Whoever is convicted of a crime punishable by a fine, and is liable to imprisonment in the jail for its non-payment, may be sentenced to such imprisonment in the house of correction, or to confinement at hard labor either in the jail or house of correction.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 279, § 7
Sentence to jail or house of correction for non-payment of fine
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