41-4-101 - Duty of sheriff Appointment of jailer.
41-4-101. Duty of sheriff Appointment of jailer.
The sheriff of the county has, except in cases otherwise provided by law, the custody and charge of the jail of the county, and of all prisoners committed thereto, and may appoint a jailer, for whose acts the sheriff is civilly responsible.
[Code 1858, § 5400; Shan., § 7375; Code 1932, § 11984; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-1101.]