[Acts 1925, ch. 115, § 14; Shan. Supp., § 1487a93; Code 1932, § 2384; Acts 1931, ch. 71, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, §§ 2393.2, 2393.3; Acts 1980, ch. 498, §§ 1, 2; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 49-1102, 49-1103.]