§ 23-24. Persons imprisoned for nonpayment of costs in criminal cases.
§23‑24. Persons imprisoned for nonpayment of costs in criminal cases.
The following persons may bedischarged from imprisonment upon complying with this article and G.S. 153‑194:
Every person committed for thefine and costs of any criminal prosecution. (1773, c. 100, s. 1, P.R.;1808, c. 746, s. 2, P.R.; 1810, cc. 797, 802, P.R.; 1830, c. 33; 1838, c. 23;1840, cc. 33, 34; 1852, c. 49; R.C., c. 59, s. 1; 1868‑9, c. 162, s. 26;Code, s. 2967; Rev., s. 1915; C.S., s. 1632; 1933, c. 228, s. 9.)