Section 13. Habeas Corpus
Any person committed to the said House of Correction, employment and reformation, by any other authority than the court of quarter sessions of the peace of the City and County of Philadelphia, may apply for a writ of habeas corpus to any judge of the said court, and upon return thereof, if such judge shall deem there is sufficient or reasonable ground for granting the same, he shall enter upon a rehearing of the evidence, and either discharge the individual, modify or confirm the commitment. 1871, June 2, P.L. 1301, Sec. 13.