Private Acts of 1975 Chapter 68

SECTION 1.  Wilson County is authorized to adopt an official property identification map which assigns to each parcel of property within Wilson County, a number or other identifying symbol, by appropriate action of the Quarterly County Court.

SECTION 2.  After the adoption of said property identification map, the County Register shall not record any deed without such number or symbol appearing thereon, and a notation at the end of the legal description of such property indicating that such property is improved, followed by the house and/or street number or post office address of the property.

SECTION 3.  An official property identification map for the purpose of this Act is defined to be a property map or maps prepared by or for Wilson County, which identifies all parcels of real estate, assigns a number or other identifying symbol to each parcel and has been adopted by Wilson County by appropriate action of the Quarterly County Court as its official property identification map.

SECTION 4.  All warranty deeds offered for recording within Wilson County, before being accepted for recording by the County Register, shall contain a notation on the face of the deed showing the correct mailing address of the new owner, if same is different from that of the property; and if tax bills are to be sent to any person other than the owner, said deed shall contain a notation of the name and correct mailing address of such other person.  The County Register shall not be liable or responsible in any way for any inaccuracies or errors contained in said notation with respect to names and addresses.

SECTION 5.  The County Register for Wilson County is hereby prohibited from accepting said deeds of conveyance which do not contain such information as is required by this Act, however, the failure on the part of the Register to comply with this provision shall not effect the validity of the instrument or its proper recordation.

The information herein above required shall not be construed to be a necessary part of the description of the property, but may be noted on the margin of the deed, or noted thereupon following the acknowledgement or any other conspicuous location.

SECTION 6.  This Act shall have no effect unless it is approved by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the Quarterly County Court of Wilson County on or before August 1, 1975.  Its approval or non-approval shall be proclaimed by the presiding officer of the court and certified by him to the Secretary of State.

SECTION 7.  For the purpose of approving or rejecting the provisions of this Act, it shall be effective upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.  For all other purposes, it shall be effective only upon being approved as provided in Section 6.

Passed:  April 17, 1975.