Title 99, Criminal Procedure

It shall be the duty of the clerk of the circuit court, at each term of court, to deliver to the grand jury all peace bonds that have been filed with him or in his office within two (2) years then next past, which bonds shall be returned by the grand jury to said clerk before its…

It shall be the duty of the district attorney whenever informed by the grand jury, or otherwise reliably, of the breach of any peace bond, to institute proceedings thereon as provided in § 99-23-21.

The mode of proceeding in the case of a breach of bond shall be by scire facias issued by the clerk of the court, on the order of the court or the district attorney, returnable to the court at its next term, requiring the obligors to show cause why the bond shall not be declared …

Any offense committed on the person or property of another toward whom the party may have been bound to keep the peace, shall constitute a breach of such bond, which breach may be shown by the record of the conviction of the party of the offense, or by proof of the commission of …

The sureties of any person bound to keep the peace, may, at any time, surrender their principal to the sheriff of the county in which the principal was bound, under the same rules governing such surrender in criminal cases; and the person surrendered may give a new bond, to be ap…

Every court before which any person shall be convicted of an offense less than a felony may, in addition to the penalty prescribed by law, require the convict to enter into bond in a reasonable sum, with or without sureties, to keep the peace and to be of good behavior for any ti…

“State of Mississippi, County.“Before me, Andrew Sims, a justice of the peace of said county, Sallie Anderson complains on oath that Junius Brown has threatened to beat her (or to tear down her fence, or whatever may be the threatened offense), and she fears he will do as he has …

If, on examination, it shall not appear that there is just cause to fear that an offense will be committed by the party complained of, he shall be discharged, and the person who made the complaint shall be taxed with the costs, for which execution may be issued. But if it shall a…

“We, Junius Brown, principal, and Joseph Thorn and Daniel Alderson, his sureties, agree to pay to the State of Mississippi five hundred dollars, unless the said Junius Brown, shall for six months, keep the peace toward the person and property of Sallie Anderson.“Witness our signa…

If the bond, when required, be given, and the costs be paid, the person shall be discharged from custody, but otherwise he shall be committed to jail until he shall give such bond and pay the costs, or until the expiration of the time for which he was required to furnish security…

Any person aggrieved by a requirement to give security to keep the peace may, at any time while such requirement is in force, appeal to the circuit court, on his application to the justice of the peace and giving bonds as required, with the further condition in the bond that the …

The circuit court shall render such judgment for costs on the appeal as may be proper against the appellant and the sureties on his bond.