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Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-24-101 Classification of counties
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(a) For purposes other than determining compensation for the various county officers enumerated in § 8-24-102, the counties are divided into classes as follows:(1) Counties having a population of four hundred thousand (400,000) or more shall constitute counties of the first class…
Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-24-102 Compensation of county officials
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(a) For the purposes of determining the compensation to be received by the various county officers, “general officers” includes assessors of property, county clerks, clerks and masters of chancery courts, clerks of probate courts, clerks of circuit courts, clerks of general sessi…
Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-24-103 Fees in lieu of salary
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(a) (1) The county legislative body in any county shall make the necessary appropriation and pay to the sheriff of its county the maximum salary fixed by § 8-24-102, and the authorized expenses fixed by law for the operation of the sheriff's office, including the salary of all th…
Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-24-106 Records of fees where supplemental salary required
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(a) Each official whose salary is required to be supplemented from the county general fund shall keep a book account of all fees collected and make an annual report of the collections to the county mayor. No funds shall be paid from the general funds of the county to supplement s…