The commissioner of finance and administration shall issue no warrant for the payment of costs of witnesses, unless the certificate of the judge and district attorney general show that the inspection took place.
Code 1858, § 5599; Shan., § 7643; Code 1932, § 12272; impl. am. Acts 1937, ch. 33, §§ 24, 29; C. Supp. 1950, § 12272; modified; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 3; impl. am. Acts 1961, ch. 97, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-2426.