Section 15-9-2
Information leading to arrest and conviction – High crime or misdemeanor committed in municipality.
When a high crime or misdemeanor shall have been committed in any municipality, its governing body may offer publicly a reward not exceeding $3,000.00 to the person who shall give information leading to the arrest and conviction of the guilty person. Such reward shall be paid to the informer by the municipality upon order of the court before which such conviction is had.
(Code 1923, §4163; Code 1940, T. 15, §46; Acts 1982, No. 82-573, §1.)