It shall be the duty of judicial and ministerial officers, in their respective counties, precincts or demarcations, who shall see or receive information that any of the persons mentioned in the foregoing section [ 29-1-3 NMSA 1978], are to be found in his county, precinct or demarcation, notwithstanding he shall have escaped at any time, to apprehend as soon as possible the fugitive, and send him forthwith to the jail of the respective county, where he shall be kept, with all possible security in order to prevent his making his escape again.
§ 29-1-4 NMSA 1978
[Officers' duties under 29-1-3.]
Laws 1861-1862, p. 14; C.L. 1865, ch. 61, § 49; C.L. 1884, § 833; C.L. 1897, § 1227; Code 1915, § 3061; C.S. 1929, § 75-130; 1941 Comp., § 40-104; 1953 Comp., § 39-1-4.
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