In Re Application of Murphy

A fine is defined as a pecuniary punishment imposed by a lawful tribunal upon a person convicted of a crime or misdemeanor: 25 C. J. 1148.

The statute provides how the sentence of a fine may be discharged in lieu of a money payment. It states that the judgment must direct that the party be imprisoned until the fine be satisfied; that the judgment must specify the extent of the imprisonment; and that the extent of the same must not exceed one day for every $2 of the fine. It further provides that omission to specify the same shall operate to require the defendant’s imprisonment until said fine…