If, by any attempt to rescue a convict on the way or by any other unforeseen danger, it becomes essentially necessary for the safe conveyance of the convict to summon a stronger guard than the sheriff conducting the prisoner may have been authorized to summon, it is lawful for the sheriff to summon an additional guard or guards as shall be necessary for that purpose. The additional guard or guards shall be paid as other guards, on the oath of the sheriff that the additional guard or guards were essentially necessary, and the officer making the payment being satisfied with the truth of the oath.
Code 1858, § 5267 (deriv. Acts 1829, ch. 38, § 4); Shan., § 7245; Code 1932, § 11852; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-3113.
Cross-References. Arrest of parole violator, fees for transporting to prison, §40-28-121.
Limitation on sheriff's fees, §40-28-112.
Payment for transporting prisoners, §40-25-111.
Permitting or facilitating escape, §39-16-607.
Transportation appropriations by counties having no jail, §41-4-127.
Law Reviews.
Justice on the Tennessee Frontier: The Williamson County Circuit Court 1810-1820, 32 Vand. L. Rev. 413.