History: Laws 1857-1858, p. 64; C.L. 1865, ch. 73, § 1; C.L. 1884, § 1880; C.L. 1897, § 2937; Laws 1899, ch. 63, § 1; Code 1915, § 3364; C.S. 1929, § 83-119; 1941 Comp., § 27-120; 1953 Comp., § 23-1-21; Laws 1973, ch. 138, § 14; 1979, ch. 354, § 1; 1978 Comp., § 37-1-21 repealed by Laws 2007, ch. 266, § 1.