§ 43-19-106. Warehouses to be floored and kept in repair.

TN Code § 43-19-106 (2019) (N/A)
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(a) The proprietor shall fit up the warehouse with plank floors or skids, upon which to place the tobacco, so that the hogsheads may be at least four inches (4″) from the earth.

(b) Any proprietor who fails to keep a warehouse in good repair, or to furnish it as in this section provided, shall forfeit two hundred dollars ($200) to the state, and is also liable upon the bond to an action for damages, at the instance of any planter or owner whose tobacco is injured.