The corrections division [corrections department] shall take precaution to protect the penitentiary and all property connected therewith against fire, as far as possible, and shall procure such conveniences and the standards and inspection bureau shall prescribe such rules as will enable the convicts to be evacuated in the shortest possible time and secure their safety and custody in case of fire. History: Laws 1889, ch. 76, § 46; C.L. 1897, § 3535; Code 1915, § 5047; C.S. 1929, § 130-130; 1941 Comp., § 45-123; 1953 Comp., § 42-1-23; Laws 1977, ch. 257, § 70. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. See compiler's notes to 33-2-1 NMSA 1978.
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