Section 7-81-404 - Confinement for violation of ordinances

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.Acts 1903, ch. 477, § 3; Shan., § 2023a53; Code 1932, § 3684; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-2532; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.