(a) The state treasurer has charge of all funds under the jurisdiction of the department having control of the penitentiaries named in § 4-6-102, and shall pay out the same only in accordance with this chapter.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 4-6-127

  • farm products: means forage and sod crops. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Month: means a calendar month. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) The moneys designated and approved by the commissioners of correction and finance and administration as salary and contingent funds in the monthly estimates shall be placed not later than the first day of each month in the hands of the managing officer of each penitentiary or under the managing officer’s control, who shall act as treasurer thereof.
(c) Moneys collected from various sources, such as the sale of goods, farm products and all miscellaneous articles, shall be transmitted on or before Monday of each week to the state treasurer, and a detailed statement of such collections made to the commissioner of correction by each managing officer.
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