19-1916. Prisoner sent to jail of nearest county. Any committing judge of the district court of any county in which there is no sufficient jail may order any person whom they may lawfully order to be committed to prison to be sent to the jail of the county nearest having a sufficient jail; and the sheriff of such nearest county shall, on exhibit of the order of such judge, which order shall have endorsed thereon a statement that there is no sufficient jail in the county from whence it issued, receive and keep in custody in the jail of his or her county the prisoner ordered to be committed as aforesaid, at the expense of the county from which such person was sent; and the said sheriff shall, upon the order of the committing judge of the district court, redeliver such person when demanded.
History: G.S. 1868, ch. 53, § 16; L. 1876, ch. 85, § 1; R.S. 1923, 19-1916; L. 1976, ch. 145, § 76; Jan. 10, 1977.
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