The sheriff or jailer of the county in which the court is held, or of any county through which the inmate is required to pass, shall receive and safely keep the inmate in the county jail, during travel and attendance, if required to do so by the persons in charge of the inmate, for which they shall be allowed the legal charge for keeping inmates.
Code 1858, § 5556; Shan., § 7578; Code 1932, § 12176; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-609.
Cross-References. Federal prisoner as witness in state criminal proceedings, §40-17-212.
Prisoner as witness in criminal proceedings outside state in which incarcerated, §40-17-211.