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Revision as of 17:45, 9 February 2021
See the article "county sheriff" for more information on the statutory duties of a county sheriff in Tennessee.
See the article "Maury County Sheriff's Office" for more information on the operations of the county sheriff's department.
The Sheriff of Maury County is county sheriff for Maury County, Tennessee.
The Tennessee Constitution of 1796 and all subsequent constitutions have specified that each county shall have a sheriff.[1] The office of Sheriff has existed since shortly after the county was created, with John Spencer being appointed in December 1807.[2]
The Sheriff is elected and serves for a term of four years.[3]
References
- ↑ Tenn Const. (1796), art. 6th. The 1796 Constitution specified that the sheriff be appointed by the governor for a term of two years. The Constitution of 1834 (Tenn. Const. (1834) art. 7 provided for the sheriff to be elected by the qualified voters of the county for a term of two years, but could not serve for more than three terms in an eight-year period. The Constitution of 1870 made similar provisions. Tenn. Const. (1870) art. VII. The state constitution has since been revised to make the sheriff's term four years, and to remove the six-year term limit provision.
- ↑ Turner, William Bruce. History of Maury County, Tennessee. Nashville, Parthenon Press, 1955. pp. 25,32. Web (hathitrust.org). 9 Feb. 2021.
- ↑ Tenn. Const. art. VII.
