The clerks of the several courts, in all equity causes in their courts, are vested with the powers of clerks and masters of the chancery court.
Code 1858, § 4051 (deriv. Acts 1855-1856, ch. 101); Shan., § 5866; Code 1932, § 10068; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 18-109.
Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 6 Tenn. Juris., Clerks of Court, § 11.