Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-05-29
ORDINANCE.
An Ordinance relative to Sentencing Offenders
and for Keeping Them at Labor.

An Ordinance relative to Sentencing Offenders
and for Keeping Them at Labor.
| The village of Cheboygan Ordains:
Section /. When any person shall be con-
| victed before q 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 n0n-payment OF a nne or other
| wise, the court before whom such conviction
shall be had may, and in case OF a second or
| subsequent conviction for the sam offence
| shall, make a further sentence that the person
| 30 convicted shall be kept at hard labor during
| such imprisonment. j..
Sec. 2. Whenever 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, 1t shall be the
| duty of the Marshal of the village to see that
| such person is 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. 8. 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 1t
| shall be impracticable to cause such persons to
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| leys or other works of the village, then the
| 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 ueOn between the Marshal and the
person under whose direction the offender shall
be placed. -,
Sec. 4. Whenever any person shall be put at
labor outside the place Of his confinement I'M
der the provisions of this ordinance, the Mar
shal shall take such precautiOn, and adopt such
means as he may deem necessary to prevent
the escape Of such person.
Sec. 8. Whenever the Street COMMISSIONS
Of the village shall be employed in
and alleys of the village, the Marshal
may put into his custody, charge and care, any
persen or persons sentenced to hard labor un.
der the provisions Of this ordinance, and II
shall be the duty Of the Street Commissions
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 Ia hereby
authorized, empowered n 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 sen
fenced to imprisonment for non-payment o.
fine and costs, or either, and shall he employed
at hard labor, pursuant to the provisions OF thi!
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 sucl
person shall be employed upsn work for thu
village, then he shall be allowed such sum a
the Street Commissioner or other person II
charge of such work for the village, shal
determine his services are worth, less the cost
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 b.
discharged.
Sec. I. This ordinance shall take effect OF
the I'd. day of June, 1884.
Adopted May, 9th, 1884.
GEO. e. FROST, President.
e.. 7. HINT. Clerk.