20-246. PENITENTIARY -- POWERS OF BOARD OF CORRECTION. All transac-
tions and dealings of the state penitentiary and its properties shall be
conducted in the name of the board of correction. The board shall be capable
in law of suing in all courts and places in all matters concerning the said
penitentiary and is hereby authorized to sue for and recover all sums of
money or property due from any person to the people of the state on account of
said penitentiary.
[20-246, added 1949, ch. 67, sec. 1, p. 113; am. 1969, ch. 419, sec.
9, p. 1160.]