The sheriff is authorized to employ as many as two (2) persons, if necessary, in removing a prisoner under § 41-4-121, and each shall be allowed for such services as is provided for similar services in conveying inmates to the penitentiary.Code 1858, § 5405 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 36, § 2); Shan., §7383; Code 1932, § 11992; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-1126.
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