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Offenders convicted may be committed to any house of correction within the county.
Where one house of correction for two or more counties, offenders convicted in any of such counties may be committed thereto.
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116. Whenever any person shall be lawfully convicted before any court, or judge, or justice of the peace, of any offence, and shall be punishable by imprisonment, it shall and may be lawful for such court or judge or justice to sentence such offender to be confined in any house of correction within and belonging to the county, county of a city, or county of a town, where such offender shall be convicted, and such offender shall and may be committed to and detained in such house of correction accordingly; any law, usage, or custom to the contrary notwithstanding; and in all cases where any one house of correction shall have been or shall be built, repaired, or enlarged, at the joint expence of any two or more counties, or counties of cities, or counties of towns, it shall and may be lawful for the court of justice before whom any offender shall be convicted, in either or any of the said counties, or counties of cities or towns, of any offence, and shall be punishable by imprisonment, to sentence such offender to be confined in such house of correction, although such house of correction may not be locally situated within the county, county of a city, or county of a town, within which such offender shall be convicted; and such offender shall and may be committed to and detained in such house of correction accordingly; any law, usage, or custom to the contrary notwithstanding.
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