Should no person be found willing to accept the office, and give the security required, the applicant surety shall qualify in the place of the principal; otherwise, the liability will continue until a successor is appointed and qualified.
Code 1858, § 3674; Shan., § 5444; Code 1932, § 9606; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-2709.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Title 29 - Remedies and Special Proceedings
Chapter 33 - Sureties on Bonds—actions to Protect Interest
§ 29-33-101. Application for Release From Prosecution or Defense Bond
§ 29-33-102. Rule to Give Counter Security
§ 29-33-103. Continuation of Suit in Forma Pauperis
§ 29-33-104. Relief of Surety on Replevy Bond
§ 29-33-106. Attachment of Replevied Property
§ 29-33-107. Fiduciary Bond — Petition for Release
§ 29-33-108. Relief to Surety on Fiduciary Bond
§ 29-33-109. Substitution of Surety as Fiduciary
§ 29-33-110. New Bond Furnished by Principal
§ 29-33-111. Witnesses in Hearings
§ 29-33-112. Exoneration of Surety
§ 29-33-113. Effect of Exoneration