Section 28Part 0 —
Default in payment of penalty, etc.
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In any case of adjudication of a pecuniary penalty or amends under this Law, and non-payment thereof, either forthwith or within such time as is allowed by the convicting Justice, not exceeding thirty days (and if the said Justices give time for such payment, they shall require the defendant to give security to the satisfaction of the said Justices to an amount double the amount of penalty or amends, and costs, for his appearance at the expiration of such time at the place where the Justices hold their Courts then and there to abide the further judgement of the law on non-payment of the amount; and such Justices are hereby empowered to take such security by way of recognisance, which said recognisance, if forfeited, shall be estreated in like manner as any other estreated recognisance), it shall be lawful for the said Justices to commit the offender, by warrant under their hands and seals, to imprisonment for thirty days, the imprisonment in any case to cease on payment of the sum due; and the costs for the recovery thereof shall be paid to the party entitled to receive the same; the amount of amends shall be paid to the party aggrieved; or, where such amount cannot be so appropriated, the same shall, together with all penalties awarded under this Law, be paid into the Treasury.