HB 370, 44th R.S.
Relating to amending a certain Article of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure; providing that a defendant convicted of a misdemeanor, and his punishment is assessed at a pecuniary fine and he is unable to pay his fine, he may be put to work in the workhouse, or on the county farm or public improvements of the county, or imprisoned in jail for a sufficient length of time to satisfy the fine and costs adjudged against him at the rate of one dollar per day, and providing that he shall not be required to labor on Sundays, and providing that no credit shall be allowed for such imprisonment or labor on Sundays.
Author: James T. Roach
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