When an offender escapes from the custody of the department, the commissioner shall immediately notify the Governor who shall have exclusive power to authorize the payment of a reward, in his discretion, not exceeding Fifty Dollars ($50.00), out of any money available in the state treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the arrest and delivery of such offender to the proper authorities.
Miss. Code Ann. § 47-5-147
Governor may authorize payment of reward for apprehension of escaped offender
Codes, 1942, § 7963; Laws, 1964, ch. 378, § 43; Laws, 1976, ch. 440, § 70; reenacted, Laws, 1981, ch. 465, § 77; reenacted, Laws, 1984, ch. 471, § 68; reenacted, Laws, 1986, ch.…
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