The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-04-09
WILL ENFORCE STATE LAW
IN CASES OF OLD OFFENDERS
Prosecuting Attorney to Deal With
Frequent Prisoners in
County Jail
JUSTICES OF CO. INSTRUCTED

Prosecuting Attorney William j.
; Macdonald is preparing to meet pro-
blem growing out OF the filling OF the
county jail with disorderly persons,
who have been convicted OF similar
offenses two. three. and more times i'm
this county and who should be dealt
with according To the state statutes.
The prosecuting attorney told The
News this morning that the county Jail
Is being continually filled with dis
orderly persons, many of whom have
been inmates of the county jail for the
past ten years on and of. He is now
instructng the several Justices i'm his
jurisdiction to enforce the following !
statutes, which provide for heavy fines, |
in addition TO periods of Imprisonment |
in the state houses of corrections.
The statutes follow;
Chapter 1855. Dsorderly Persons.
Cpd Sec G. Whenever complaint
shall be made TO any justice of the
peace. or other magistrate having jur-
isdction in criminal cases against any
person with being disorderly person
under the provisions of this act. such
Justice or magistrate before taking
any complaint, or issuing any warrant.
shall examine his docket and ascertain
whether or not such person has been
at any time within one year convicted
Of one or more similar offenses before
him. He shall also examine the person J
making the complaint and ascertain
whether or not such complainant has {
knowledge Of one or more similar Of
lenses Of which the person complained j
Of has been convicted. at any time e
within one year. And If il shall APP v
pear from his docket, or from such ex- $
animation Of the complainant that
such person has been charged with one
1r more convictions of any offense UNI
Ter this act of being a disorderly per-
son, then, and i'm either case. it shall G
De the duty Of such justice or magis- t.
rate, TO charge such person in the c
complaint and warrant then to be taxi
m and issued, with such former con- ri
lotions as the case may be. And in h
ase such person so charged with a
ormer conviction, or convictions shall II
'e again convicted he shall be punish r.
d as provided in section two of this q,
ct. :.
Sec. ?. Any person complained of as
eing a disorderly person, and who -
hall be convicted, or who shall plead
utility, shall be punished by a fine not
Exceeding $50 and costs of prosecu- d
ion, or by Imprisonment i'm the county
all or in the Detroit house of correc- G
ion, not exceeding thirty days; or he is
nay be required to enter into a rec
ognizance with sufficient sureties for an
is good behavior for a term of three 10
nonths. Any person who shall be
onvicted a second time of being er
isordery person, the offense being m
harged as a second offense. shall be al
finished by fine not exceeding 800 G;
nd costs of prosecution, or by inn IA
risonment in the county JAIL or in the
Detroit house of correction, not less ia
han thirty days nor more than three u
lonths. or by such Imprisonment and id
y fine not exceeding 800 and costs G
T prosecution.
And for a third and all subsequent =.
onvictions, the offense being charged ~
$ a third or subsequent conviction,
he punishment shall be by imprison-
1ent i'm the Detroit house of correc-
ion, or in the state house of correc- u
ion and reformatory at Ionia, or in the &c
tate house of correction and branch q