Tennessee Statutes
§ 8-47-109 — Governor's duty to direct prosecution
Tennessee·Title 8
The governor shall have power, and it shall be the governor's duty, whenever the governor has knowledge that reasonable grounds exist for the proceedings authorized by this chapter against any state, county, or municipal officer, to direct the attorney general and reporter, or district attorney general, or county attorney, or city attorney, as the case may be, to institute and prosecute the same against the offending officer.
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Legislative History
Acts 1915, ch. 11, § 4; Shan., § 1135a7; Code 1932, § 1883; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-2709.
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