(a) All witness fees, mileage expenses and all fees of sheriffs for serving any notices or subpoenas shall be taxed as costs by the commissioner, the commissioner's authorized agent, representative or employee.(b) All costs and fees for witnesses and/or sheriffs shall be advanced or collected as provided in the case of witnesses attending upon cases in courts of record, and the service of subpoenas requiring their attendance and testimony.(c) If, upon the hearing, the licensee shall be found by the commissioner, or the commissioner's authorized agent, representative or employee, to be guilty of the delinquency charged, all of the costs in this section shall be taxed and charged against the licensee, but if the charge against such licensee shall be dismissed, then such costs shall be paid by the commissioner out of the funds in the commissioner's hands collected under this part, after approval by the commissioner, and shall be and constitute lawful expenditures under this section.Acts 1929 (Ex. Sess.), ch. 22, § 1; Code 1932, §§ 1237, 1238; impl. am. Acts 1937, ch. 133, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 67-3120.
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