CITY PRISON.

MCL ch. 93, subtit. Act 215 of 1895, ch. XIII

in effect

MCL 93.1 Prison facilities.

93.1. Prison facilities. Sec. 1. The council of any city shall have power to provide and maintain a city prison, and such watch or station houses as may be necessary, and may provide for the confinement therein of all persons liable to imprisonment or detention under the ordinances of the city, and for the employment of those imprisoned therein. 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895; CL 1897, 3122; CL 1915, 3036; CL 1929, 1960; CL 1948, 93.1

MCL 93.2 Prisoners; hard labor.

93.2. Prisoners; hard labor. Sec. 2. All persons sentenced to confinement in the city prison, and all persons imprisoned therein on execution or commitment for the non-payment of fines for violations of the ordinances of the city, may be kept at hard labor during the term of their imprisonment, either within or without the prison, under such regulations as the council may prescribe. 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895; CL 1897, 3123; CL 1915, 3037; CL 1929, 1961; CL 1948, 93.2

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