Prisoner not to be removed from the custody of one officer, to another, unless, and so forth.
Section 548
SEC. 548. Prisoner not to be removed from the custody of one officer, to another, unless, and so forth. — A person committed to prison, or in custody of an officer, for any criminal matter, shall not be removed therefrom into the custody of another officer, unless by legal process, or the prisoner be delivered to an inferior officer to carry to jail, or, by order of the proper court, be removed from one place to another within the Islands, for trial, or in case of fire, infection, insurrection, or other necessity; and a person who, after such commitment, makes, signs, or countersigns any warrant for such removal contrary to this section, shall forfeit to the party aggrieved five hundred dollars.