Law Enforcement - Historical Notes

Sheriff

The following acts have no current effect but are included here for reference purposes since they once applied to the Hamblen County Sheriff's Office.

1. Private Acts of 1917, Chapter 276, set the Sheriff's salary at $800 per year, and required that he file an annual statement of all the fees collected by his office.
2. Private Acts of 1925, Chapter 540, set the Sheriff's salary at $1,200 annually, in addition to the fees of his office.
3. Private Acts of 1929, Chapter 564, provided that the Sheriff be paid $1,800 per annum; his first deputy was to receive $85 per month and his second deputy was to receive $50 per month.
4. Private Acts of 1933, Chapter 763, provided the Hamblen County Sheriff was to receive $2,500 per year as his only compensation.  All the fees from his office were to be paid into the County Treasury.