(a) When suits are instituted by the county mayor or by the comptroller of the treasury as herein provided, the fee to be allowed and paid the attorney for such attorney’s services shall be fixed by the county mayor where the suit is instituted by direction of the county mayor, but the same shall be approved by the comptroller of the treasury; and, where suits are instituted by direction of the comptroller of the treasury upon the failure of the county mayor, such attorney’s fees shall be fixed by the comptroller of the treasury, with the approval of the governor.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 9-3-209

  • County mayor: means and includes "county executive" unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) No attorney’s fees shall accrue against the state or county unless they are collected by the attorney from penalties of delinquents.
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