It is a Class C misdemeanor, for which, on conviction, a constable may be removed from office and otherwise punished, for a constable to make any official sale at unlawful hours, or to purchase at the constable's own sales.
Code 1858, § 393 (deriv. Acts 1805, ch. 31, § 1; 1807, ch. 99, § 1; 1813, ch. 103); Shan., § 484; Code 1932, § 730; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-1016; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees
§ 8-10-102. Qualifications for Office
§ 8-10-103. Vacation of Office by Removal From District
§ 8-10-107. Replacement of Sureties
§ 8-10-112. Failure to Perform Duty
§ 8-10-113. Acting for Sheriff and Coroner
§ 8-10-114. Grand Jury Process
§ 8-10-115. Fine for Failure to Serve Process
§ 8-10-116. Penalty for Improper Conduct of Sales