The commissioners shall examine all applicants for admission into the asylum, and admit or reject any applicant as they may think right. Any applicant who is rejected may appeal to the county mayor, in which case the applicant shall be examined and admitted or excluded in the discretion of the county mayor.
Code 1858, § 1606; Shan., § 2690; Code 1932, § 4807; mod. C. Supp. 1950, § 4807; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 16, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 14-809, 14-20-109; Acts 2003, ch. 90, § 2.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Chapter 5 - Programs and Services for Poor Persons
§ 71-5-2101. Provision by County Legislative Body
§ 71-5-2102. Site and Construction
§ 71-5-2103. Appointment of Commissioners
§ 71-5-2104. Appropriation of County Funds
§ 71-5-2105. Powers of Commissioners
§ 71-5-2106. Duty of Superintendent
§ 71-5-2107. Replacement of Superintendent
§ 71-5-2108. Residence of Inmates
§ 71-5-2109. Application for Admission
§ 71-5-2110. Superintendent's Annual Report