Prohibited from practice of law or serving as member of general assembly while sheriff

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TN Code › Title 8 › Chapter 8 › Section 8-8-101

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No person shall engage in the practice of law or serve as a member of the general assembly while serving as sheriff. Code 1858, § 357 (deriv. Acts 1777 (Nov.), ch. 8, § 4); Shan., § 446; Code 1932, § 693; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-801; Acts 2009, ch. 56, § 1.

No person shall engage in the practice of law or serve as a member of the general assembly while serving as sheriff.

Code 1858, § 357 (deriv. Acts 1777 (Nov.), ch. 8, § 4); Shan., § 446; Code 1932, § 693; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-801; Acts 2009, ch. 56, § 1.

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