Tennessee Code 6-54-401 – Enforcement of laws for protection of public morals
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 6-54-401
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
It is the duty of the mayors, commissioners, council members, aldermen, chiefs of police, recorders, municipal judges, marshals, and police officers of each municipal corporation, to faithfully maintain and enforce, within the corporate limits of their respective municipalities, the statute laws relating to lewdness, drunkenness, gaming, and the sale and manufacture of intoxicating liquors, by having arrested and arraigned for trial all persons violating such laws with their knowledge, and by taking such other proceedings against such violators as may be authorized and provided by the ordinances of such municipalities.