4.83 Contempts; misdemeanor; penalty. Sec. 3. Every person who shall be guilty of any contempt specified in the preceding section shall also be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison, not exceeding 5 years, or by imprisonment in the county jail, not exceeding 1 year, or by fine, not exceeding 1,000 dollars, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the county jail, in the discretion of the court. History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 2 ;-- CL 1857, 19 ;-- CL 1871, 22 ;-- How. 39 ;-- CL 1897, 36 ;-- CL 1915, 49 ;-- CL 1929, 16 ;-- CL 1948, 4.83
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