No warrant shall issue to apprehend any person for any violation of this chapter, unless the complaint shall be first allowed of and indorsed or countersigned by the governor or by the attorney general.

History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 275, § 9; G.L. 1909, ch. 341, § 9; G.L. 1923, ch. 392, § 9; G.L. 1938, ch. 603, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 11-43-9.