There shall be elected by the members of the county legislative body, a majority of the members being present, at the January meeting of the legislative body, every four (4) years, or at any subsequent meeting of the legislative body, one (1) county surveyor for each county in the state.
Code 1858, § 434 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 2, §§ 4, 6; 1835-1836, ch. 73, §§ 1, 2); Shan., § 530; mod. Code 1932, § 782; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-1201.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees
§ 8-12-102. Bond — Oath of Office
§ 8-12-103. Term of Office — Location of Records
§ 8-12-105. Duty to Execute Surveys
§ 8-12-106. Oath of Chain Bearers — Plat
§ 8-12-107. Compensation Fixed by County Legislative Body
§ 8-12-108. Compensation Allowed by Courts
§ 8-12-110. Establishment of Meridian Lines
§ 8-12-111. Testing of Instruments — Notation of Magnetic Declination
§ 8-12-113. Prior Surveys Undisturbed
§ 8-12-114. Interference With Meridian Markers — Penalty
§ 8-12-115. Liability for Wrongful Survey — Acts of Deputy
§ 8-12-116. Delivery of Records to Successor