The clerks of the probate courts of this state, with the consent of the probate judges, shall have power to appoint a deputy clerk of the probate court; each clerk shall appoint one, and such deputies when duly appointed and qualified shall have full power and shall be authorized to perform all the duties of the clerk of the said probate court.
History: Laws 1866-1867, ch. 24, § 1; C.L. 1884, § 421; C.L. 1897, § 759; Code 1915, § 1443; C.S. 1929, § 34-427; 1941 Comp., § 16-430; 1953 Comp., § 16-4-30.