Tennessee § 41-4-126 - Allowance for additional guards.
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§ 41-4-126. Allowance for additional guards.
If the court directs the sheriff to summon more than two (2) guards in order to carry safely any prisoner charged with a crime from one county to another for trial or safekeeping, the commissioner of finance and administration shall allow the additional guards ordered by the court the same compensation that is allowed by law to the two (2) guards and give a warrant for that compensation to the sheriff. Code 1858, § 5435 (deriv. Acts 1843-1844, ch. 69, § 1); Shan., § 7446; Code 1932, § 12054; impl. am. Acts 1937, ch. 33, §§ 24, 29; C. Supp. 1950, § 12054; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-1130. Cross-References. Guarding of work parties, § 41-22-303 . Summons of additional guards, § 40-23-110 . Warrant to summon aid in removal of prisoners, § 40-23-109 .
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Section 41-4-126 ("Allowance for additional guards.") 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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