If any person is charged with murder, the superior court or any justice thereof, upon application and notice to the attorney general or county attorney, and examination of such evidence as may be laid before them, may determine the amount of the bail, and take the recognizance required or authorize the clerk or any suitable justice to take it.
Source. GS 240:19. GL 258:19. PS 252:13. PL 366:16. RL 425:16. RSA 597:4. 1969, 78:3. 1973, 370:20, eff. Nov. 1, 1973.