Governor v. Jackson

Jan 15, 1849
Reporters:
Before:
Chilton
CHILTON, J.

It is perfectly clear, that the sheriff had no power, by ‍​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‍the laws of this state, to take the recognizance, proceedings upon which are attempted to be revived against the defendant in error. The ‍​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‍principal was arrested upon a capias, for an offence punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary. In such case, the law requires the sheriff “to convey ‍​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‍the offender to the common jail, and there keep him in safe custody, until discharged by due course of law.” Clay’s Dig. ‍​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‍461, § 5. The recognizance being palpably void, there was no injury sustained by the refusal of the court to permit the revival of ‍​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‍the proceedings against the administrator of the bail.

Let the judgment be affirmed.