Tennessee Code § 41-4-126

Allowance for additional guards
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If the court directs the sheriff to summon more than two (2) guards in order to carry safely any prisoner charged with a crime from one county to another for trial or safekeeping, the commissioner of finance and administration shall allow the additional guards ordered by the court the same compensation that is allowed by law to the two (2) guards and give a warrant for that compensation to the sheriff. Code 1858, § 5435 (deriv. Acts 1843-1844, ch. 69, § 1); Shan., §7446; Code 1932, § 12054; impl. am. Acts 1937, ch. 33, §§24, 29; C. Supp. 1950, § 12054; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-1130.
If the court directs the sheriff to summon more than two (2) guards in order to carry safely any prisoner charged with a crime from one county to another for trial or safekeeping, the commissioner of finance and administration shall allow the additional guards ordered by the court the same compensation that is allowed by law to the two (2) guards and give a warrant for that compensation to the sheriff. Code 1858, § 5435 (deriv. Acts 1843-1844, ch. 69, § 1); Shan., §7446; Code 1932, § 12054; impl. am. Acts 1937, ch. 33, §§24, 29; C. Supp. 1950, § 12054; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-1130.
If the court directs the sheriff to summon more than two (2) guards in order to carry safely any prisoner charged with a crime from one county to another for trial or safekeeping, the commissioner of finance and administration shall allow the additional guards ordered by the court the same compensation that is allowed by law to the two (2) guards and give a warrant for that compensation to the sheriff. Code 1858, § 5435 (deriv. Acts 1843-1844, ch. 69, § 1); Shan., §7446; Code 1932, § 12054; impl. am. Acts 1937, ch. 33, §§24, 29; C. Supp. 1950, § 12054; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-1130.
If the court directs the sheriff to summon more than two (2) guards in order to carry safely any prisoner charged with a crime from one county to another for trial or safekeeping, the commissioner of finance and administration shall allow the additional guards ordered by the court the same compensation that is allowed by law to the two (2) guards and give a warrant for that compensation to the sheriff.
Code 1858, § 5435 (deriv. Acts 1843-1844, ch. 69, § 1); Shan., §7446; Code 1932, § 12054; impl. am. Acts 1937, ch. 33, §§24, 29; C. Supp. 1950, § 12054; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-1130.

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