Creditor to advance money to jailer for support of prisoner. Whenever a person is committed to jail on a judgment recovered in a civil action, the creditor, his agent or attorney shall advance to the jailer immediately upon such commitment sufficient money to pay for the support of the prisoner for at least 2 weeks, at the rate of $2.50 per day, and in case the money should not be so advanced, the jailer shall forthwith discharge such prisoner from custody, and such discharge shall be a bar against imprisonment for the same debt. At the expiration of such 2 weeks, should such creditor refuse to advance a like sum, the prisoner will be discharged as above provided, and with the same effect.
Last modified: February 27, 2006