Tennessee § 4-6-103 - Wardens and superintendents — Appointment.
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§ 4-6-103. Wardens and superintendents — Appointment.
The state penitentiary shall be under the immediate executive control and management of a warden, and each of the other penal, reformatory or charitable institutions of the state shall be under the executive control and management of a superintendent, all subject to the rules and regulations of the department vested with control of such institution and this chapter, the superintendents and wardens to be appointed by the commissioner vested with the administration of such institutions, with the approval of the governor. Acts 1919, ch. 39, § 8; 1921, ch. 1, § 2; impl. am. Acts 1923, ch. 7, §§ 1, 2, 5, 42; Shan. Supp., § 312b10; Code 1932, § 379; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-610. Code Commission Notes. The former language “and the Brushy Mountain state penitentiary” following “The state penitentiary” was deleted as obsolete by the Code Commission in 2015, as the prison no longer exists. Cross-References. Appointment of professional staff and employees, § 41-1-102 . Warden of state penitentiary, § 41-1-104 .
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