(1) Judges of the courts of general sessions are authorized and empowered to:(1) Make the preliminary examination and bind over the reputed father in bastardy cases;(2) Summon a jury of inquest in cases of death by accident, as provided in § 38-5-103;(3) Issue a warrant for a prisoner escaped from jail;(4) Examine persons arrested for a crime;(5) Bind a defendant over to court if probable cause be found; and(6) Take bail in bailable offenses brought before the judges.
(1) Make the preliminary examination and bind over the reputed father in bastardy cases;
(2) Summon a jury of inquest in cases of death by accident, as provided in § 38-5-103;
(3) Issue a warrant for a prisoner escaped from jail;
(4) Examine persons arrested for a crime;
(5) Bind a defendant over to court if probable cause be found; and
(6) Take bail in bailable offenses brought before the judges.