues, streets, al
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Marshal shall cause such persons to be EN-
plOyed at such other work as he can procure
for their employment, upon such terms as may
be agreed reOn between the Marshal and the
person under whose direction the offender shall
be placed.
labor outside the place OF his confinement I'M
der the provisions Of this ordinance, the Mar
shall shall take such precautiOn, and adopt such
means as he may deem necessary to prevent
the escape of such person.
Sec. 5. Whenever the Street Commissioner
Of the village shall be employed in
work upon the public avenues, streets
may put into his custody, charge and care, any
person or persons sentenced to hard labor un-
der the provisions OF this ordinance, and it
shall be the duty Of the Street Commissioner
in such case, to receive such person or persons
and cause them to perform such work and la
Dor as they may be capable OF doing. And the
Street Commissioner Of the village is hereby
authorized, empowered and required to re-
strain and prevent any such persons from es-
Gaping, and to safely keep all such persons and
surrender them to the Marshal, when the Mar
shall shall require.
Sec. 6. Whenever any person shall be sem
fenced to imprisonment for non-payment of
fine and costs, or either, and shall he employed
at hard labor, pursuant to the provisions OF this
ordinance, he shall be allowed such sum as the
Marshal may be able to obtain for his labor,
less the cost Of his support, and in case such
person shall be employed upon work for the
village, then he shall be allowed such sum as
the Street Commissioner or other person in
charge of such work for the village, shall
determine his services are worth, less the costs
of his support, and when he shall have earn
ed the amount OF such fine and costs, in
GLIDING the cost Of his support, he shall be
discharged.
Sec. z. This ordinance shall take effect on
the I'd. day OF June, 1884.
Adopted May, 9th, 1884.
GEO. K. FROST, President.
Co. J. HUNT, Clerk.