Sapp v. State ex rel. Nipper

OPINION

HARBISON, Justice.

The sole determinative question presented in each of these cases is the constitutionality of T.C.A. § 8-2001 et seq., insofar as these sections pertain to the employment of deputies sheriff and assistants to the county sheriff.

Insofar as they pertain to the county sheriff, the statutes provide that the sheriff shall make application to the circuit or criminal judge of his county for the employment of deputies and assistants, showing the necessity therefor, the number required and the salary that should be paid to each, when the sheriff cannot alone properly and…