§ 14-121-426 — Time for payment of tax - Delinquency

(a) All taxes levied under the terms of this act shall be payable on or before October 1 of each year. (b) If any taxes levied by the county court in pursuance to this act are not paid at maturity, the collector shall not embrace the taxes in the taxes for which he shall sell the lands, but he shall report the delinquents to the board of commissioners of the district, who shall add to the amount of the tax a penalty of twenty-five percent (25%). (c) The board of commissioners shall enforce the collection by chancery proceedings in a court of the county in which the lands are situated having chancery jurisdiction. The court shall give judgment against the lands, railroads, or tramroads for the amount of the taxes, and the penalty of twenty-five percent (25%) and interest thereon, from the end of the sixty (60) days allowed for the collection thereof, at the rate of six percent (6%) per annum, and all costs of the proceedings. (d) The judgments shall provide for the sale of the delinquent lands for cash by a commissioner of the court, after advertisement as set out in § 14-121-430 . (e) Proceedings and judgment shall be in the nature of proceedings in rem. (f) It shall be immaterial that the ownership of the lands be incorrectly alleged in the proceedings. Judgment shall be enforced wholly against the lands and not against any other property or estate of the defendant. (g) All or any part of the delinquent lands, railroads, or tramroads for each of the counties may be included in one (1) suit for each county, instituted for the collection of the delinquent taxes, etc., as aforesaid.

Legislative History

Acts 1909, No. 279, § 23, p. 829; C. & M. Dig., § 3631; Pope's Dig., § 4482; Acts 1939, No. 163, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 20-1124, 21-546.