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2A:160-23.  Commitment to jail of person arrested before requisition made, to await requisition;  bail
    If from the examination before the judge or magistrate it appears that the person held is the person charged with having committed the crime alleged, and,  except in cases arising under section 2A:160-14 of this title, that he has fled  from justice, the judge or magistrate must, by a warrant reciting the  accusation, commit him to the county jail for such a time not exceeding 30 days  and specified in the warrant, as will enable the arrest of the accused to be  made under a warrant of the governor on a requisition of the executive  authority of the state having jurisdiction of the offense, unless the accused  give bail as provided in section 2A:160-24 of this title, or until he shall be  legally discharged.
 
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.