I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will fully, faithfully, impartially, and diligently perform all the duties required of me as in the penitentiary; that I will execute the laws and regulations prescribed for the government of the institution, so far as concerns my office; that I will accept no bribe, or other compensation during my continuance in office, other than such compensation as is allowed by law; and that I will, on no occasion, ill treat or abuse any convict under my care, beyond the punishment ordered by law, or the rules and regulations of the institution.
Code 1858, § 5453; Acts 1871, ch. 94, § 8; impl. am. Acts 1883, ch. 171, § 20; Acts 1895 (Ex. Sess.), ch. 7, § 9; Shan., § 7461; mod. Code 1932, § 12064; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-103; Acts 1984, ch. 659, § 1.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates
§ 41-1-101. State Prisons — Penitentiary Defined — Correctional Facilities
§ 41-1-103. Oath of Officers and Employees
§ 41-1-105. Reports to Commissioner
§ 41-1-106. Visits by Commissioner
§ 41-1-108. Insurance on Property
§ 41-1-109. Repairs and Improvements
§ 41-1-110. Funds — Accounting — Collections — Expenditures — Surplus
§ 41-1-111. Preservation of Records
§ 41-1-113. Report to Governor
§ 41-1-114. Report to General Assembly
§ 41-1-116. Qualifications of Correction Officers