Effective - 02 Jan 1979
546.881. St. Louis City workhouse, commitment. — 1. Every person committed to the workhouse of the city of St. Louis, or other place of punishment provided by that city, by the circuit court of the city of St. Louis, shall be put to hard labor at such work as his or her strength and health will permit, whether within or without such place of imprisonment, and shall be under the control and management of those having charge of such prison, subject to such rules and regulations as the municipal assembly of St. Louis City may establish for such prisons.
2. If the party committed is unwilling although able to pay the fine and costs, if such be the punishment for the offense, in whole or in part, in payment of such fines and costs, the party committed shall be allowed for his or her work at the rate of ten dollars per day. No imprisonment for nonpayment of fine and costs shall exceed six months.
3. When a fine is assessed by the circuit court of the city of St. Louis the court may provide for the payment of the fine and costs on an installment basis under such terms and conditions as the court deems appropriate.
4. Any person, after being committed to the workhouse or other place of imprisonment provided by the city of St. Louis, for nonpayment of his or her fine and costs, desiring to pay same, shall make application to the judge of said court, who shall in open court order the fine and all costs of such person to be paid to the clerk of said court, whose duty it shall be to receive same, enter satisfaction on the execution in his execution book, and give notice in writing, under the seal of said court, to the superintendent or person having charge and control of said workhouse, that the execution against such person has been fully satisfied, whereupon such person shall immediately be discharged from said workhouse or place of punishment.
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(L. 1978 H.B. 1634)
Effective 1-02-79
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XXXVII - Criminal Procedure
Chapter 546 - Trials, Judgments and Executions in Criminal Cases
Section 546.010 - Proceedings upon information, how conducted.
Section 546.020 - Plea of not guilty, not formally tendered.
Section 546.030 - Prisoner must be present in court, when.
Section 546.040 - Issues of fact to be tried by jury.
Section 546.050 - Misdemeanors may be tried by court.
Section 546.060 - Practice in civil case to apply, when.
Section 546.070 - Order of trial — instructions, requirements.
Section 546.080 - Variance between charge and proof.
Section 546.090 - Court may amend record, when — clerk to certify corrections.
Section 546.095 - Offense not cognizable before associate circuit judge — procedure.
Section 546.250 - Person injured may testify.
Section 546.263 - Domestic assault, victim may testify by video conference — local court rules.
Section 546.270 - Failure to testify not to prejudice defendant.
Section 546.280 - Defendant may be discharged to testify for state.
Section 546.300 - Existence of corporation, how proved.
Section 546.360 - Defense of former jeopardy may be proved, when.
Section 546.370 - Exceptions may be taken as in civil cases.
Section 546.380 - Court not to charge, but may instruct jury.
Section 546.390 - Verdict of jury, how rendered.
Section 546.400 - Verdict must show degree of guilt.
Section 546.540 - Confinement of insane persons, costs paid, how.
Section 546.550 - Presence of prisoner at rendition of judgment.
Section 546.560 - Presence of prisoner in court.
Section 546.570 - Hearing before sentence.
Section 546.580 - Section 546.570 deemed directory, when.
Section 546.590 - Judgment to be entered by clerk.
Section 546.600 - Copy of judgment of conviction to sheriff.
Section 546.610 - Copy of commitment to sheriff — prisoner, how and where delivered.
Section 546.620 - Power of sheriff to summon aid.
Section 546.650 - Court may require security to keep the peace.
Section 546.660 - Section 546.650 construed.
Section 546.670 - Recognizance, when broken.
Section 546.680 - Capital cases, duty of court.
Section 546.690 - Statement of conviction and judgment to governor.
Section 546.700 - Sentence not executed, procedure.
Section 546.730 - Place of executing judgment of death, duties of director.
Section 546.740 - Execution, witnesses.
Section 546.750 - Warrant of execution, how returned.
Section 546.800 - Pregnancy of female convict under death sentence — proceedings.
Section 546.810 - If found pregnant — sentence suspended.
Section 546.820 - Execution ordered when causes for suspension cease.
Section 546.860 - All property bound for fine and costs.
Section 546.870 - Executions shall issue, when.
Section 546.880 - May be consigned to workhouse, when.
Section 546.881 - St. Louis City workhouse, commitment.
Section 546.890 - Persons committed to workhouse imprisoned for full term.