All indictments for public offenses of the grade of felony, returned into court by the grand jury with the endorsement a “true bill” shall be entered by the clerk with the return in full on the minutes of the court and the originals compared with the entry by the judge before the judge signs the proceedings of the day.
Code 1858, § 5138 (deriv. Acts 1839-1840, ch. 105, §§ 1, 2); Shan., § 7101; Code 1932, § 11647; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-1710.
Textbooks. Tennessee Criminal Practice and Procedure (Raybin), § 9.40.