Section 14-3-54
Inquiry into management and treatment of convicts.
The Board of Corrections shall have authority to summon, swear and examine witnesses as to any matter concerning the management and treatment of convicts; and the board may administer the oath of office to guards and employees and may administer oaths as to the correctness of any account or statement in regard to the prison system.
(Code 1886, §4664; Code 1896, §4508; Code 1907, §6562; Code 1923, §3659; Code 1940, T. 45, §63.)