Tennessee § 4-6-108 Matron of penitentiary

Tennessee Statutes

§ 4-6-108 — Matron of penitentiary

Tennessee § 4-6-108

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Bluebook

Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-6-108 (2026).

Text

(a)The matron of the state penitentiary shall be appointed by the commissioner of correction, and shall receive a salary, payable monthly upon the warrant of the commissioner of finance and administration.

(b)It is the matron's duty to look after the moral conduct and general welfare of the female inmates, and to perform such other duties as may be required by the commissioner.

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Legislative History

Acts 1919, ch. 39, § 10; impl. am. Acts 1923, ch. 7, §§ 1, 2, 42; Shan. Supp., § 312b15; Code 1932, § 384; Acts 1933, ch. 159, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1937, ch. 33, § 24; C. Supp. 1950, § 384; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 3; impl. am. Acts 1961, ch. 97, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-618.