Chapter 639. To amend the criminal laws of the District of Columbia
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Chap. 639: To amend the criminal laws of the District of Columbia. Chapter 639 30 Stat. 724 1898-07-08 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-11-03 55 2 30 public chap. 639.— An Act To amend the criminal laws of the District of Columbia. July 8, 1898. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That persons charged in theDistrict of Columbia.Police court. police court of the District of Columbia in cases in which the only penalty upon conviction for the offense is a fine not to exceed fifty dollars may give security for their appearance for trial or for furtherSecurity for appearance for trial in minor offenses. hearing, either by giving bond to the satisfaction of the court or by depositing money as collateral security in such amount as the court may direct.
Sec. 2. That in all cases in the District of Columbia where a defendantDeduction on payment of flue for time served in jail. is sent to jail or to the workhouse in default of the payment of a tine he shall be released upon the payment of the balance of the fine due by him, after crediting thereon as paid an amount equal to the proportion the time thus served by him in the jail or workhouse bears to the whole time he was to serve under the sentence. Approved, July 8, 1898.
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