Tennessee § 18-1-401 - Deputy filling vacancy.
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§ 18-1-401. Deputy filling vacancy.
In case of the death of any clerk of a court, the clerk's deputy holds the office until the vacancy is filled by appointment or election, as the case may be. Code 1858, § 334 (deriv. Acts 1794, ch. 1, § 72); Shan., § 410; Code 1932, § 660; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 18-125. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 6 Tenn. Juris., Clerks of Court, § 6. Law Reviews. The Tennessee Court System — Chancery Court (Frederic S. Le Clercq), 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 281. Attorney General Opinions. Authority over the juvenile court system and its employees, OAG 07-004 (1/11/07). Collateral References. 15A Am. Jur. 2d Clerks of Courts §§ 39, 40, 42. 14 C.J.S. Clerks of Courts §§ 7, 90. Clerks of Courts 7.
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