The clerk of the court shall then file the bills of the sheriff, together with the affidavit of the sheriff, whose signature shall be certified in writing under seal of office as authentic by the clerk of the court on the face of the document, and then the sheriff or the clerk shall forward the bills to the proper authorities for payment.
Filing of sheriff's bills
Tenn. Code Ann. § 41-4-133, under Jails and Jailers.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 41-4-133