548.151. Commitment to await requisition--bail.
Commitment to await requisition--bail.
548.151. If from the examination before the judge orassociate circuit judge it appears that the person held is theperson charged with having committed the crime alleged and,except in cases arising under section 548.061, that he has fledfrom justice, the judge or associate circuit judge must, by awarrant reciting the accusation, commit him to the county jailfor such a time not exceeding thirty days and specified in thewarrant, as will enable the arrest of the accused to be madeunder a warrant of the governor on a requisition of the executiveauthority of the state having jurisdiction of the offense, unlessthe accused give bail as provided in section 548.161 or until heshall be legally discharged.
(L. 1953 p. 425 § 15)(1954) Where court committed accused for fifteen days under § 548.151 and then recommitted him for another fifteen days under § 548.171, its power was spent and no further commitment could be made. Christopher v. Tozer (A.), 263 S.W.2d 864.