If the trustee refuses to pay the amount of any county warrant or legal demand upon the county, when requested by the party entitled to receive the money, it is a Class C misdemeanor, on conviction of which the trustee may be removed from office, unless the trustee produces evidence showing that disbursements have exhausted the money on hand.
Code 1858, § 429 (deriv. Acts 1819, ch. 38, § 6); Shan., § 525; Code 1932, § 777; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-1105; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees
§ 8-11-101. Election — Term of Office
§ 8-11-102. Entry Into Office — Bond
§ 8-11-105. Refusal to Pay Warrant or Demand
§ 8-11-106. Liability to Judgment on Motion
§ 8-11-107. Receipts for Costs Filed
§ 8-11-108. Forfeiture for Defaults