(a) The proprietor shall fit up the warehouse with plank floors or skids, upon which to place the tobacco, so that the hogsheads may be at least four inches (4″) from the earth.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 43-19-106

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) Any proprietor who fails to keep a warehouse in good repair, or to furnish it as in this section provided, shall forfeit two hundred dollars ($200) to the state, and is also liable upon the bond to an action for damages, at the instance of any planter or owner whose tobacco is injured.
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