Sec. 1.
The council of any city shall have power to provide and maintain a city prison, and such watch or station houses as may be necessary, and may provide for the confinement therein of all persons liable to imprisonment or detention under the ordinances of the city, and for the employment of those imprisoned therein.
History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3122 ;-- CL 1915, 3036 ;-- CL 1929, 1960 ;-- CL 1948, 93.1