When an application is refused, the officer to whom the same is made shall endorse the refusal on the bill and sign the officer's name thereto, and anyone erasing such endorsement is guilty of, and may be punished for defacing a record.
Code 1858, § 4437; Shan., § 6254; Code 1932, § 10540; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-111.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Title 29 - Remedies and Special Proceedings
Chapter 1 - General Provisions — Extraordinary Process
§ 29-1-101. Application of Equitable Remedies
§ 29-1-102. Injunction Pending Litigation
§ 29-1-103. Receivers Pending Litigation
§ 29-1-105. Courts' Powers Over Extraordinary Process
§ 29-1-106. Judges Granting Extraordinary Process
§ 29-1-107. Statement as to First Application
§ 29-1-108. Application After Refusal
§ 29-1-109. Endorsement of Refusal