Legal Opinion
Rich v. Chamberlain
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided March 19, 1895PublishedCited by 26 opinions
Mandamus. Eelator applied for mandamus to compel respondent to ■transfer a convict from the State prison to the House of Correction and Eeformatory at Ionia. The facts are stated in the opinions.
1Opinion of the CourtHooker, J.
Act No. 118, Laws of 1893, is entitled—
“An act to revise and consolidate the laws relative to the State prison, to the State House of Correction and branch of the State prison in the Upper Peninsula, and to the House of Correction and Eeformatory at Ionia, and the government and discipline' thereof, and to repeal all acts inconsistent therewith.”
A board of control was provided for each prison, consisting of three members, to be appointed by the Governor by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, of which board the Governor is ex officio a member. These boards were authorized to make…
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