§ 71-5-2208. Examination and Preservation of Accounts
The book of accounts shall be balanced every year, and, on or before December 31, shall be submitted to the county mayor for settlement, together with the vouchers. If the county mayor finds the account correct, the county mayor shall write beneath the same the words, “examined and approved,” and sign the county mayor’s name […]
§ 71-5-2108. Residence of Inmates
No person shall be admitted into the asylum who has not been an actual resident of the county for one (1) whole year preceding the person’s application. Code 1858, § 1607; Shan., § 2691; mod. Code 1932, § 4808; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 14-808, 14-20-108.
§ 71-5-2109. Application for Admission
The commissioners shall examine all applicants for admission into the asylum, and admit or reject any applicant as they may think right. Any applicant who is rejected may appeal to the county mayor, in which case the applicant shall be examined and admitted or excluded in the discretion of the county mayor. Code 1858, § […]
§ 71-5-2110. Superintendent’s Annual Report
The superintendent shall, once every year, in the month of December, submit to the commissioners a statement of the condition of the establishment, showing: The number of its inmates, their names, ages, sex, diseases and maladies; The expenses of the establishment; The production of the farm; and Whatever else the superintendent may be required to […]
§ 71-5-2111. Joint Institutions
County legislative bodies may unite in the establishment of joint homes, hospitals, almshouses or poor farms for the care of the indigent or the chronic sick of the respective counties. The legislative body of a county, by majority vote at any regular session, may sell or otherwise dispose of the property owned by the county […]
§ 71-5-2112. Government of Joint Institutions
Any institution established jointly by counties, as provided in § 71-5-2111, shall in all respects serve as a county institution of each of the counties participating, subject to the rules and regulations agreed upon by the legislative bodies of the participating counties. Such contract shall be executed by the governing body of each county by […]
§ 71-5-2113. Funds for Joint Institutions
For the purpose of enabling counties to contribute and participate in such joint enterprises, they are given full power to levy taxes and appropriate county funds.
§ 71-5-2201. Permanent Body — Name — Appointment — Term of Office
The commissioners of the poor shall be a permanent body, by the name of the “Commissioners of the Poor for County.” In the selection, the county legislative body shall, at its October session, choose at the beginning one (1) commissioner to hold for the term of one (1) year, another for the term of two […]
§ 71-5-2202. Oath of Office
Each commissioner, before entering upon the discharge of such commissioner’s duties, shall take an oath before the county clerk, in term or vacation, to well and truly discharge such commissioner’s duties as prescribed by law. Code 1858, § 1599 (deriv. Acts 1826 Private, ch. 56, § 4; 1831, ch. 89, § 3); Shan., § 2683; […]
§ 71-5-2203. Chair — Minutes
The commissioners shall appoint one (1) of their number chair, and they shall keep minutes of their proceedings in a well-bound book. Code 1858, § 1600; Shan., § 2684; Code 1932, § 4801; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 14-903, 14-20-203.