§ 71-5-2101 Provision by county legislative body
§ 71-5-2102 Site and construction
§ 71-5-2103 Appointment of commissioners
§ 71-5-2104 Appropriation of county funds
§ 71-5-2105 Powers of commissioners
§ 71-5-2106 Duty of superintendent
§ 71-5-2107 Replacement of superintendent
§ 71-5-2108 Residence of inmates
§ 71-5-2109 Application for admission
§ 71-5-2110 Superintendent’s annual report
§ 71-5-2111 Joint institutions
§ 71-5-2112 Government of joint institutions
§ 71-5-2113 Funds for joint institutions

Terms Used In Tennessee Code > Title 71 > Chapter 5 > Part 21 - Poor Asylums

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • County mayor: means and includes "county executive" unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Month: means a calendar month. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • 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
  • written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105