Section 15-6-2
Judges authorized to require persons to give security to keep peace.
The judges of the circuit, district and municipal courts are authorized to require persons to give security to keep the peace in the manner provided in this chapter.
(Code 1852, §408; Code 1867, §3957; Code 1876, §4026; Code 1886, §4680; Code 1896, §5161; Code 1907, §7519; Code 1923, §5136; Code 1940, T. 15, §399.)