The county surveyor shall swear the surveyor's chain bearers to perform their duties without favor or affection, make a plat of all lands or lots surveyed for the person requiring the same, and write on the back of the plat the names of the chain bearers, and the amount of the surveyor's fees.
Code 1858, § 439; Shan., § 538; Code 1932, § 790; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-1206.
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