§ 18-4-105. Recognizances on Adjournment
The clerk is authorized, in cases where the court is adjourned pursuant to § 18-4-104, to enter forfeiture of all recognizances previously taken, for the appearance of parties or witnesses, where the parties or witnesses, on being called by the sheriff, fail to appear in pursuance of the recognizances, or to take new recognizances from […]
§ 18-2-208. Examination of Witnesses and Records
The chancellors, whenever necessary to arrive at a correct knowledge of the respective bonds and their sufficiency, shall summon witnesses and examine them on oath, and shall examine all records in any of the county or state offices, and all records and papers in the offices of the clerks and masters.
§ 18-2-209. Orders to Correct Deficiencies in Bond
Whenever any chancellor in any manner determines that the bonds of any clerk and master of any court within the chancellor’s judicial district are, from any cause, insufficient, the chancellor shall forthwith make a record of the fact on the minutes of the court, and order the clerk and master, within thirty (30) days from […]
§ 18-2-210. Other Courts and County Legislative Bodies Also to Examine Bonds
Sections 18-2-207 — 18-2-209 shall apply also to the clerks of the other courts of this state, and it shall be the duty of the judges of the supreme, circuit, criminal and special courts, at each term of those courts, respectively, and of the county legislative bodies at every quarterly meeting, to inquire into the […]
§ 18-2-211. Time for Examination of Bonds
Nothing in §§ 18-2-207 — 18-2-210 is to be construed to prevent the examination of bonds on any other than the first day of any term or meeting, but the examination shall be made at each term and quarterly meeting, as respectively provided, and the examination may be continued from day to day until a […]
§ 18-2-212. Grand Jury Examination of Bonds
The grand jury in each county shall inquire into the correctness and sufficiency of the bonds of all the clerks within the county, including the clerk and master of the chancery court, and, for this purpose, they may send for witnesses and examine all necessary records and papers. Should they find any bond of any […]
§ 18-2-213. Removal for Failure to Execute New Bond
Should any clerk or clerk and master fail to comply with the order of the clerk or clerk and master’s court, it shall be the imperative duty of the court to remove the clerk or clerk and master, and appoint some other person in the clerk’s or clerk and master’s place. If a clerk elected […]
§ 18-3-101. Appointment — Tenure
The clerk of the supreme court shall be appointed by the judges of the supreme court and shall hold office for a period of six (6) years. The clerk of the supreme court shall be located at Nashville. Three (3) chief deputy clerks of the supreme court, one (1) each for the eastern, middle and […]
§ 18-3-102. Duties
The clerk of the supreme court, in addition to the duties prescribed by chapters 1 and 2 of this title, is required to: Preserve the written opinions of the judges as other records of the clerk of the supreme court’s office, subject to the inspection of all persons wishing to examine them, and to furnish […]
§ 18-3-109. Recess Appointments
If the office of clerk of the supreme court becomes vacant during the recess of the court, the chief justice of the supreme court may make a temporary appointment to fill it until the judges of the supreme court meet and make a permanent appointment. Code 1858, § 322 (deriv. Acts 1823, ch. 14, § […]