§ 37-12-107 — Unlawful riding on railroad trains; prosecution of offender

Any sheriff or deputy sheriff receiving any person from any
special constable, as in this act provided, shall forthwith
deliver the person, with the charge made against him to the
sheriff of the county wherein the offense may be charged to have
been committed. It shall be the duty of the sheriff receiving
the prisoner forthwith to deliver to the district attorney for
the county, the written charge made against the prisoner by the
special constable, and the district attorney shall file with the
proper circuit court the proper affidavit charging the prisoner
with the offense, and shall diligently prosecute the same.