§ 160A‑287. Citylockups.
A city shall have authority to establish, erect, repair, maintain andoperate a lockup for the temporary detention of prisoners pending theirtransferal to the county or district jail or the State Department ofCorrections. (Code, ss. 704,3117; 1901, c. 283; 1905, c. 526; Rev., s. 2916; 1907, c. 978; P.L. 1917, c.223; C.S., s. 2623; Ex. Sess. 1921, c. 58; 1927, c. 14; 1933, c. 69; 1949, c.938; 1955, c. 77; 1959, c. 391; 1961, c. 308; 1967, c. 100, s. 2; c. 1122, s.1; 1969, c. 944; 1971, c. 698, s. 1; c. 896, s. 4.)