Any sheriff or constable, into whose hands the subpoena may come, shall execute it, without delay, on the witness or witnesses named in it, but not unless the party suing out the subpoena pay or tender to the sheriff or constable a fee of one dollar ($1.00) for summoning each witness.
Code 1858, § 2063 (deriv. Acts 1833, ch. 92, § 11); Shan., § 3740; Code 1932, § 7655; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-2311.