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Law Enforcement - Historical Notes

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Militia

Those acts once affecting Grainger County, which related to the militia and to other law enforcement agencies other than the sheriff, are mentioned below in chronological order.

  1. Acts of 1803, Chapter 1, provided for the better establishment and regulation of the militia of the state.  The militia of Grainger County composed the seventh regiment of the state.
  2. Acts of 1815, Chapter 119, provided for the better establishment and regulation of the militia of the state.  The militia of Grainger County composed the seventh regiment of the state.
  3. Public Acts of 1819, Chapter 68, revised and amended the militia laws of the state.  The militia of Grainger County composed the seventh regiment of the second brigade and held regimental musters on the second Saturday in the month of October.
  4. Public Acts of 1826, Chapter 69, revised and amended the militia laws of the state.  The militia of Grainger County composed the seventh regiment of the second brigade and held regimental musters on the second Saturday in the month of October.
  5. Public Acts of 1835-36, Chapter 21, divided the militia of the state into companies, battalion, regiments, brigades and divisions.  The militia of Grainger County composed the fifteenth and sixteenth regiments.  In addition, the militia of Grainger County was placed in the third brigade, second division.
  6. Acts of 1839-40, Chapter 56, revised the militia laws of the state.  The militia of Grainger County composed the fifteenth and sixteenth regiments of the third brigade.
  7. Public Acts of 1861, Chapter 1, revised the militia laws of the state.  The militia of Grainger County composed the fifteenth and sixteenth regiments of the third brigade.

Offenses

The act briefly summarized below fell into this category in Grainger County.  Also referenced below is an act which repealed prior law without providing new substantive provisions.

  1. Private Acts of 1947, Chapter 430, regulated the possession, storage, use, manufacture or sale of pyrotechnics in Grainger County.  This act was repealed by Private Acts of 1959, Chapter 116.

Sheriff

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

  1. Private Acts of 1825, Chapter 269, fixed and regulated the compensation of the Grainger County Sheriff to $800 per anum.
  2. Private Acts of 1825, Chapter 290, authorized the sheriff of Grainger County to appoint an additional deputy.
  3. Private Acts of 1833, Chapter 246, authorized the sheriff of Grainger County to appoint an additional deputy.