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An Act to regulate the fees of the Clerks of the different courts of this State. 1831 13 (1831)

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CILERKS
CHAPTER VIII. An Act prescribing certain duties to the Clerks
of the several courts in this State.
Src. 1. Be it enacted ly the General.issembly of the Slate
oJ Tennessee, That it shall be the duty of the Clerks of  or an-
the several courts in this State, within forty days after teringjudgmnts.
the adjournment of their respective courts, hereafter, to
enter upon a well bound execution docket, by them to be
kept in their offices for that purpose, all the judgments
rendered at each court respectively, and also the dates
of such judgments, the parties to the action, and the bill
of costs in each case.
SEc. 2. Be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the To cnter the (ate
Clerks of the several courts in this State, to enter upon or oxecutionq,-
their respective execution dockets the date of the issu- further duties.
ance from their offices of each execution, and to what
county issued; also to enter the return of the Sheriff on
each execution, and the date of the return by the Sheriff
of such execution to his office. It shall also be the duty
of the Clerks aforesaid, to enter upon their execution
dockets the receipts and dates thereof of all monies paid
into their offices, to be entered at the time the same shall
be received; and also to enter all sums which shall by
them be paid out of office and the date thereof.
Snc. 3. Be it enacted, That when any Clerk shall fail renewy rer rail.
to perform the duties prescribed in the first and second**
sections of this act, he shall forfeit and pay the sum of
twenty-five dollars, one half to the informer, the other
half to the State, to be recovered before any Justice of
the Peace in the county in which such delinquency shall
happen; and said Clerks shall be moreover liable to in-
dictment, and on conviction shall be liable to be remov-
ed from office.
F. W. HULING,
Speaker of the House of Representalives.
BURCHET DOUGLASS,
December 12, 1831.            Speaker of the Senate.
OLE RKS FEES.
CHAPTER IX. An Act to regulate the fees of the Clerks of the
different courts of this State.
Suc. 1. Be it enacted by tie General Assembly of the Stale roosofClerks
of Tennessee, That hereafter it shall be lawfil for the
Clerks of the Circuit and County Courts of this State, to

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