3. Officers in charge of prisons to detain persons duly
committed to their custody. -
The officer in charge of a prison shall receive and detain all
persons duly committed to his custody, under this Act or
otherwise, by any Court, according to the exigency of any
writ, warrant or order by which such person has been
committed, or until such person is discharged or removed in
due course of law.
4. Officers in charge of prisons to return writs, etc., after
execution or discharge. -
The officer in charge of a prison shall forthwith, after
the execution of every such writ, order or warrant as
aforesaid other than a warrant of commitment for trial, or
after the discharge of the person committed thereby, return
such writ, order or warrant to the Court by which the same
was issued or made, together with a certificate, endorsed
thereon and signed by him, showing how the same has been
executed, or why the person committed him, showing how
the same has been executed, or why the person committed
thereby has been discharged from custody before the
execution thereof.