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 approved by the sheriff, in the same sum and with like sureties as the former, for the residue of the time for which he was bound to keep the peace, and thereupon he shall be discharged.
Structure Mississippi Code
§ 99-23-1. Complaint; warrant of arrest; condition of bond
§ 99-23-5. Discharge or commitment of accused
§ 99-23-7. Appeal to circuit court and proceedings therein
§ 99-23-9. Costs in circuit court
§ 99-23-11. Judgment after failure to prosecute appeal
§ 99-23-15. Bonds over two hundred dollars returned to circuit clerk
§ 99-23-17. Grand jury to inquire and report on breach of bonds
§ 99-23-19. District attorney to institute proceedings to forfeit bonds
§ 99-23-21. Proceedings to collect forfeited bonds
§ 99-23-23. What constitutes breach of bond; proof
§ 99-23-25. Sureties may surrender their principal
§ 99-23-27. Person convicted of crime less than felony may be made to give peace bond
§ 99-23-29. Form of affidavit to obtain security to keep the peace