Any magistrate to whom information is made, or before whom any defendant is brought, may associate with the magistrate one (1) or more magistrates of the same grade, and the powers and duties in this chapter prescribed may be executed and performed by them.
Code 1858, § 5075; Shan., § 7034; Code 1932, § 11574; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-1130.