Immediately upon indictment found against any clerk for a felony or misdemeanor in office, the court of which the clerk is clerk may suspend the clerk from office and appoint a clerk pro tempore, until a final decision can be had, who shall be entitled to the fees and perquisites of office during the suspension.
Code 1858, § 4062 (deriv. Acts 1801, ch. 17, § 2); Shan., § 5877; Code 1932, § 10077; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 18-120.