It shall be the duty of the sheriff of each county, his deputy, jailer, jail administrator or independent contractor, to whom any person shall be remitted in conformity with a legal process issued by or under the authority of the United States, and he is hereby required, to receive such person or persons into his custody and keep them safely until they shall be placed at liberty according to the laws of the United States; provided that the United States shall be responsible for the payment of the fee which shall be established from time to time by the sheriff, jail administrator or independent contractor in charge of the operation of a jail.
§ 33-3-16 NMSA 1978
United States prisoners
Laws 1865-1866, ch. 19, § 15; C.L. 1884, § 482; C.L. 1897, § 833; Code 1915, § 3046; C.S. 1929, § 75-114; 1941 Comp., § 45-214; 1953 Comp., § 42-2-14; Laws 1984, ch. 22, § 13.
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