Tennessee § 41-4-124 - Allowance of expenses.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 41-4-124 — Allowance of expenses., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 41-4-124. Allowance of expenses.
When the court orders the prisoner to be carried to the jail of another county for safekeeping for want of a sufficient jail in the county where the case is pending, it may make a reasonable allowance to the sheriff and necessary guard, including expenses for conveying the prisoner to the jail so ordered by the judge. Code 1858, § 5433 (deriv. Acts 1839-1840, ch. 103); Shan., § 7444; Code 1932, § 12052; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-1128. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 21 Tenn. Juris., Prisons and Prisoners, § 3.
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Section 41-4-124 ("Allowance of expenses.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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