Any civil officer or peace officer having authority to apprehend offenders under the laws of the United States or of a state, territory, commonwealth or possession, or the District of Columbia, may summarily apprehend a deserter from the state military forces.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-19
Apprehension of deserters
Known as the Mississippi Code
The act spans §§ 33–33 (136 sections).
Former § 33-13-53 [Codes, 1942, § 8529-08; Laws, 1966, ch. 538, § 8] repealed by Laws, 1981, ch. 362, § 102, eff from and after July 1, 1981, amended and recodified as § 33-13-1…
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