Acts of 1867-68 Chapter 67

SECTION 1. That in all counties of the State of Tennessee having a population of not less than thirty-three thousand and fifty, nor more than thirty-three and sixty-five, according to the Federal Census of 1920, or any subsequent Federal Census, officers serving the Circuit and Criminal Courts shall receive a per diem of twenty-five dollars ($25) per day compensation for their services to be paid by the county; provided further, that in all counties of the state having a population of not less than 51,000 nor more than 53,500 according to the 1960 Federal Census or any subsequent Federal Census, said officers shall be appointed by the presiding judge to serve at his pleasure and shall have the authority to administer oaths and shall be possessed of sufficient police power to maintain order in the court room and, to this end, shall be granted the legal authority to be armed.

COMPILER'S NOTE: The remainder of this Act has no effect on Rutherford County and is not reprinted here.

Passed: March 15, 1868.