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Whenever any convict escapes, it shall be the duty of the Board of Corrections to take all proper measures for his apprehension, and for that purpose, it must forthwith communicate to the Governor the fact of such escape, the time when and the circumstances under which it was effected, together with a particular description of the convict, in what county convicted and for what offense and when; and the board shall offer a reward, not exceeding $400.00, for the apprehension of such state convict, to be paid out of the proceeds of the labor of convicts in the State Treasury. But no warrant shall be issued for the payment of any such reward unless there is filed in the office of the Department of Finance the certificate of the board that such convict has been recaptured and restored to custody.

(Code 1852, §359; Code 1867, §3907; Code 1876, §4605; Code 1886, §4637; Code 1896, §4488; Code 1907, §6542; Code 1923, §3638; Code 1940, T. 45, §48.)