The Governor or his designee may offer a reward not exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), payable out of the State Treasury, for the apprehension, or information leading to the apprehension:

1. 1. Of any convict who has escaped from a state correctional institution; or
2. 2. Of any person who has committed, or is charged with the commission of an offense, punishable with death.

R.L. 1910, § 6080; Amended by Laws 1986, HB 1818, c. 34, § 1, eff. November 1, 1986.