No person lawfully in custody or confined in the town jail, before or after conviction for any violation of the ordinances of the town, or held in custody going to the town jail, or working upon the streets or other public grounds of the town, or in custody of any officer of the town, shall break, or attempt to break, such town jail or custody, and escape, or attempt to escape, therefrom.
(Prior Code, § 10-601) Penalty, see § 10.99