§ 71-5-2306. Supervision of Contractors

The commissioners of the poor are required, if the poor of the county, or any of them, are bound or farmed out, as provided in §§ 71-5-2303 — 71-5-2305, to:

1. Examine and report upon the manner in which such poor are kept and treated;
2. Prescribe the manner in which they shall be maintained and provided for; and
3. Report the result of the examination in the premises, and their conduct;

   to the county legislative body.

Code 1858, § 1613; Shan., § 2697; Code 1932, § 4814; modified; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 14-1006, 14-20-306.