History: Laws 1858-1859, p. 30; C.L. 1865, ch. 46, § 14; C.L. 1884, § 2506; C.L. 1897, § 3445; Code 1915, § 4450; C.S. 1929, § 105-2229; 1941 Comp., § 42-1304; 1953 Comp., § 41-13-4; 1972, ch. 71, § 16; 1978 Comp., § 31-12-6 repealed by Laws 2023, ch. 184, § 19.