(a) Should any clerk or clerk and master fail to comply with the order of the clerk or clerk and master’s court, it shall be the imperative duty of the court to remove the clerk or clerk and master, and appoint some other person in the clerk’s or clerk and master’s place.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 18-2-213

(b) If a clerk elected by the people is removed, the appointment shall be to fill the unexpired term, but if a clerk and master, or other clerk whose appointment is by law vested in the court is removed, the appointment shall be for a full term of office.
(c) Ample power and authority are vested in the courts to take bond and security to carry into execution this section.
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