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71-5-2101. Provision by county legislative body.

There may be provided, at the expense of every county, an asylum for the poor of the county, consisting of a parcel of land of such size, and of buildings on the land of such dimensions and construction, as the county legislative body may consider necessary and proper, a majority of the members being present.

[Code 1858, § 1594 (deriv. Acts 1826, Private, ch. 56, § 2); Shan., § 2678; Code 1932, § 4792; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 14-801; Acts 1984, ch. 720, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 14-20-101.]

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71-5-2101. Provision by county legislative body.

There may be provided, at the expense of every county, an asylum for the poor of the county, consisting of a parcel of land of such size, and of buildings on the land of such dimensions and construction, as the county legislative body may consider necessary and proper, a majority of the members being present.

[Code 1858, § 1594 (deriv. Acts 1826, Private, ch. 56, § 2); Shan., § 2678; Code 1932, § 4792; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 14-801; Acts 1984, ch. 720, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 14-20-101.]

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71-5-2101. Provision by county legislative body.

There may be provided, at the expense of every county, an asylum for the poor of the county, consisting of a parcel of land of such size, and of buildings on the land of such dimensions and construction, as the county legislative body may consider necessary and proper, a majority of the members being present.

[Code 1858, § 1594 (deriv. Acts 1826, Private, ch. 56, § 2); Shan., § 2678; Code 1932, § 4792; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 14-801; Acts 1984, ch. 720, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 14-20-101.]