There shall be elected by the members of the county legislative body, a majority of the members being present, at the January meeting of the legislative body, every four (4) years, or at any subsequent meeting of the legislative body, one (1) county surveyor for each county in the state.Code 1858, § 434 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 2, §§4, 6; 1835-1836, ch. 73, §§ 1, 2); Shan., § 530; mod. Code 1932, § 782; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-1201.
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