It is the duty of the courts to decide, upon application by the officer entitled to compensation, any question arising under the law, and such decision will protect the officer acting under it.
Code 1858, § 4523; Shan., § 6359; Code 1932, § 10661; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-2105.
Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 6 Tenn. Juris., Clerks of Court, § 8.