When an officer takes property under a search warrant, he must give a receipt to the person from whom it was taken or in whose possession it was found if required.
History: (Code 1852, §836; Code 1867, §4387; Code 1876, §4016; Code 1886, §4737; Code 1896, §5494; Code 1907, §7767; Code 1923, §5481; Code 1940, T. 15, §110.)