A special commissioner appointed by the court to sell property or to receive and collect funds, is, in all cases, liable on motion, in the same way and to the same extent as the clerks of the courts.
Code 1858, § 3610 (deriv. Acts 1851-1852, ch. 166, § 5); Shan., § 5375; Code 1932, § 9534; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 25-313.