§ 26-1-304 — Endorsement by executive officer

(a) The officer to whom an execution is legally issued, shall, in like manner, endorse thereon the day on which such officer received it, any levy, sale or other act done by virtue thereof, with the date, and the dates and amounts of any receipts or payments in satisfaction thereof, the endorsements to be made at the time of the receipt or act done. (b) Any officer, who fails or neglects to comply with the provisions of this section, forfeits one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125) to any person who will sue therefor, and also commits a Class C misdemeanor, for which, on conviction, such officer may be removed from office.

Legislative History

Code 1858, §§ 3018, 3019 (deriv. Acts 1794, ch. 1, § 9); Shan., §§ 4746, 4747; Code 1932, §§ 8880, 8881; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 26-124; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.