# Tenn. Code Ann. § 41-22-104: Grading of railroads into state mines

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## Section

- **Citation:** Tenn. Code Ann. § 41-22-104
- **Heading:** Grading of railroads into state mines
- **Jurisdiction:** Tennessee
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TN Code / Title 41 / Chapter 22 / Section 41-22-104

## Text

(a) The commissioner of correction may contract with any railroad company to do the grading of any railroad extension into the coal lands of the state and, in case the state engages to do the grading, the working of the inmates upon grade work is authorized. The working of the inmates shall be under the commissioner. (b) The commissioner may accept, in remuneration for the grading, county bonds or first mortgage bonds of a railroad. Acts 1915, ch. 114, § 11; Shan., § 7581a19; impl. am. Acts 1919, ch. 39, §§ 1, 2; impl. am. Acts 1923, ch. 7, § 42; Code 1932, § 12197; impl. am. Acts 1955, ch. 102, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-404.
(a) The commissioner of correction may contract with any railroad company to do the grading of any railroad extension into the coal lands of the state and, in case the state engages to do the grading, the working of the inmates upon grade work is authorized. The working of the inmates shall be under the commissioner.
(b) The commissioner may accept, in remuneration for the grading, county bonds or first mortgage bonds of a railroad.
Acts 1915, ch. 114, § 11; Shan., § 7581a19; impl. am. Acts 1919, ch. 39, §§ 1, 2; impl. am. Acts 1923, ch. 7, § 42; Code 1932, § 12197; impl. am. Acts 1955, ch. 102, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-404.

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