[Code 1858, §§ 3521, 3523 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 43, § 5; 1841-1842, ch. 54, § 2; 1851-1852, ch. 365, § 3); Shan., §§ 5281, 5283; Code 1932, §§ 9472, 9474; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-644.]