In all cases in which it is not otherwise expressly provided, when any office is vacated, all books, papers, property and moneys belonging or appertaining to such office, shall, on demand, be delivered over to the qualified successor. Every person knowingly and willfully violating this section commits a Class C misdemeanor.
Code 1858, § 805; Shan., § 1126; Code 1932, § 1867; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-2901; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.
Cross-References. Clerks of courts, delivery of books and other articles to successor, §18-1-113.
Penalty for Class C misdemeanor, §40-35-111.
Textbooks. Gibson's Suits in Chancery (7th ed., Inman), § 640.