§ 15-6. Imprisonment to be in county jail. - North Carolina Statutes

§15‑6.  Imprisonment to be in county jail.

No person shall be imprisonedexcept in the common jail of the county, unless otherwise provided by law:Provided, that whenever the sheriff of any county shall be imprisoned, he maybe imprisoned in the jail of any adjoining county. (1797, c. 474, s. 3, P.R.;R.C., c. 35, s. 6; 1879, c. 12; Code, s. 1174; Rev., s. 3151; C.S., s. 4517;1973, c. 1141, s. 1.)