Tennessee Statutes
§ 71-5-2305 — Employment of poor by contracts
Tennessee § 71-5-2305
JurisdictionTennessee
Title71
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 71-5-2305 (2026).
Text
Such contractors under §§ 71-5-2303 and 71-5-2304 may employ a poor person in any work for which such person's age, health, and strength are competent, but subject to the supervision of the commissioners of the poor, and, in the last resort, of the county legislative body.
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Legislative History
Code 1858, § 1617; Shan., § 2701; Code 1932, § 4818; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 14-1005, 14-20-305.
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Bluebook (online)
Tennessee § 71-5-2305, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/71-5-2305.