If any clerk or judge of the court of general sessions knowingly omits to charge in such clerk's or judge's account any sum of money for which, by law, such clerk or judge is liable to account, and swear to the statement, knowing it to be incorrect, and produce such false account to the county mayor for settlement, such clerk or judge commits perjury.
Code 1858, § 512 (deriv. Acts 1807, ch. 66, § 2); Shan., § 1020; mod. Code 1932, § 1749; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 16, 36; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, §§ 2, 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 9-211; Acts 2003, ch. 90, § 2.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Chapter 2 - Accounting for Revenues
§ 9-2-105. Furnishing Receipt Books
§ 9-2-106. Penalty for Violations
§ 9-2-107. Settlement for School Funds
§ 9-2-108. Reports of Clerks and Judges
§ 9-2-111. Perjury by Judge or Clerk
§ 9-2-115. Failure of Clerk or Judge to Pay Over
§ 9-2-116. Failure of Clerk or Judge to Produce Proper Receipt
§ 9-2-117. Judgment for Trustee Against Clerk or Judge
§ 9-2-118. Satisfaction of Judgment
§ 9-2-119. Commissions Lost by Default
§ 9-2-122. Clerk's Records Furnished to County Mayor