On the death of any senator or representative from this state to the congress of the United States, or of any member of the general assembly, the county clerk of the county in which such officer, at the time of death, resided, shall give notice thereof to the governor; or on the death of the governor, such county clerk shall give notice to the speaker of the senate; and, in case of the death of any other officer, to the officer who is to fill the vacancy.
Code 1858, § 798 (deriv. Const. 1834, art. 3, § 12); Shan., § 1119; Code 1932, § 1860; Acts 1979, ch. 9, § 2; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-2802.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees
Chapter 48 - Vacancies in Office
§ 8-48-101. Causes of Vacancies
§ 8-48-102. Notice by County Clerk of Death of Officer
§ 8-48-103. Transmittal of Resignation of Governor
§ 8-48-104. Transmittal of Resignations of Other Officers
§ 8-48-106. Certification of Judgment of Vacancy
§ 8-48-107. Notice of Vacancies to General Assembly
§ 8-48-108. Acting to Fill Vacancy Without Notice
§ 8-48-109. Judicial Vacancies Filled From Same Grand Division
§ 8-48-110. Emergency Interim Successors to Local Offices Where Vacancy Filled by Legislative Body
§ 8-48-111. Emergency Interim Successors to Local Offices Not Included in § 8-48-110