The clerk and masters of the chancery courts are appointed by the respective chancellors and hold their offices for six (6) years. Code 1858, § 323 (deriv. Const. 1834, art. 6, § 13); Shan., § 399; Code 1932, § 649; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 18-501.
The clerk and master of the chancery court, in addition to the duties prescribed by chapters 1 and 2 of this title, is required to: Keep a rule docket, in which shall be entered the names of the complainants and defendants in full, the names of the attorneys and counsel, a minute of the date […]
The clerk and master of the chancery court is authorized to administer oaths and perform all the functions of masters in chancery, unless restrained by the provisions of law. Code 1858, § 4086; Shan., § 5900; Code 1932, § 10100; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 18-503.
The master in chancery may adjourn court, in the absence of the chancellor, from day to day, for three (3) days in succession, or longer if, in the master in chancery’s judgment, the interest of the public requires it, and then adjourn it to the court in course or to the time fixed by the […]
Clerks and masters of the chancery courts, having in their hands funds belonging to minors or incompetents who have no regular guardian or other custodian or other person authorized by law to demand the funds, may invest the funds as provided in § 8-21-401(i)(8) or, if applicable, § 8-21-409(f)(1) without prior specific order of the […]
