The register may appoint a deputy or deputies and, in case of the principal's death, resignation or removal, the principal deputy shall continue to act until an appointment shall be made to fill the vacancy, in the manner prescribed by law. All deeds registered by deputies are declared to be validly registered.
Code 1858, § 452 (deriv. Acts 1851-1852, ch. 48, § 2; 1851-1852, ch. 175, § 4); Acts 1859-1860, ch. 91, § 4; Shan., §§ 564, 565; mod. Code 1932, §§ 813, 814; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-1305; Acts 1993, ch. 315, § 18.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees
§ 8-13-101. Election — Term of Office
§ 8-13-102. Surety Bonds — Oath of Office
§ 8-13-104. Vacation of Office
§ 8-13-105. Deputies — Appointment — Death, Resignation or Removal of Register
§ 8-13-106. Location of Office
§ 8-13-107. Records Kept in Office — Suitable Facility
§ 8-13-109. Payment for Record Books
§ 8-13-110. Indictment of Register for Failure to Perform Duties — Civil Liability
§ 8-13-111. Fees Accompanying Instrument — Register to Adopt Policy Regarding Overages
§ 8-13-113. Effect of Certification Under Seal
§ 8-13-114. Acting as Entry Taker
§ 8-13-115. Preservation of Records of Entry
§ 8-13-117. Failure to Comply With Entry Requirements
§ 8-13-118. Recording of Military Discharge Documents in the Office of County Register