The clerk and master of the chancery court, in addition to the duties prescribed by chapters 1 and 2 of this title, is required to:
Code 1858, § 4085 (deriv. Acts 1801, ch. 6, §§ 44, 46; 1835-1836, ch. 20, § 3); Shan., § 5899; Code 1932, § 10099; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 18-502.