§ 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.
§ 71-5-2108. 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 […]
§ 71-5-2101. Provision by County Legislative Body
There may be provided, at the expense of every county, an asylum for the poor of the county, consisting of a parcel of land of such size, and of buildings on the land of such dimensions and construction, as the county legislative body may consider necessary and proper, a majority of the members being present. […]
§ 71-5-2102. Site and Construction
The site of the asylum shall be selected, and the buildings planned and constructed, solely with a view to promote the health and comfort of the inmates. Code 1858, § 1595 (deriv. Acts 1826 Private, ch. 56, § 2); Shan., § 2679; Code 1932, § 4793; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 14-802, 14-20-102.
§ 71-5-2103. Appointment of Commissioners
The county legislative body shall appoint three (3) commissioners to select the site, and to contract for and superintend the necessary buildings, upon such plan and under such rules and regulations as the legislative body may prescribe. Code 1858, § 1596 (deriv. Acts 1826 Private, ch. 56, § 2); Shan., § 2680; Code 1932, § […]
§ 71-5-2104. Appropriation of County Funds
The county legislative body may apply any county moneys in the treasury that it may deem proper to the use of the asylum. Code 1858, § 1605; Shan., § 2689; Code 1932, § 4806; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 14-804, 14-20-104.