As Amended
SEC. 99-1-7. Time limitation on prosecutions; commencement of prosecution.
A prosecution may be commenced, within the meaning of section 99-1-5 by the issuance of a warrant, or by binding over or recognizing the offender to compel his appearance to answer the offense, as well as by indictment or affidavit.
SOURCES: Codes, 1857, ch. 64, art. 248; 1871, Sec. 2767; 1880, Sec. 3003; 1892, Sec. 1343; 1906, Sec. 1415; Hemingway's 1917, Sec. 1171; 1930, Sec. 1195; 1942, Sec. 2438.