Private Acts of 1953 Chapter 97

SECTION 1.  That hereafter the salary of the Tax Assessor of all counties of this State having a population of not less than 23,966, and not more than 23,986, according to the Federal Census of 1950, or any subsequent Federal Census, shall be Four thousand eight hundred ($4,800.00) dollars per annum, and said sum is hereby appropriated out of the County Treasury of said counties coming under the provisions of this Act to pay such salaries, and the same shall be paid to such Assessors by warrants on the County's Treasury, and said warrants to issue monthly for the amount due.

SECTION 2.  That the Tax Assessors of said counties mentioned in Section 1, of this Act, are hereby authorized to appoint one full time Deputy Tax Assessor whose duties are to work under, and by the direction of the Assessor, and the sum of Three Thousand Six Hundred $3,600.00 Dollars is hereby appropriated out of the ordinary County funds, and shall be paid by the warrants drawn on the County Treasury to the County Judge, Fiscal Agent or Chairman of such county.  The said $3,600.00 shall be the per annum salary of such Deputy Tax Assessor and shall be paid in the manner hereinabove prescribed by warrants to issue monthly for the amount due. 

SECTION 3.  That all Tax Assessors of said Counties mentioned in Section 1 of the Act are hereby required to keep and maintain a full time office for the transaction of business pertaining thereto.

SECTION 4.  That no deed or conveyance conveying real estate in the Counties mentioned in Section 1 of this Act, shall be recorded unless the same bears the stamp of the Tax Assessor of said county, certifying that said Tax Assessor has copied the names of the vendor and vendee in said deed of conveyance for the purpose of making proper corrections on his roll of assessments.

SECTION 5.  That it shall be the duty of the Tax Assessors of the counties mentioned in Section 1 of this Act, to be present in person, or to have a deputy present, at his office in the Courthouse during office hours.  It shall be the further duty of the Tax Assessor to stamp or cause to be stamped all deeds present at his office, with a stamp showing that he has copied the names of the vendor and vendee in said deed of conveyance for the purpose of making proper corrections on his roll of assessments.  It shall be the duty of the Tax Assessor to correct his tax rolls in all such cases so that the tax rolls of the respective counties will be kept up to date and will show the correct owners of real estate to the end that property may be assessed in the name of the true owners thereof.

SECTION 6.  That failure of the respective Tax Assessors to comply with the provisions of Sections 3, 4, & 5 of this Act shall constitute misconduct in office and subject him to removal from office under Section 1877 et seq. of the Code of Tennessee.

SECTION 7.  That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.

SECTION 8.  That, if any section, paragraph, or sentence of this Act be held unconstitutional for any reason, it is the expressed intent of the Legislature that such holding shall not invalidate any other portion of this Act in that the same would have been enacted without such section, paragraph, or sentence.

SECTION 9.  That this Act take effect from and after its passage, the public welfare requiring it.

Passed:  March 5, 1953.