(25 ILCS 5/10) (from Ch. 63, par. 10)
Sec. 10.
If the person is committed for a refusal to answer any question
put to him as a witness, or to obey an order of the house, the warrant may
direct that the person be returned to the house at a time stated therein,
not exceeding twenty-four hours from the time of commitment, or it may
direct that he be imprisoned until he shall signify his willingness to obey
the requirements of the house, at which time he shall be returned to the
house by the person having him in custody: Provided, that no person shall
be so held beyond the time of the adjournment of the General Assembly.
(Source: R.S. 1874, p. 555.)
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