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It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. 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All persons\ncommitted or ordered committed to the jail of the first mentioned county or\ncity, at or after such adoption and before an adequate jail be so obtained,\nshall be conveyed to the jail so adopted.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 53-139; 1982, c. 636.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}