Exoneration of Bail by Surrender of Defendant Prior to Conditional Judgment; Bail May Arrest or Authorize Arrest of Principal

Bail may, at any time before a conditional judgment is entered against them, exonerate themselves by surrendering the defendant; and for that purpose, they may arrest the defendant on a certified copy of the undertaking at any place in the state, or may authorize another person to arrest him by an endorsement in writing on such copy. (Code 1852, §609; Code 1867, §4250; Code 1876, §4859; Code 1886, §4429; Code 1896, §4371; Code 1907, §6351; Code 1923, §3384; Code 1940, T. 15, §209; Acts 1949, No. 199, p. 230.)