Tenn. Code § 8-12-116
Current through Acts 2023-2024, ch. 1069
In case of the resignation, removal, or expiration of the term of office of any surveyor, the surveyor shall deliver all record books, and all other public papers belonging to the office, to the successor, and, on failure, shall be liable to an action for damages, and shall be also subject to a fine of fifty dollars ($50.00), recoverable before any tribunal having cognizance, for the county.
T.C.A. § 8-12-116