To prevent the introduction of contagious disorders, the warden shall cause every person sentenced to the penitentiary to be washed, cleansed and kept entirely apart from the other inmates until it is certified by the physician that the inmate may be permitted to join them in labor without danger to their health.
Code 1858, § 5501 (deriv. Acts 1829, ch. 38, § 34); Shan., § 7519; Code 1932, § 12116; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-209.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates
§ 41-21-101. Escort Furnished by Commissioner
§ 41-21-102. Persons Sentenced to Imprisonment
§ 41-21-103. Reception on Commutation of Sentence
§ 41-21-104. Delivery of Copy of Sentence
§ 41-21-106. Report of Confinement of First Offenders
§ 41-21-107. Information Recorded on Reception