All such asylums or houses at the option of its board may receive or take charge of any destitute orphan or indigent child of either sex, or children of indigent parents, under eighteen (18) years of age, from any part of the state.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Chapter 3 - Programs and Services for Children
§ 71-3-602. Powers Over Property
§ 71-3-603. Admission of Children
§ 71-3-604. Control of Indigent Children
§ 71-3-607. Control of Orphans and Foundlings
§ 71-3-608. Penalty for Interference With Children
§ 71-3-609. Petition to Take Child From Home
§ 71-3-610. Education of Children