Section 36-23-5
Constables deemed conservators of peace.
Every constable shall be a conservator of the peace within his county.
(Code 1852, §718; Code 1867, §849; Code 1876, §765; Code 1886, §847; Code 1896, §975; Code 1907, §3328; Code 1923, §6798; Code 1940, T. 54, §32.)