If any dispute arise about an earmark or brand, it shall be decided according to entries on the book of the county clerk.
Code 1858, § 1658 (deriv. Acts 1741, ch. 8, § 6); Shan., § 2844; mod. Code 1932, § 5071; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 22, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 44-1205.