Tennessee § 29-30-216 - Fees before general sessions court.
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§ 29-30-216. Fees before general sessions court.
The following fees shall be allowed in such suit: For issuing the writ $1.00; For rendering the judgment .75; To the constable, for executing the writ 3.00. Code 1858, § 3399; Shan., § 5154; Code 1932, § 9309; impl. am. Acts 1945, ch. 178, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1951, ch. 156, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1951, ch. 165, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1953, ch. 178, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-2327. Law Reviews. Remedies Under the Tennessee Commercial Code (John A. Walker, Jr.), 30 Vand. L. Rev. 1197.
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