Sec. 23.
It shall be the duty of such court during the term thereof to inquire into the cause of the commitment of every person confined in such prison upon any criminal charge who shall not have been indicted, or against whom no information shall have been filed, and unless satisfactory cause shall be shown to such court for detaining such person in custody or upon bail, as the case may require, to cause such person to be discharged.
History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 171 ;-- Am. 1850, Act 275, Imd. Eff. Apr. 2, 1850 ;-- CL 1857, 6151 ;-- CL 1871, 8040 ;-- Am. 1875, Act 146, Eff. Aug. 3, 1875 ;-- How. 9656 ;-- CL 1897, 2672 ;-- CL 1915, 2544 ;-- CL 1929, 17690 ;-- CL 1948, 801.23
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 801 - Jails and Workhouses
R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (801.1 - 801.27)
Section 801.1 - County Jails; Use as Prisons.
Section 801.2 - Solitary Imprisonment; Execution of Sentence.
Section 801.3 - Solitary Imprisonment; Intercourse With Other Persons.
Section 801.6 - Prisoners; Separation.
Section 801.7 - Prisoners; Conversations.
Section 801.8 - Prisoners; Food.
Section 801.9 - Repealed. 2015, Act 216, Eff. Mar. 14, 2016.
Section 801.11 - Prisoners; Working Conditions, Transportation, Meals, Lodging.
Section 801.12 - Prisoners; Compensation; Record, Report.
Section 801.13 - Jail of Contiguous County; Designation for Use; Removal of Prisoners.
Section 801.14-801.15 - Repealed. 1974, Act 258, Eff. Aug. 6, 1975.
Section 801.16-801.21 - Repealed. 1959, Act 7, Eff. Mar. 29, 1960.
Section 801.22 - Keeper's Calendar of Prisoners; Contents, Delivery to Court.
Section 801.23 - Discharge of Unindicted Persons.
Section 801.26 - Repealed. 1991, Act 145, Imd. Eff. Nov. 25, 1991.