Any town incorporated under this chapter has the power to erect and maintain a calaboose or workhouse for the confinement and detention of persons violating any ordinance of the corporation. A person who fails to pay any fine and costs imposed by the corporation commits a Class C misdemeanor.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-81-404
Confinement for violation of ordinances
Acts 1903, ch. 477, § 3; Shan., § 2023a53; Code 1932, § 3684; T.C.A
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