Tenn. Code Ann. § 18-1-303: Proof of improper conduct of office

The failure to pay over money collected officially, incapacity, neglect of duty and misbehavior in office may be shown by the record of a suit, by motion, or otherwise founded upon one (1) of the causes, and decided adversely to the clerk; or charges may be exhibited to the court, in writing, by any person, and satisfactorily established by proof, the clerk having a right to be heard in defense, and to an appeal, as in other cases.