Tennessee § 18-2-213 - Removal for failure to execute new bond.
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§ 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 by the people is removed, the appointment shall be to fill the unexpired term, but if a clerk and master, or other clerk whose appointment is by law vested in the court is removed, the appointment shall be for a full term of office. Ample power and authority are vested in the courts to take bond and security to carry into execution this section. Acts 1869-1870, ch. 37, § 7; Shan., § 418; mod. Code 1932, § 668; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 18-221. Cross-References. Term of office of clerk and master, Tenn. Const., art. VI, § 13; §§ 18-4-101 , 18-5-101 . Textbooks. Gibson's Suits in Chancery (7th ed., Inman), § 617. Cited: In re Appointment of Clerk & Master, 670 S.W.2d 215, 1984 Tenn. LEXIS 786 (Tenn. 1984). Collateral References. Clerks of Courts 8.
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Section 18-2-213 ("Removal for failure to execute new bond.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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